What is the principal ingredient of slivovitz brandy?
Slivovitz the Pizza, all we need is Šljivovica"". Slivovitz Slivovitz, Šljivovica, Śliwowica, Slivovitza, Schlivowitz, Slivovitsa, Slivovice, Slivovica or Slivovka is a fruit brandy made from damson plums, often referred to as plum brandy. Slivovitz is produced in Central and Eastern Europe, both commercially and privately. Primary producers are in Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. In the Balkans, Slivovitz is considered a kind of "Rakia". In Central Europe it is considered a kind of Pálinka (Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia - Pálenka), corresponding to the distilled spirits category. The word "slivovitz" is a borrowing from
Slivovitz years. Slivovitz was also distilled in large quantities by local Jewish communities in Poland mainly before World War II. As a popular Passover alcohol Slivovitz had a strong standing among the traditional Orthodox communities in cities of Alexandrów, Stryków, Łódź, Warsaw, and Kraków. Since the end of World War II some state-owned distillers tried to reintroduce the Slivovitz based on Jewish traditions. Pejsachówka was a fitting example of that. The name of this Slivovitz comes directly from the name of Passover holiday which in Polish is called Święto Paschy. At the end of communism in Poland (1989), Pejsachowka has disappeared