Trdelník
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| Region or state | Záhorie |
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| Type | Pastry |
| Main ingredient(s) | Dough, sugar, walnuts |
Trdelník is a traditional Slovak cake and sweet pastry, originally coming from Hungarian-speaking part of Transylvania, Romania. It also is known within the culinary heritages of other European countries like Hungary, the Czech Republic and Austria. It is made from rolled dough that is wrapped around a stick, then grilled and topped with sugar and walnut mix. Nowadays, trdelník is very popular among tourists as a sweet pastry in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
Skalický trdelník was registered in December 2007 as PGI (protected geographical indication) in the European Union.[1] The registration application with the detailed description of the product was published in April 2007 in the Official Journal of the European Union.[2]
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 a transylvanian cook of József Gvadányi, a Hungarian general in retirement. The original recipe was afterwards improved by the inhabitants of Skalica to its final form nowadays 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, the wooden stake the cake is wrapped around for cooking which gives it its traditional hollow shape.
Similar products
Austria - Known in Austria as Prügelkrapfen
Czech Republic - in 2000s became popular in tent shopping under the name trdelník
Germany - Known in Germany as Baumkuchen
Luxembourg - known in Luxembourg as Baamkuch, has become a traditional dish served mostly on special occasions, such as weddings.
Poland - Sękacz is a similar cake also cooked on a spit, normally over an open fire.
Lithuania - Šakotis or Raguolis (Bamkuchinas as known in western part of Lithuania)
Sweden - Spettekaka with the Protected geographical indication (PGI) registered by the EU
Romania - Colac secuiesc is a similar cake also cooked on a spit.
Hungary - Kürtőskalács is same as Cozonac secuiesc.
Slovakia - Skalický trdelník is a protected geographical indication (PGI) registered by the EU
Turkey - Known in Turkey as makara
Israel - Known in Israel as kyortush
References
- ↑ Commission Regulation (EC) No 1485/2007 of 14 December 2007 registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Carne de Bísaro Transmontano or Carne de Porco Transmontano (PDO), Szegedi szalámi or Szegedi téliszalámi (PDO), Pecorino di Filiano (PDO), Cereza del Jerte (PDO), Garbanzo de Fuentesaúco (PGI), Lenteja Pardina de Tierra de Campos (PGI), Λουκούμι Γεροσκήπου (Loukoumi Geroskipou) (PGI), Skalický trdelník (PGI))
- ↑ Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs – SKALICKÝ TRDELNÍK
