The Slovak Christmas Eve Dinner Menu
The Slovak Christmas Eve dinner does not contain dairy or animal products because the day before the Feast of the Nativity is one of strict fast and spiritual preparation. Here are some foods likely to be served. Their appearance depends upon whether the family is Roman Catholic, Byzantine or Orthodox.
Bandurky -- Potatoes, usually boiled, to which onions sauteed in oil have been added. Many families prepare potatoes that are mashed and mixed with peas or prunes.
Bobalky -- Small balls of dough prepared with honey and poppy seeds or sauerkraut
Borscht -- Beet soup sometimes prepared with cabbage
Fasolji -- Prepared brown bean paste spread onto bread
Garlic -- Eaten raw on the Christmas bread dipped in honey, intended to keep away the evil spirits
Holuby -- Cabbage rolls stuffed with ground mushrooms and rice
Hribi -- Mushrooms sauteed with onions in oil
Kapusta i bandurky -- Sauerkraut mixed with grated potatoes
Kasa -- Rice, sometimes served as a separate dish with zapraska or macanka over it as a gravy
Kvasna Kapusta -- Sauerkraut
Loksa (Loksha) -- Unraised biscuits
Med -- Honey, symbolic of the sweetness of being with the Lord.
Mezanec -- An unleavened Christmas bread usually dipped in honey and eaten with a slice of
raw garlic
Orehi -- Nuts
Pagac -- Two layers of dough between which cabbage or potatoes have been spread, then baked
Pirohy (often spelled pierogies) -- Dough packets filled with sauerkraut, potatoes, sweet cabbage or prunes
Riba -- Fish, usually a white fish baked or smoked, which is symbolic of the Christian faith because Christ was the fisher of men
Sol -- Salt
Suseni slivki -- Stewed prunes
Zapraska -- A thick brown sauce used to prepare various soups and gravies. Among the soups prepared with Zapraska base:
Macanka (Machanka)-- A thick mushroom soup
Sauerkraut Soup, with sauerkraut juice added. Usually single ingredients such as green beans, peas, lima beans, mushrooms or butter beans can be added.
Lima Bean Soup
Mushroom-Sauerkraut Soup
Green Split Pea Soup
Caraway Soup
Green Bean Soup
Rice and Mushroom Soup
-- National Slovak Society, Canonsburg
Bandurky -- Potatoes, usually boiled, to which onions sauteed in oil have been added. Many families prepare potatoes that are mashed and mixed with peas or prunes.
Bobalky -- Small balls of dough prepared with honey and poppy seeds or sauerkraut
Borscht -- Beet soup sometimes prepared with cabbage
Fasolji -- Prepared brown bean paste spread onto bread
Garlic -- Eaten raw on the Christmas bread dipped in honey, intended to keep away the evil spirits
Holuby -- Cabbage rolls stuffed with ground mushrooms and rice
Hribi -- Mushrooms sauteed with onions in oil
Kapusta i bandurky -- Sauerkraut mixed with grated potatoes
Kasa -- Rice, sometimes served as a separate dish with zapraska or macanka over it as a gravy
Kvasna Kapusta -- Sauerkraut
Loksa (Loksha) -- Unraised biscuits
Med -- Honey, symbolic of the sweetness of being with the Lord.
Mezanec -- An unleavened Christmas bread usually dipped in honey and eaten with a slice of
raw garlic
Orehi -- Nuts
Pagac -- Two layers of dough between which cabbage or potatoes have been spread, then baked
Pirohy (often spelled pierogies) -- Dough packets filled with sauerkraut, potatoes, sweet cabbage or prunes
Riba -- Fish, usually a white fish baked or smoked, which is symbolic of the Christian faith because Christ was the fisher of men
Sol -- Salt
Suseni slivki -- Stewed prunes
Zapraska -- A thick brown sauce used to prepare various soups and gravies. Among the soups prepared with Zapraska base:
Macanka (Machanka)-- A thick mushroom soup
Sauerkraut Soup, with sauerkraut juice added. Usually single ingredients such as green beans, peas, lima beans, mushrooms or butter beans can be added.
Lima Bean Soup
Mushroom-Sauerkraut Soup
Green Split Pea Soup
Caraway Soup
Green Bean Soup
Rice and Mushroom Soup
-- National Slovak Society, Canonsburg
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