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The Czech Love Affair with Marjoram

Who has not heard of marjoram? This fragrant green spice is abundant in many traditional Czech dishes. Despite originating from the Mediterranean, marjoram has become a quintessential spice in Czech cuisine. Nothing can replace it in potato dishes like “bramboráčky” or “bramboračka”. Czech Marjoram is cultivated and processed in the Czech Republic, flourishing within the...

Food

July 16, 2023

Traditional Czech Karbanátky & Creamy Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Czech meat patties are known as karbanátky or karbanátky placky, are popular meat patties in Czech cuisine. While there may not be specific historical records or facts about the origin of karbanátky, they have been a traditional dish in Czech households for many years. Czech Karbanátky are typically made by combining minced meat (such as...

Food, Recipes

July 5, 2023

Czech Bread Superstitions & Sayings

Did you know that there are several Czech bread superstitions? There are – and they are very old beliefs and customs that have been passed down through generations. In today’s post, we look into the folklore surrounding this beloved staple and uncover the reasons behind the cautionary tales that have woven themselves into Czech culinary...

Food, LIFESTYLE

October 14, 2022

Broth with Egg Drop Dumplings

This is a very simple recipe for broth with egg drop dumplings. Traditionally, it’s made using beef broth, but you can use chicken or vegetable broth as well, and you can make your own or use the boxed kind. In Czech, it’s called “Hovězí vývar s krupicí a vejcem” which literally translates to “Beef broth...

Food, Recipes

September 30, 2022

Sour Lentils or Čočka na kyselo

Sour Lentils or Čočka na kyselo is one of the simpler dishes of Czech cuisine. Sour lentils are usually served with fried eggs (sunny side up), pickles, and roasted sausage, klobasa, or thick-sliced ham. The ingredients for sour lentils are minimal—cooked green (or brown) lentils with bay leaves, mixed with a simple roux, and seasoned...

Food, Recipes

September 12, 2022

Czech Pub Classic – Utopenci (Pickled Sausages)

If searching through old Czech cookbooks, you most likely won’t find a recipe for utopence, although it is a popular Czech pub delicacy with a long tradition. They are basically chubby sausages loaded with pickles and onions in vinegar. In the Czech Republic, everyone makes utopenec themselves, according to their own recipe, usually inherited from...

Food, Recipes

July 31, 2022

Czech Pork with Plum Sauce Recipe

Today I am sharing a Czech pork with plum sauce recipe. In Czech this is known as vepřové se švestkovou omáčkou and it is a rather easy recipe which gives a wonderful flavor. I am preparing it with Czech style boiled potatoes on the side, for which the recipe is also below. You can also...

Food, LIFESTYLE, Recipes

July 22, 2022

Czechs and Their Poppy Seeds

Poppy seeds or mák, as Czechs call them. Delicious tiny little seeds of pure blue gold. Czechs grow up in an environment where poppy seeds are commonly eaten. They are sprinkled over buns and kolache are stuffed with poppy seed filling. There are poppy seed cakes, strudels, rolls, and Bundt cakes. Breads and rolls are...

Food, LIFESTYLE

October 2, 2020

Golden Slivovitz by R. Jelinek

In the Czech Republic, Pálenka is used to refer to any type of distilled beverage but, most commonly, it is used to refer to fruit brandy, the most popular form of which is made from plums. This plum brandy, which is called Slivovitz, is a type of Pálenka with a long and interesting history. In...

Food, Shopping

March 15, 2020

Wonderful Gift of Pear Williams Pear Brandy

Wat a surprise! I am blessed because a friend randomly showed up with a delightful gift. He told me he went into a local liquor store and asked for a “top shelf Czech liquor product,” and the man at the liquor store sold him a beautiful bottle of R. Jelinek’s Pear Williams Pear Brandy (or...

Food, LIFESTYLE, Shopping

February 21, 2020

Bohemian Potato Mash with Fried Onions

A delicious meal shared by peasants and kings alike, and it’s gluten-free! This is a Czech peasant dish for “adjusted” potato mash with fried onions. In Czech it is called Nastavovaná kaše s osmaženou cibulkou. Nastavovaná means that it has been ‘adjusted’ and by this we mean that nutrients coming from another ingredient have been...

Food, Recipes

December 31, 2019

New Year’s Eve and Lentils

What is it about New Year’s Eve and lentils? Well – there is an old Czech saying – “Jak na Nový rok, tak po celý rok” which translates as: “As on New Year’s Day, the same throughout the whole year.” Therefore, on New Year’s Day, most Czechs consume lentils (čočka). Lentils are served on New...

Food, Holidays

December 31, 2019

Czech Christmas Chocolate Collections

How many of you remember growing up with Czech Christmas chocolate collections? You know, the ones that came in the large box which included hooks for hanging on your Christmas tree? The chocolates themselves were wrapped to resemble all sorts of Christmas ornaments. In our house, Christmas was not complete unless we had these included...

Food, Holidays, LIFESTYLE

October 13, 2019

Potato Flatcakes or Bramborové Placky

Imagine, these little rounds of potato goodness may have been the legacy of the Queen of Bohemia. We’re sure they most likely came from the time when Bohemians started to grow potatoes in our country, sometime in the 1870s – under Maria Theresa. During that time, the potato flatcakes spread throughout the lands of the...

Food, Recipes

February 6, 2019

Visit This Retro Restaurant – James Dean Prague

James Dean is a 1950s restaurant/bar located just north of Old Town Square at V Kolkovně 922/1, 110 00 Staré Město, Czechia. The top floor of James Dean is fashioned as an old school diner, with black and white checkered floors, a jukebox, and a motorcycle hanging from the ceiling. The walls and windows are decorated with air-brushed...

Food, LIFESTYLE

January 11, 2019

How to Make Czech Linecké Cukroví

Linecké cukroví are a type of classic Czech Christmas cookie which are incredibility popular throughout the Czech Republic, especially around the holidays. These delicious jam filled cookies can be spotted on almost every Czech table at Christmas time and if you have ever tried one, it is not hard to see why. These traditional cookies...

Food, Holidays, Recipes

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