Editing Slovakia (section)

=== Cuisine ===
{{Main|Slovak cuisine}}
{{See also|Slovak wine|Beer in Slovakia}}

[[File:Stará Bystrica, Brynzové halušky.jpg|thumb|[[Bryndzové halušky]], one of the [[national dish]]es in Slovakia]]

Traditional Slovak cuisine is based mainly on [[pork]], [[poultry]] ([[chicken]] is the most widely eaten, followed by [[duck]], [[goose]], and [[Turkey as food|turkey]]), [[flour]], [[potato]]es, [[cabbage]], and [[milk products]]. It is relatively closely related to [[Hungarian cuisine|Hungarian]], [[Czech cuisine|Czech]], [[Polish cuisine|Polish]] and [[Austrian cuisine]]. On the east it is also influenced by [[Ukrainian cuisine|Ukrainian]], including [[Lemkos|Lemko]] and [[Rusyns|Rusyn]]. In comparison with other European countries, [[Game (hunting)|"game meat"]] is more accessible in Slovakia due to vast resources of forest and because hunting is relatively popular.<ref name="EuropeNations2000">{{cite book|author1=United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe|author2=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations|title=Forest resources of Europe, CIS, North America, Australia, Japan and New Zealand (industrialised temperate/boreal countries): UN-ECE/FAO contribution to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xg_xAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=United Nations|isbn=978-92-1-116735-1|pages=347–|quote=In some countries, the commercial sale of game meat is an important economic activity, including the export of game meat. ... value in the Netherlands, and as the value of export, domestic consumption, and industrial processing in Slovakia.}}</ref> [[Boar]], [[rabbit]], and [[venison]] are generally available throughout the year. [[Sheep|Lamb]] and [[goat]] are eaten but are not widely popular.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

The traditional Slovak meals are {{Lang|sk|[[bryndzové halušky]]|italic=no}}, bryndzové pirohy and other meals with potato dough and [[bryndza]]. Bryndza is a salty cheese made of sheep milk, characterised by a strong taste and aroma. Bryndzové halušky especially is considered a national dish, and is very commonly found on the menu of traditional Slovak restaurants.

A typical soup is a [[sauerkraut]] soup ("kapustnica"). A [[Black pudding|blood sausage]] called "krvavnica", made from any parts of a butchered pig, is also a specific Slovak meal.

Wine is enjoyed throughout Slovakia. [[Slovak wine]] comes predominantly from the southern areas along the Danube and its tributaries; the northern half of the country is too cold and mountainous to grow grapevines. Traditionally, white wine was more popular than red or rosé (except in some regions), and [[Sweetness of wine|sweet wine]] more popular than dry; however, in recent years tastes seem to be changing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slovakiasite.com/slovak-cuisine.php |title=Slovak Cuisine |publisher=Slovakiasite.com |access-date=16 October 2010 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609050418/https://www.slovakiasite.com/slovak-cuisine.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Beer (mainly of the [[pilsener]] style, though [[Dunkel|dark lagers]] are also consumed) is also popular.