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Prague Beer and Czech Tapas Tour

Czechs are all about their beer, that’s is a well known fact. So it’s probably no surprise to find out that they have special tours dedicated to beer drinkers. Yup, get ready for fun times with your own personal Czech speaking guide that will guide you through Prague’s best breweries and answer all of your questions. It’s...

Food, LIFESTYLE

December 20, 2016

Czech Christmas Fish Chowder for All

Whereas American’s may say “Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night”, Czech’s would say “Christmas Fish Chowder for All”. Traditionally served on Christmas Eve, carp fish soup is a Czech tradition. The images that follow are from Kampa which attracted many people in 2014. The pouring and serving of carp fish soup takes place...

Food, LIFESTYLE

December 3, 2016

Gingerbread Designs from the Czech Republic

December is here again (so quickly!) and today we are looking at Moravian and Bohemian gingerbread designs from the Czech Republic. Back home, gingerbread is eaten year round and beautifully decorated cookies are given on all occasions. You can purchase cookies with designs or harder loaves of gingerbread which is often grated into recipes. Walking...

Food, LIFESTYLE

November 21, 2016

Czechs and the Healthiest Fat Sandwiches

Czechs love nothing more than lard (pork fat or sádlo) and cracklings on bread accompanied with some mustard, a bit of onion, a pickle, and a nice Czech beer. Eating this delicious combination has been known to evoke moments of genuine human joy. Seriously. Sit in any Czech pub on a cold winter night and see the...

Food, LIFESTYLE

November 7, 2016

The Bread Eating Dogs of the Czech Republic

First things first. A rohlik is made by cutting sheets of soft yeast dough into triangular wedges, then rolling this into slight crescent shapes which are then baked. In the Czech Republic, these are bought 6 to 8 for the equivalent of a US dollar and are eaten at breakfast, lunch, dinner and as snacks. Czech...

Food, LIFESTYLE

October 9, 2016

Cost of a Typical Meal at a Czech Restaurant

Sunday is a good day to look at the cost of a typical meal at a Czech restaurant. No matter where you are in the world, people love to go out to eat and in the USA we can expect to spend anywhere from $5-10 for a fast food quick meal including a burger, fries and coke to...

Food, LIFESTYLE

October 5, 2016

AngusFarm – Texas Tack Meets Old Bohemian Farm

There is nothing like the joy of real food and there’s no place like home to get it. For us, home is in the Czech Republic and the place we can most recommend for a natural and farming meal (and stay) is AngusFarm. A beautiful bit of the old American West in the heart of...

Food, LIFESTYLE

July 29, 2016

Delicious Czech Chicken Paprikash

Chicken paprikash is not only one of my favorite Czech meals but also a classic. The mixture of flavors and the smooth texture give it a delicious taste which is unique to the Czech kitchen. For those of you who are unaware of what chicken paprikash is, it is a thick paprika gravy made from a chicken base....

Food, LIFESTYLE, Recipes

July 21, 2016

Delicious Czech Cheesecake (Tvarohový koláč)

We’re always on the lookout for a delicious Czech cheesecake (Czech: Tvarohový koláč) recipe so imagine my surprise when I found it in one of my own cookbooks (entitled My Cookbook) from 1973. Last weekend, we were unpacking some boxes which had been sitting in storage for many years – decades – I found old volunteering awards, penmanship...

Food, LIFESTYLE, Recipes

July 20, 2016

Czech Bread Recipe

For Czechs, bread is a way of life. Everywhere you go, fresh bakeries on town squares send delicious aromas to the street, luring in people for their earthy and hearty loaves. Czech bread is known the world over for its delicious taste and texture. I’ll share a little family story… After my grandmother Marie divorced...

Food, LIFESTYLE, Recipes

July 8, 2016

Strawberry Crumble Cake or Jahodový Koláč s Drobenkou

Strawberry Crumble Cake (or Jahodový Koláč s Drobenkou in Czech) is a quick and easy dessert to make. This moist cake tastes more like a super sweet strawberry bar than a cake and that is precisely why we love it so much. I remember eating this cake as a young girl for breakfast and feeling...

Food, Recipes

July 6, 2016

Carlsbad Dumplings or Karlovarský Knedlíky

There is nothing more popular in Czech cuisine as dumplings. Today we are going to share a family recipe for Carlsbad Dumplings or Karlovarský Knedlíky. In the Bohemian forests, around the Šumava mountains, dumplings are called bosáky, in Southern Bohemia, they’re called drbáky and in Moravia they’re often served with poppy seeds and called šulánky. In the...

Food, Recipes

June 10, 2016

A Czech Favorite: Zelí aka Sauerkraut

Czech Zelí (Sauerkraut) is like no other. Unlike German sauerkraut or American sauerkraut Czech sauerkraut is not necessarily sour. When most people make sauerkraut they just take pickled cabbage and heat it, but when Czechs make it (or at least the Czechs I know) they use pickled cabbage, sugar, onions, an apple, and lots of...

Food, LIFESTYLE, Recipes

June 7, 2016

Keeping Salt on The Table

Whenever we have Americans over to our house for a meal there is always one thing that they notice immediately and that is that we keep our salt in a small bowl in the middle of the table, not in a shaker, and not in a grinder. To get the salt you need to reach...

Food, LIFESTYLE

May 17, 2016

A Czech Tradition: Snack Platters

Czechs are famous for their food, but what most people don’t know is that that does not only stand for their meals. In Czech it is almost unheard of to go to someone’s house and not find a platter of snacks ready for you. In Czech there are so many bakeries, delis, and vegetable markets, and...

Food, LIFESTYLE

April 13, 2016

Cutlets, Schnitzels and Řízeks

Whether you call it a cutlet, a schnitzel or a řízek, a piece of meat which is thinned by pounding with a meat tenderizer, then coated with flour, beaten eggs and bread crumbs, and then fried. It happens to be the perfect accompaniment to potato salad for Czechs – and a national favorite. It’s traditionally garnished with a slice of lemon...

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