Visiting Czech Republic - Suggestions for holidays, trains, itineraries, day-trips, and sightseeing from someone who has lived and traveled extensively in Czech Republic
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Laden with meat and knedliky (dumplings), Czech food is not exactly on the cutting edge of fusion cooking. But a hearty Czech meal rivals the best nouveau cuisine, especially when washed down with a cold Czech beer.
Top five Czech food must-tastes are:
5. Sausage. Like Starbucks in the U.S., there is a sausage cart on every street corner in Prague. If you’re on a tight budget or looking for a quick bite, you can’t beat a Czech sausage.
4. Ovocny knedliky (fruit dumplings). Warm and fruit-filled, the best part about these dumplings is that you can eat them for dinner AND dessert!
3. Smazeny syra tatarska omacka (fried cheese with tartar sauce). This heavenly heart-attack-on-a-plate is best paired with a healthy dose of hranolky (french fries).
2. Goulas. Although the Hungarian variety is better known, Czech goulas’s subtler flavors make for a tasty variation on it’s southern neighbor’s take. Soak up the juices with some knedlíky and wash it down with a cold Plisner Urquell.
1. Svickova (beef with cranberry sauce and cream) with knedliky. From a linguistic perspective, the Czech word for paradise is raj. From a culinary perspective, it is most definitely svíčková.
