Hi all, I've been friends someone from Slovakia for a number of years now. And in that time I've been lucky enough to visit aswell and always blown away with how nice everybody is. . He sent me in his words a Slavic care package which arrived today and I'm blown away with how much is in it so I need advice on what to try first.

by dilrock

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  1. Pikao, Jesenka and Piknik are holy trinity for me 😅😅🤟 enjoy!

  3. Borovička. Drink it straight, no mixing or chaser. That will unlock the secret slav within you.

  5. Pro tip: put horalky in the fridge for some time and eat it cold.

    But since youre a beginner, first eat them at room temperature and then taste them refrigerated and see which approach is better.

    Goes without saying but put Borovička in the fridge as well, warm Borka is not for the faint-hearted

  7. Fidorka/Opavia isn’t Slovak though. It used to be Czech (Opavia = Opava, the Czech city), but now it’s a part of Mondelez.

    Sedita is always a great choice, however. And I say that as a non-Slovak.

    As for the Borovicka, well… There’s a running joke that it’s the forest’s revenge towards people. 😀

  10. Drink borovička with a good beer and also both should be refrigerated.

  16. Ok, everything seems to be in order. This is a well curated package. I don’t see Chrumky anywhere. That would be a big oversight.

    Kofila is a coffe praline that you should have with a cup of black coffee. The tubes that look like toothpaste are different flavored condensed milk. You can put them on desserts, but local kids suck them out of the tube. Other than that, it’s pretty standard. The wafers are all good, Horalky is the most dense and filling, that is why it is the most popular hiking food.

  17. If you are near Ralphs, they carry some Sedita products, like Mila. Look in the international section. You can also find there Czech beer Pilsner Urquell and if you have BevMo nearby, they used to have Slovak beer as well.

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