Slovak-Czech Varieties

Music, mags, and miscellany for homesick folks from Mittel Europe.

Food, too, though the display is more gift store than grocery. Hašlerky brand "hard boiled candy with herb and menthol flavor" (90 g.; $2.20) is a traditional Czech confection, nowadays manufactured in Prague by a division of Nestle. It draws on St. John's wort, peppermint, anise, and melissa for its pungent powers as a breath freshener — and sinus opener, too, if you opt for the extra strong version, as I did.

Previously: On occasion I've lucked into the homemade apple strudel (not shown; slice, $1.50); it's moist and not overly cloying, despite the customary dusting of confectioner's sugar. I'd hoped for a horseradish bite from Horcika mustard (below; 350 g.; $3.40), one of two nearly identical varieties from this Slovak brand, but I seemed to have gotten the sweet one.

Slovak-Czech Varieties
10-59 Jackson Ave. (49th-50th Aves.), Long Island City, Queens
718-752-2093
www.SlovCzechVar.com

Comments

[Glendale is hungry]

Hi Dave,

Make sure to go back in December when they have a lot of their Christmas ornaments out for sale!

Ciao,

Glendale is hungry...