Slovokian Food

Brynza or Bryndza.. Does anyone know if any Chicago area places sell this type of Slovokian cheese? Have an exchange student who wants to know if we can get this in the Chicago area.

I don’t know specifically about the cheese but for all your Czech and Slovak needs I’d suggest the Czech and Slovak Store at 3113 N Central. They have a deli counter, packaged goods, frozen prepared dishes, magazines, etc. I’m curious to hear what your guest thinks of this place.

HI,

On the Romanian thread, there was a discussion on brinza as a salty, soft cheese. The equivalent in this country is feta cheese.

Next to Alef Sausage and Deli, there is a Fruit and Vegetable market which caters to Eastern European cultures. They sell Bulgarian Feta, which might be more familiar to your guest.

I hope someday you might update what you finally did with your guest on this thread.

Alef Sausage & Deli
354-356 Town Line Road
Mundelein
847-566-0008

brschwartz wrote:Brynza or Bryndza.. Does anyone know if any Chicago area places sell this type of Slovokian cheese? Have an exchange student who wants to know if we can get this in the Chicago area.

I thought of you yesterday. I was at Bobak's on the Southwest Side, and I noticed they were selling something called "Bryndza" in a plastic tub at the front of the store. I can't vouch for its authenticity, but looking through the ingredients, it seemed to be a mixture of various cheeses. There was some cow cheese, some sheep cheese, some oil, etc... The bryndza itself looked like a cream cheese.

Bobak's
5275 S. Archer

You might also want to try Rich's Delicatessen on Western in Chicago and discussed here:

http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.ph ... ight=richs

There is also another Rich's on N. Milwaukee between Belmont and Irving Park. It has a similar sign, although I'm not sure if they're connected.

While they cater to a Polish clientele, both places have every any and all types of groceries/food stuffs necessary for that cuisine, and are likely to carry that.