Meadows and pastures in the Low Tatras have long been a popular place for sheep grazing. Milk and dairy products, which come from Liptov and Orava, were and are a popular dish. Liptovská bryndza was even attributed healing powers.
During my tours in the Low Tatras, I walked through several valleys and walked around the mountain huts, in which in the past there used to be bakers and prepared goodies from sheep's milk.
The chalets were moved according to the season. During the hot summer, the sheep grazed high and the mountain hut was built higher. As winter approached, both the cat and the sheep moved to the dachas, which was built lower.
And what did the mountain hut look like from the inside? Unfortunately, I didn't get to the bottom, but I read that according to the research of ethnographers, the mountain hut was a hut with one, at most two rooms. Inside, above the fireplace, hung a cauldron for cooking žinčice. There was a club by the wall, called a saucer, to store cheese and food.
Lúky a pasienky v Nízkych Tatrách boli už oddávna obľúbeným miestom pre pasenie oviec. Mlieko a mliečne výrobky, ktoré pochádzajú z Liptova a Oravy boli a sú vyhľadávaným pokrmom. Liptovskej bryndzi bola dokonca pripisovaná liečivá moc.
Počas svojich túr v Nízkych Tatrách som prešiel viacerými dolinami a prechádzal som okolo salašov, v ktorých v minulosti bývali bačovia a chystali v nich dobroty z ovčieho mlieka.
Salaše sa presúvali podľa ročného obdobia. Počas horúceho leta sa ovce pásli vysoko a aj salaš bol postavený vyššie. Keď sa už blížila zima, bača aj ovce sa presunili na dalaš, ktorý bol postavený nižšie.
A ako taký salaš vyzeral z vnútra? Nanešťastie dnu som sa nedostal, ale dočítal som sa, že podľa výskumov etnografov bola salašom koliba s jednou, maximálne dvoma miestnosťami. Vo vnútri nad ohniskom visel kotol na varenie žinčice. Pri stene bola palica, ktorá sa volá podišiar, na ukladanie syra a jedla.
Thank you / Ďakujem
Camera: Canon 6d Mark II
Lens: Canon 24-105mm F4.0 macro IS USM
Place: Western Tatras, Slovakia / Západné Tatry