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Gastronomic walks

The Palóc people like social gatherings where they can eat high quality distilleries where outstanding quality can be
and drink and sing. Soup is particularly important in their produced. Today, the e.g. Öregetesi Palóc Pálinka Manu-
diet. As an old saying goes to express fairy-tale wealth in faktúra (Palóc Pálinka Manufactory in Öregetes) is well-
Palócland: “only from soups, there were seven kinds”. Th e known nationwide.

potato dishes have quickly appeared on this lean ground. There are few good grapevines and wine as well in Nógrád.
Gastro-festivals are now organized around potato-based The beer is sold quickly, especially when it is brewed locally.

meals. Such as the haluska (noodle) festival in Vanyarc, the The various Palóc beers from Balassagyarmat are popular.

laska (pasta) festival in Kazár, and the nagygönc (dump- The locomotive beers of the Rétság Boiler House Brewery

ling) festival in Érsekvadkert. The strudel from Hasznos are already world-famous. This fact is proved by numerous

is especially delicious. The fruits are also honoured here; a international awards.
good example is the apple blooming feast in Kozárd, or the Then, if the brandy or beer is a little too much for the stom-

plum Saturday in Kétbodony. ach, you do not have to go far for help. Nógrád County is
Gastronomy does not only consist of solid foodstuff s. Th e full of sour water springs, and the Csevice water, the healing
fruit brandies (pálinka) are unique in Nógrád. Many kinds auxiliary material of Palóc gastronomy, can also be found
of berries are used to make these fruit brandies. We have here.

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