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Bryndzové Halušky

Name: Bryndzové Halušky
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Slovakia
Ingredients: 4 Potato; 200g All-purpose flour; 150g Feta Cheese; 100g Cream Cheese; 100g Bacon; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Green Onion; 3 tbsp Milk

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Potato dumplings tossed with sheep's cheese and topped with crisp bacon — Slovakia's national dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bryndzové halušky is Slovakia's signature dish: small dumplings (halušky) of grated potato and flour are tossed with bryndza, a salty sheep's-milk cheese, and topped with crisp fried bacon. Born from the food culture of mountain shepherds, it's so beloved that a halušky eating contest is held every year in a northern village.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a chalet-style eatery at the foot of the Tatras, white dumplings topped with bacon are served on wooden plates by staff in traditional shepherd's dress.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Potato 4
All-purpose flour 200g
Feta Cheese 150g
Cream Cheese 100g
Bacon 100g
Salt 1 tsp
Green Onion A pinch
Milk 3 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Peel and finely grate the potatoes and add the flour and salt to make a thick batter.
Bring water to a boil and scrape small pieces of batter from a board into the pot with a knife.
Scoop them out as they float and drain.
Crumble the feta and cream cheese, add milk until smooth, and toss with the hot halušky.
Fry the diced bacon until crisp, pour over with its fat, and scatter with green onion.

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