Comments on: Bacon Biscuit (Škvarkovník) http://www.slovakcooking.com/2010/recipes/skvarkovnik/ Recipes from Slovakia, food, traditions, and language lessons - Slovak Cooking Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:44:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Charlie http://www.slovakcooking.com/2010/recipes/skvarkovnik/#comment-7391 Charlie Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:14:28 +0000 http://www.slovakcooking.com/?p=2506#comment-7391 Thank you Lubos. Thank you Lubos.

]]> By: lubos http://www.slovakcooking.com/2010/recipes/skvarkovnik/#comment-6459 lubos Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:37:34 +0000 http://www.slovakcooking.com/?p=2506#comment-6459 Hi Charlie, yes those are ground up pork cracklings. They are ground up to make a paste. They sell them like that in Slovak grocery stores. I actually thought I found something similar in a German grocery here in the US, but the taste was different - it was mainly the lard, without the cracklings part. Hi Charlie, yes those are ground up pork cracklings. They are ground up to make a paste. They sell them like that in Slovak grocery stores. I actually thought I found something similar in a German grocery here in the US, but the taste was different – it was mainly the lard, without the cracklings part.

]]> By: Charlie http://www.slovakcooking.com/2010/recipes/skvarkovnik/#comment-6442 Charlie Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:19:30 +0000 http://www.slovakcooking.com/?p=2506#comment-6442 Hello! I am new to your site. I'm a little confused. By the picture of the skvarky, it looks like a paste. The brown colour would be from what? Lubo: the way you are describing it, with the the pork fat or pork belly it sounds like what the germans call shmalz. Is it also possible to use saved bacon fat from frying the bacon? The picture looks smooth, but you are talking about bits, would they be chewable bits or more like the bits left when bacon is fried? Hello!
I am new to your site.
I’m a little confused.
By the picture of the skvarky, it looks like a paste.
The brown colour would be from what?

Lubo: the way you are describing it, with the the pork fat or pork belly it sounds like what the germans call shmalz.

Is it also possible to use saved bacon fat from frying the bacon?

The picture looks smooth, but you are talking about bits, would they be chewable bits or more like the bits left when bacon is fried?

]]> By: pietro http://www.slovakcooking.com/2010/recipes/skvarkovnik/#comment-5066 pietro Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:33:33 +0000 http://www.slovakcooking.com/?p=2506#comment-5066 Hi Lubo and all, it is nice done and I can just recommend something more - the recipy at this page describes "oškvarkové pagáče" - I never heard "škvarkovník", even it could be used somewhere or in the past. More common name is simple: "pagáče". Use it too, if you search on the internet and there is no problem to get many nice recipies directly. The term "biskvit" in SVK means mainly the kind of dough and more preferably something of sweet. And remember - practice makes perfect :) Nor me or my siblings were succesful to make those like our mama used too. Lets try "pagáče": http://dobrejedlo.pluska.sk/dobre-jedlo/clanky/chutovky/skvarkove-pagace.html some pics: http://varecha.pravda.sk/recepty/zemiakove-pagace-fotorecept/13454-pouzi.html and even good video: http://www.akosatorobi.sk/video/1181/oskvarkove-pagace Hi Lubo and all,
it is nice done and I can just recommend something more – the recipy at this page describes “oškvarkové pagáče” – I never heard “škvarkovník”, even it could be used somewhere or in the past. More common name is simple: “pagáče”.

Use it too, if you search on the internet and there is no problem to get many nice recipies directly.
The term “biskvit” in SVK means mainly the kind of dough and more preferably something of sweet.

And remember – practice makes perfect :)
Nor me or my siblings were succesful to make those like our mama used too.

Lets try
“pagáče”:
http://dobrejedlo.pluska.sk/dobre-jedlo/clanky/chutovky/skvarkove-pagace.html

some pics:
http://varecha.pravda.sk/recepty/zemiakove-pagace-fotorecept/13454-pouzi.html

and even good video:
http://www.akosatorobi.sk/video/1181/oskvarkove-pagace

]]> By: Mary Benko http://www.slovakcooking.com/2010/recipes/skvarkovnik/#comment-4591 Mary Benko Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:49:55 +0000 http://www.slovakcooking.com/?p=2506#comment-4591 I bought bacon bits today at a huge grocery store chain called Meijers, in Okemos, Michigan. I found them in the salad section next to the dressings. I bought bacon bits today at a huge grocery store chain called Meijers, in Okemos, Michigan. I found them in the salad section next to the dressings.

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