Students of the Department of Tourism, (Faculty of Central European Studies, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra), led by Ing. Ľudmila Mazúchová, PhD. within the subject of Gastronomy, organized a gastronomical event called „The Flavours and Scents of the Nitra region“, which was held on 15 November 2018. Invitations were accepted by the management of the faculty, as well, such as doc. PaedDr. Jana Duchovičová, PhD., (Vice-dean of the Faculty of Pedagogy), RNDr. Ladislav Szekeres, PhD., (Vice-dean of the Faculty Faculty of Central European Studies), PhDr. Zuzana Palenčíková, PhD., (Head of the Department of Tourism), and many other guests.

The event was opened with words of our classmates, Dominik Prílepok and Boglárka Szakóová, and during the programme we could enjoy the musical performances of the students of the Department of Music, namely Alexandra Kochanová, Petra Jakubíková and Jana Rakúsová, and their teacher, Mgr. Viktória Nagyová, PhD. At the end of the first part Rastislav Masrna, the sommelier of the event was introduced. He told us about his work in Dubaj and in one of the most prestigious Asian restaurants in Slovakia. In addition, the sommelier pointed out some basic information on wine labels, the appropriate way of opening and serving the wine. Then the degustation of the wine from well-known Slovak producer began, durintg which we examined the colour, viscosity, scent and taste of the introduced types. We also tasted white and red grape juice.

The final part of our event was the presentation of regional specialities, such as „tradičný keltýš, lečo s cigánskym chlebom, zemiaková fašírka s kozím syrom a kyslou smotanou, škvarkové ríteše, kľúčový koláč, makovo-jablková štrúdľa, klinčekové koláčiky.“ Altogether students presented 15 traditional specialities, their ingredients and traditions which are connected with their preparation. At the end of the programme, the guests were invited to taste the presented traditional dishes.

We really enjoyed the preparation of this event. We learnt interesting information about wine and tasted delicious traditional specialties. We are looking forward to another similar event. Thank you.

Text: Zuzana Lučanská, 3RCR

Photos: Erika Martančíková 3RCR, Evelin Vorosová 3RCM