Making Kapusta
Vlado had invited me to report on the making of Kapusta,
the sour cabbage that is present in many of his recipes, most notably
Kapustnica, my favorite Slovak soup. I had been extremely busy recently
and Vlado had kindly put off making the Kapusta until I had a free
evening.
We had agreed on a Saturday night in October, Vlado
saying that it really couldn't be put off any more. It wasn't until
a couple of days before the Saturday that it suddenly dawned on
me it would be the same day Slovakia played England in the European
Championships Qualifier. And that was a match I didn't want to miss!
I arrived at Vlado's house at about half an hour before
kick off, and was led through to the living room, where about a
dozen friends and family members were sat in front of a television
waiting impatiently for kick off. I said hello, and was greeted
with some cheers and laughter when they saw the blue England cap
I was wearing and the red, white and blue t-shirt that had ENGLAND
written on it in big, bold letters. However, I hadn't the temerity
quite yet to get the two Union Jacks out of my bag and start waving
them around.
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