Traditional Czech food vocabulary

Maybe you can have menu in english but still have no idea what the meal is about. Here you can find explanation to the most traditional czech dishes.

Fried cheese (Smažený sýr)

It is slice of edam cheese wrapped in three-layer flour, egg, breadcrumbs (the same way as a schnitzel), deep fried. It usually goes with potatoes or french fries and tartar sauce.

Another variation of this can be fried ermine (smažený hermelín) or fried cheese (edam or ermine) with ham, which means the cheese is cut in two thinner slices with a slice of ham in between.

Sirloin with sauce (Svíčková)