Karlovy Vary Region
Spa Spinning Lamb with Mushrooms
West Bohemia is famous for its many spa towns. Czechs visit these cities for health stays, which often help them with, for example, back pain or skin problems. They are some of the most beautiful and ...
Venison Soup with Meatballs or Gnocchi
One of the specialties for this region is Carlsbad dumplings, beer apple strudel and Pilsner beer. The bases of Czech cuisine are dumplings. There are a variety of dumplings, but the most traditional ...
Chicken with Apples, Juniper Sauce
This recipe is originally from the west Bohemian spa region, which is dominated by a town called Marianske Lazne. Marianske Lazne is a spa town surrounded by green mountains, a mosaic of parks and nob...
Czech Style Fried Beef Tripes
This recipe comes from the Karlovy Vary Region. Tripe is a meat product made out of beef stomachs which are cut in to very small stripes. In the Czech Republic, it is well known as the main ingredient...
Cooked Ham with Horseradish Sauce
Both horseradish and ham have a rich tradition in Czech cuisine. Sunka od kosti (“Bone-in Ham”) is a variation of the world-renowned Prague Ham, a brine-cured, stewed, and mildly- smoked boneless ham,...
Czech style Carrot Cake
This delicious and healthy Carrot Cake recipe comes from the Karlovy Vary Region. The region of Karlovy Vary is a spa region, known for its healing springs and with them and a rare natural phenomenon ...
Farmer’s Cheese Dumplings with Gingerbread Sauce
Once upon a time gingerbread was prepared according to secret, carefully-guarded recipes. Usually, these recipes were very complicated, and they called for expensive spices that were imported from abr...
Cabbage Soup
A traditional recipe from Northwestern Bohemia. For more information about the Northwestern Bohemia, from which this recipe comes, click here and here....
