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Street food of prague czech republic the trdeln k sweet pastry from slovakia
Trdelník is a kind of spit cake. It is made from rolled dough that is wrapped around a stick, then grilled and topped with sugar and walnut mix.
Contents
- Street food of prague czech republic the trdeln k sweet pastry from slovakia
- Countries of Origin
- Skalick trdelnk
- Similar products
- References
Countries of Origin
Trdelník is found in several Central European countries, most prominently Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary (where it is known to come from the Hungarian-speaking part of Transylvania, Romania). The word "trdelník" is of Czech or Slovak origin.
Nowadays, trdelník is very popular among tourists as a sweet pastry in the Czech Republic. A modern version filled with ice cream or other fillings, has been spreading recently from Prague, the Czech Republic.
Its version from the Slovak town of Skalica - Skalický trdelník was registered in December 2007 as PGI (protected geographical indication) in the European Union. The registration application with the detailed description of the product was published in April 2007 in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Skalický trdelník
The production of trdelník has a long tradition in the Slovak town of Skalica near the borders with Czech Republic. The original recipe was brought to Skalica at the end of the 18th century by the Transylvanian cook József Gvadányi, a retired Hungarian general. The original recipe was later improved by the inhabitants of Skalica to its final form now known as Skalický trdelník.
The civil association Skalický trdelník was founded at the end of 2004 with the goal of keeping the tradition of the original open fire Trdelník production. The name trdelník comes from trdlo (originally a wooden tool for pounding or stamping materials in a stoupa, a hollowed-out log), the wooden stake the cake is wrapped around for cooking which gives it its traditional hollow shape.