Lokša

Sweet lokšas with sugar and poppy seeds

Lokša with chicken liver and corn salad

Lokša (Slovak pronunciation: [lokʃa]), Lokše (Slovak pronunciation: [lokʃe]; in Czechia regionally also lata, přesňák, šumpál or patenta; in Slovakia regionally also lokeš or lokoš) or their English versions Loksha and Lokshe is a type of potato pancake like flatbread popular in the cuisine of western Slovakia and southern Moravia. In South Moravia, lokše is also called wide noodles added to soups.

Preparation

Lokšas are made from boiled unpeeled potatoes, which are later peeled, grated, and mixed with flour and salt. The dough is made and rolled out into the thin pancakes, which are baked dry on a hot plate. In Slovakia, the salty variant is more popular, where the finished pancakes are spread with lard (preferably goose), and tasted to the soup, or filled with sauerkraut or minced meat. Goose curls are especially famous for Slovenský Grob. The Moravians traditionally prepare sweet lokšes, which are smeared with jam, rolled up like pancakes and sprinkled with poppy seeds, and sugar, sometimes also poured over melted butter.

See also

• Flatbread
• Pancake
• Tortilla

Further reading

• Brýdl, Zdeněk (2017). Velká databáze receptů: Recepty z celého světa (in Czech). KKnihy.cz. p. 27. ISBN 978-80-7570-031-5.

External links

• Lokšas with goose liver (in Slovak)
• Slovácko patentas (in Czech)