Slovakia

A scrumptious, crescent-shaped pastry filled with walnuts or poppy seeds that triggers a rush of memories. The tasty Bratislavske rozky -- or bajgel, as they are also called -- are making a comeback.

The Sunday before Easter is the little-known holiday Cheese Sunday, a day of traditions that survived in a Ukrainian community marooned in Slovakia by the stroke of the politician's pen following the end of World ...