Czech Dinner
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 haute cuisine, especially when washed down with a cold Czech beer.
The top five Czech food must-tastes are:
1. 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.
2. 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 syr a 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).
4. Goulas – Although the Hungarian variety is better known, Czech goulas’s subtler flavors make for a tasty variation on its southern neighbor’s take. Soak up the juices with some knedliky dumplings and wash it down with a cold Plisner Urquell.
5. 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.