Off topic is very subjective and I don't see how a question about something as basic as the food our ancestors' ate is not within the category of "roots" and genealogy (but then there are some who might disagree ;-) It is a common dish in the Spiš area, I had it at the Hotel Arkáda Restaurant in Levoča and the Hotel Metropol in Spišská Nová Ves and saw it on the menu at other restaurants as far east as Košice and north as Bardejov. Go to: http://www.arkada.sk/stravov2.htm it is listed as a Levoča delicacy. There is also a similar dish that I think is called the "Farmer's Hatchet", it has a selection of pork, beef, liver, and chicken all served on a potato pancake with a few vegetables. There wasn't any special sauce or dressing, just the grilled meat with potatoes and a few other vegetables such as onions and cabbage. I don't have a recipe, but it isn't a particularly complicated dinner. I'm sure you can duplicate it with a minimum of experimentation. Dr. "Q" WHew536674@cs.com wrote: > Dear List, > Forgive me it this is considered off topic, but I just got back from Slovakia > and had a meal that I can't get off my mind. I have just spent a couple > hours searching for it on google, but can't find a recipe. It was sauteed > pork and potatoes in a potato pancake. It was sooooo good. If anyone has > the recipe or knows where I might find it please let me know. > > Thank you, > Joyce

On our last trip to Slovakia, we came across this dish in a restaurant. I had never had or heard of it, but they told us it was a favorite traditional dish. When my cousin was visiting with us a few summers ago, she wanted to prepare dinner one evening. She made what she called Black Mountain steak. It wasn't steak at all - she pounded pork cutlets until they were reasonably thin, then coated them with a coating like potato pancakes and fried them - quite similar, I think. Lorrie WHew536674@cs.com wrote: > Dear List, > Forgive me it this is considered off topic, but I just got back from Slovakia > and had a meal that I can't get off my mind. I have just spent a couple > hours searching for it on google, but can't find a recipe. It was sauteed > pork and potatoes in a potato pancake. It was sooooo good. If anyone has > the recipe or knows where I might find it please let me know. > > Thank you, > Joyce