Wednesday 24 August 2011

Bratislava Series - Food Glorious Food

Segedinsky gulas 120g

There is a greasy spoon near the office where people go for their lunch.  Lunch break is terribly important to the Slovakians.  By law, an employer has to provide for lunch as part of the renumeration.  An industry therefore has developed, almost like luncheon vouchers, where people pay with vouchers, and top up the balance in cash.  Interestingly, these vouchers have SKK (Slovakian Kronas) as their face value, even though the legal tender is now Euros.
Today, I tried the pork goulash, accompanied by 4 big slices of steam buns.  The drink was Kofola, the equivalent of Coke, without the fizz.  A 3-course lunch with soup, a main course and a small dessert, is €5.00, with waiter service.