Ľadový čaj. Robievam ho každé leto. Nič iné len plný pohár ľadu, kopcom, a doňho nalejem môj obľúbený vyluhovany Nilgiri čierny čaj, sypaný. Keď z toho chcem mať Nestea tak pridám cukor ale to sa stáva minimálne, vecsinou pridám poldeco 😀
kofola
One recipe that many people prepare in summer and that can’t be bought in shops is a syrup from elderberry flowers [www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndby6QSgzCs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndby6QSgzCs)
Another is fermented lemonade from elderberry flowers [www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t5ercPUUuw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t5ercPUUuw) 10 flowers, 2 lemons 400g sugar 5 liter glass container. Mix until the sugar is dissolved, let it ferment on a warm windowsil for 7+ days, stir once a day. Serve cold.
Čaj (Lipový je najlepší)
Herbal teas from local herbs are popular. If you know what you’re doing with the herbs of course, don’t want to poison yourself. Wild thyme (materina dúška), linden (lipa) flowers or eldberry (baza) flowers are safe and easy enough to recognize for starters.
Nealkoholicke slovenske good joke
When I had a lemonade with fruit served in a small pitcher (they were just becoming popular), I had this deep desire to recreate it at home.
If you have ice maker, use ice. If not, chill the water first. Add Berry syrup of your Choice, sparkling water, lime juice. One summer I drank it in liters, it was so refreshing.
I am brewing various syrups. The easiest kind is made of macerated herbs. Just like a tea only in cold water and for a longer time period. The flower season starts with elderflower (actually in the coming weeks). It is fast to gather necessary amount.
A few weeks later is a time of levander. Levander-only syrup tastes like soap water 🙂 So I used to mix levander together with a huge amount of mint and honeydew during the maceration. It is even better than the one made of elderflower!
After 24h, remove herbs and conserve with citric acid (25g/l) and sugar (500g/l). Optionally sterilize. Then you can store them almost forever – in my cellar are bottles of syrup older than 15 years.
Slovenský klasik hovorí: “My sa vieme zabaviť aj bez nealkoholických nápojov” (we can have a good time without non-alcoholic beverages)
You buy kofola, refrigirate it and pour it in a glass. That’sthe most classical Slovak non-alcoholic bevarage there is.
Sirups – in my family we make syrups from elderberry flowers (baza) or Aronia.
But most SLOVAKIAN is definitely water from dill pickles.
If you’ll be visiting Slovakia, you should try something like žinčica, that is quite a traditional drink. It is a by-product of sheep’s milk processing. It can’t be made at home tho unless you keep sheep 😅 Personally, I never drunk it, but my uncle loves it.
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Ľadový čaj. Robievam ho každé leto. Nič iné len plný pohár ľadu, kopcom, a doňho nalejem môj obľúbený vyluhovany Nilgiri čierny čaj, sypaný. Keď z toho chcem mať Nestea tak pridám cukor ale to sa stáva minimálne, vecsinou pridám poldeco 😀
kofola
One recipe that many people prepare in summer and that can’t be bought in shops is a syrup from elderberry flowers [www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndby6QSgzCs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndby6QSgzCs)
Another is fermented lemonade from elderberry flowers [www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t5ercPUUuw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t5ercPUUuw) 10 flowers, 2 lemons 400g sugar 5 liter glass container. Mix until the sugar is dissolved, let it ferment on a warm windowsil for 7+ days, stir once a day. Serve cold.
Čaj (Lipový je najlepší)
Herbal teas from local herbs are popular. If you know what you’re doing with the herbs of course, don’t want to poison yourself. Wild thyme (materina dúška), linden (lipa) flowers or eldberry (baza) flowers are safe and easy enough to recognize for starters.
Nealkoholicke slovenske good joke
When I had a lemonade with fruit served in a small pitcher (they were just becoming popular), I had this deep desire to recreate it at home.
If you have ice maker, use ice. If not, chill the water first. Add Berry syrup of your Choice, sparkling water, lime juice. One summer I drank it in liters, it was so refreshing.
I am brewing various syrups. The easiest kind is made of macerated herbs. Just like a tea only in cold water and for a longer time period. The flower season starts with elderflower (actually in the coming weeks). It is fast to gather necessary amount.
A few weeks later is a time of levander. Levander-only syrup tastes like soap water 🙂 So I used to mix levander together with a huge amount of mint and honeydew during the maceration. It is even better than the one made of elderflower!
After 24h, remove herbs and conserve with citric acid (25g/l) and sugar (500g/l). Optionally sterilize. Then you can store them almost forever – in my cellar are bottles of syrup older than 15 years.
[Šumienka](https://secure.ce-tescoassets.com/assets/SK/501/8584002003501/ShotType1_540x540.jpg) 😄
Voda s domácim bazovým sirupom veď…
Slovenský klasik hovorí: “My sa vieme zabaviť aj bez nealkoholických nápojov” (we can have a good time without non-alcoholic beverages)
You buy kofola, refrigirate it and pour it in a glass. That’sthe most classical Slovak non-alcoholic bevarage there is.
Sirups – in my family we make syrups from elderberry flowers (baza) or Aronia.
But most SLOVAKIAN is definitely water from dill pickles.
If you’ll be visiting Slovakia, you should try something like žinčica, that is quite a traditional drink. It is a by-product of sheep’s milk processing. It can’t be made at home tho unless you keep sheep 😅 Personally, I never drunk it, but my uncle loves it.
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