Eastern European Adventure - Amazingness in Food

Let's talk about the food. We love trying new things and tasting the local cuisine and fare. We 

read about local food before leaving, and that preparation helped us find the unique treats. We 

wanted to be open to authentic and traditional cuisine. It was wonderful to go into this trip 

with an open mind and an open palate. Here are some of our favorites.

The German pretzels did not disappoint.

Air Berlin's breakfast.

Pretzels were everywhere.

Sauerkraut and Old Prague Ham that they grilled in food stands on the street.

Sasuage, mustard, and rye bread. A common lunch for us.

A Czech baked snack called a trdlo.

Peel apart and enjoy!

A pickled cheese with cranberry sauce in the Czech Republic.

Cured meats, pickles, mustard, and sauerkraut. Common fare in Eastern Europe.

Ham served on a sword.

We came across a street market. It was full of locals shopping for their weekly groceries.

Sausage and Pilsner Urquell for a quick midnight snack.

Sausage simmered in brown beer sauce.

This is a Czech dish that we fell in love with: pivni syr, or, beer cheese. You get slices of soft, creamy cheese, and sides of seasonings.

You then mash up the cheese and mix in the seasoning (onion, paprika, pepper, etc.). To finish off the mixture, add a splash of beer into the plate and eat with bread.

A vast breakfast spread in Bled, Slovenia.

At times, we lived off these chips. Strong, swiss-like cheese flavor.

A lovely pear form a tree in Slovenia.

Along the Italian boarder, we stopped at a grocer that had a slim selection of ready to eat foods.

Breadsticks and prosciutto created a unique treat we called "ham mops".

Sometimes with a language barrier, ordering can be unpredictable. We were surprised by a whole fish.

Success!

Fresh grapes from a winery are hard to beat.
At Kabaj winery. 

Elderflower jam. A very sweet, honey-like taste.

The burek was a marvelous traditional Slovenian snack.

Eating in the seaside town of Koper, Slovenia.

It's a flaky meat-filled pie. So good!

Paprika stew with ewe's cheese dumplings.

Cheese bread street food in Hungary.

Cherry strudel. 

The potato pancakes are sizzling away. 

Good eats at the Pálinka festival in Budapest, Hungary.

Fine pastries lined the streets.

Popular dish: Hungarian Goulash.

More food in Budapest.

The Hungarian forint makes all bills seem larger than they are.