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There is no Czech Christmas without vanilla crescents. And “ours” are surely the best (which is what everyone says about their own crescents). However, they are so good that they never last long. Vanilla crescents are, in fact, the least laboring (baked) christmas cookies. Put the ingredients together on the pastry board, thouroughly knead it. … Read more
Traditional czech dishes Beef sirloin with cream sauce (svíčková) Carlsbad dumplings Christmas food Christmas potato salad Czech Christmas bread (vánočka) Christmas sweets Gingerbreads Linzer cookies Bear paws Vanilla crescents Easter food Easter bread (mazanec)
Christmas is the most celebrated holiday in the Czech Republic, which means a lot of good (not really healthy) food and a huge feast. What individual families eat for the Christmas holidays can vary according to region and family habits. But four things are the same for 99 per cent of Czechs: Christmas bread (vánočka), … Read more
Tipping etiquette in Czech Republic is not set in stone, so tips that fall within a moderate range are likely to be regarded as “ok”. However, tipping is generally expected, and standard etiquette would be to tip 10% of your bill. Staff in Czech restaurants get a salary, and are not working for tips alone. … Read more
The typical Czech side dish is dumplings (knedlíky). Usually, we eat dumplings to a meal with meat and sauce but also we have dumplings stuffed with meat or sweet dumplings stuffed with fruit like a sweet main dish or dessert. Either way, Czech dumpling are never diet. They are full of white flour, often lard … Read more