This recipe comes from Vizovice, which is situated in Zlin Region. The first written record of it dates back to 1261, and it was made in the Cistercian monastery, which was established by the royal castellan. The monastery was named after him as Smilheim or Rosa Maria – Maria’s Rose. Before this date Vizovice was […]

The Czech Republic has a lot of holidays and traditions, but none of them is as typical for Czech culture as pig-killing. The name already conveys that it is a holiday revolving around meat, not just pork, but also beef, goose, and occasionally chicken, as well. It is well known that roasted goose is the […]

Skinning and boning a fish is maybe for some people too nasty or just simply too much work to do for just one meal, but the finished dish of tender fillets will make up for the time you have to spend in the kitchen. This dish is mostly for people that love to eat fish […]

Beer and Pilsen city or Pilsen Region – these are almost synonyms. You will probably not be surprised that the golden-colored beverage is not missing in the list of ingredients for the regional specialty that you will now make. Marinated roast beef with a hearty sauce is best enjoyed in the company of fluffy bread […]

The recipe comes from South Moravia, where locals have great respect for traditions and the old ways. One such tradition includes cooking rabbit in classic stone ovens using oak wood. Eating rabbit is as important a part of history as wearing traditional folk costumes and celebrating the harvest. For more information about the South Moravia […]

This Czech recipe comes from the area of the Bohemian Paradise, where the Hradec Kralove, Liberec, and Central Bohemian regions meet.  If your little diners prefer hamburger with ketchup and you don’t know how to please them, don’t throw your arms in the air and your peas on the wall. Instead, take these tiny green […]

This recipe come from the Bohemian Paradise. Bohemian Paradise is the Czech Republic’s oldest protected landscape area. It is situated about 70 miles from Prague and comprises three regions: the Liberec region, the Hradec Kralove region, and the Central Bohemian region. Originally bramborak was made without eggs and only with a little bit of flour; later, not only garlic but […]

Hungarians might have been the first to make goulash in Europe, but Czechs do a pretty good job with it today. This recipe is from eastern Moravia (Zlin Region). For more information about the Zlin Region, from which this recipe comes, click here.

The Czech Republic is divided into 14 regions, a larger one of which is the Central Bohemian Region. A dish that you can prepare from this region is Kladno Miner’s Casserole, which, as you can tell from its name, comes from Kladno. It is the largest town in the Central Bohemian Region. In the past […]

This recipe, as many others, such as boiled trout fillet with cold dill sauce or roasted boar leg, vegetables and rosehip sauce, has its origin in the Karkonosze region, which is located in the Giant Mountains in the Hradec Kralove Region in the north of Bohemia. When mentioning the Giant Mountains, one must not forget […]