The Texas Bucket List - Slovacek's Christmas Store in West

Join host Shane McAuliffe to visit our old friends at Slovacek's Sausages and to check out their wintertime wearhouse that's full of festive finds, right here on The Texas Bucket List.

[rogertemple]

Merry Christmas Shane and Texas Bucket List.🎄🎁🇺🇲🎀🎄

[brianmoody]

Great job on the lighting Christmas store lik that is needed in ever city, so everyone can enjoy things that what is there for everyone to buy and enjoy.

[BearStar]

Don’t Call It a Kolache:
The Difference Between a Kolache and Klobasniky
Haven’t you heard? Kolaches are suddenly trendy and are considered the new donut. This familiar Czech pastry has recently taken over the country but remains a staple for those native to Texas. A fixture at many Czech weddings and family reunions, the rest of the world is finally discovering this sweet little fruit-filled treat and they can’t get enough. But, there seems to be some confusion about the difference between the traditional sweet kolache and its more contemporary, savory sausage-filled cousin.
Origin of the Kolache
The word kolache is derived from the Czech word, kola, meaning â wheel or rounds, referring to the shape of the pastry. Arriving in Texas along with the thousands of immigrants from Czechoslovakia in the 1800s, the kolache is a staple of the Czech culture. Most of Texas Czech settlers and their beloved kolache recipes originated in the Moravia region of Czechoslovakia, so it’s safe to say that Moravia is the real birthplace of the fruit-filled kolache that we all know and love.
A Czech Family Tradition
Traditionally, in Czech families, kolaches were made at home often on a weekly basis (if not more often). Each Czech family has their own twist on the recipe that likely evolved through the years based on the fluctuating availability of local produce or pantry staples due to that year’s harvest or the economy. Kolaches were made with a sweet yeast dough, hollowed in the center, filled with fruit and eaten as an afternoon snack. Fillings were typically apricots, poppy seeds, prunes, and cherries – all available locally in Eastern Europe.
These sweet treats are all well and good, but what about those of us with a man-sized hunger? Who doesn’t love those savory, sausage, cheese and jalapeno kolaches that are probably even more common in our state? What would you say if we told you that those aren’t kolaches at all? Mind blown. In fact, these meat-filled pastries didn’t come over from Czechoslovakia at all. They’re a completely Texan creation and they’re called Klobasniky, (pronounced klo-bah-SNEEK-ee) meaning little sausage.
Origin of the Klobasniky
Rumor has it that this version of a pig in a blanket, the '' Klobasniky '', was invented in the famous bakery located in the town of West, Texas called The Village Bakery. According to The Village Bakery, the klobasniky was born in 1953 when kielbasa sausage collided with Grandmother Honey’s Old World kolache dough recipe. Texas pastry options haven’t been the same since.
So, the next time someone at the office offers to go pick up breakfast and asks if you want fruit or sausage kolaches, offer them a little (unsolicited) history lesson. Tell them about the original kolaches, native to Moravia, created using a sweet, yeast dough and filled with fruit. Then, educate them on the origin of the klobasniky and its birth in the town of West, Texas.
If you still have friends after that little history lesson, plan a trip to Hallettsville, Texas, the last Saturday in September for Kolache Fest, featuring tons of kolaches, music, and fun. What better thing to celebrate than a delicious pastry, rich in culture and history that has drawn families together for generations?

[perfectchaos]

Slovaceks will always be a TBL partner because their sponsorship is the only reason the show hasn’t done a segment on Buc-ees 😂

[ThisBetterBeGood]

I didn’t realize that the Slovaceks sausage at Sam’s was from West. 😅 It’s delicious.

[franciscosandiego]

I like Texas bucket list video on YouTube from the imperial county ca 🇺🇲🎄🎄🎄

[Jane_Dow]

An Upside Down Christmas Tree... Should work out Great for a Cat person like me ! If you've Ever had a Cat around Christmas Trees you'll know what I mean !! lol Stopping by Any of Slovacek's stores is on my Bucket List, for sure !!! I Promise ! :~)

[HilltopZombieShop]

Go across the highway to Czech Stop for real kolache.

[Brucev]

'Jesus is The Reason' amen, Tim.
Isaiah 9:6-7

[jessdee]

Goto the Christmas Store in Madisonville