The Czech Republic is famous not only for beautiful castles and beer, but also for desserts that are created according to the recipes of Czech confectioners. They are real works of art, while they are very high-calorie and nutritious. When visiting Prague, or any other Czech city, it is worth spending time tasting sweets; local confectioners do not spare any products for this.
It should be noted that the recipe of Czech sweets is unique. Each region has its own traditions, its own unique bakeries or confectioners' shops, the history of which can even begin in the 18th century.
The centuries-old traditions of the real Czech dynasties of confectioners are passed on from father to son, without disclosing the number secret ingredients. Often, it is precisely this secret that lies in the special culture of making Czech desserts, which have won the love of gourmets around the world.
Strudel
One of the famous Czech desserts is strudel- roll with the most different fillings. The name of this dish is due to the German word Strudel, meaning "tornado".
Strudel
In the 17th century it was popular in Germany and Hungary. Austria and the Czech Republic. Czech cuisine made it their national dish. Today, almost all Czech housewives sometimes cook strudel for their family.
Classic strudel is prepared with apple filling and served with vanilla sauce. Currently, each restaurant has its own recipes for fillings, there are rolls with cherry, plum, strawberry filling, as well as with cottage cheese and raisins.
Top the strudel with cinnamon and powdered sugar or almond flakes. Served with ice cream, cream or cream sauce. For a real strudel, thinly rolled dough is used, so the roll bakes quickly and remains soft for a long time.
This dish is considered a dessert, but Czechs love to eat hearty, so rolls are found with fillings of meat, fish, potatoes, mushrooms, cabbage and poultry.
Trdelnik
Trdelnik has been a national cuisine dish since the early 19th century. For the preparation of fragrant tubes is taken yeast dough and rolled in a mixture of nuts, cinnamon and sugar. They are baked on an open fire, wound on special skewers.
Trdelnik
Most often, the tubes are empty, but can be found with a filling of whipped cream, plum, apple jam, chocolate paste, cream. The tubules can be sprinkled with small nuts, vanilla sugar or coconut flakes.
Not a single holiday is complete without a trdelnik; they are given to children and women in childbirth. These tubes are associated with snakes and are the main treat on the Day of St. George the Victorious. It is believed that on this day, namely April 24, snakes leave their holes - the descendants of the Serpent, who was defeated by George the Victorious. As a sign of this victory, trdelniks are baked, which are eaten by residents and guests of the Czech Republic.
The iron rod or wooden rolling pin on which trdelnik is cooked is called trdl. This is how Czech mothers call their restless children if they are very played out. And it is translated from Czech as "fool". Maybe the tube got its name because of its cavity: it looks like a lot of dough, but in fact it is empty inside.
Since the delicacy is cooked on an open fire, you can buy it in the market, in a kiosk, shop or tent, which is equipped with a special oven or other type of open fire.
Blueberry dumpling
They love to eat in the Czech Republic dumplings. The likeness of dumplings "bukhtichki" was eaten in the Middle Ages. The modern name came from Germany in the 19th century, from German the name "knodel" is translated as dumpling. At first, only the poor ate this dish in the form of flour balls boiled in water.
blueberry dumplings
The rich began to use it as a side dish for flour dishes. Then they began to fill them first with meat, and then with fruits and cottage cheese, and they became a dessert for aristocrats. There are hearty dumplings made from potatoes or flour, which are served with meat and beer, and there are sweet dumplings, which are an independent dessert.
For their preparation is taken semolina, dough or cottage cheese with sugar, vanillin. They can be stuffed with berries, fruits and dried fruits, as well as jam and preserves. The most popular dessert is blueberry dumplings.
Pardubice gingerbread
Gingerbread from a small town Pardubice- one of the unofficial symbols of Czech cuisine, inferior in popularity to dumplings, but in beauty many times superior to them.
According to legend, these gingerbreads began to be cooked in Pardubice in the Middle Ages, but the dessert gained worldwide fame only in the 19th century. It was then that local confectioners first held a competition for the most beautiful and delicious gingerbread. The competition brought together gourmets from all over the Czech Republic, who told other Europeans about the wonderful Pardubice gingerbread.
Each gingerbread can be called a work of art - they can be in size from a small gingerbread to a real cake. Gingerbread cookies are decorated with cream, powdered sugar of various colors, icing, chocolate and jam. A real gingerbread, created in compliance with the recipe, may well become a full-fledged gift for the holiday.
Today, there are several dozen bakeries in Pardubice and its environs that make the very same gingerbread. A number of bakeries still use the secret recipe of the 19th century, so each type of gingerbread has its own unique taste, which is especially appreciated among the Czechs.
plum dumplings
Dumplings with plums also belong to Czech national dishes. To prepare this dish, potato dough is taken, plum filling is classic, but any other fruit can be used. Dumplings are made in the form of balls and boiled in salted water, and then covered with an appetizing crust of crackers with powdered sugar. Served with custard, sour cream or cream sauce, jam can be served instead of sauce.
Dumplings with plums
Karlovy Vary waffles
If you want to bring ready-made sweets from the Czech Republic, which are sold in stores. One of these delicacies are, as tourists call them, Karlovy Vary waffles, so called by the name of the famous resort, although the Kolonáda plant producing them is located in another popular resort - in Marianske Lazne. Waffles are produced in round shape with nut or chocolate filling and are good dessert to tea and coffee.
And with it, the time of preparation of traditional holiday sweets. In the Czech Republic, they begin to bake them from the end of November and continue until the very holiday. It is difficult to find a person who would not like aromatic Czech Christmas cookies , vanilla bagels or chocolate gingerbread . The choice of goodies is really rich. On each in the Czech Republic you can be convinced of this.
However, it's nice not only to try different types Czech treats for Christmas, but also try to bake something yourself. Of course, before cooking, you will have to choose from a great variety of proposals the most best recipes. A delicious dessert is a mandatory part of the Christmas menu, which, in addition to cookies, includes dishes such as potato salad, baked carp and much more.
Recipes for Czech Christmas sweets
There are a lot of traditional Czech recipes for making sweets for Christmas. We will offer you the most popular ones.
Photo: Christmas stollen (ggpht.com)
Vánoční štola / Christmas stollen
Christmas curd stollen is a very popular sweet that is baked for the holiday. It is a large cake with a lot of raisins, nuts and candied fruits.
Ingredients:
- 500 g flour
- 150 g sugar
- 1 sachet of baking powder
- vanilla sugar
- 250 g cottage cheese
- 150 g butter
- 2 eggs
- 60 g candied fruits
- 60 g raisins soaked in 40 ml rum
- 60 g almonds or hazelnuts
- Zest from ¼ lemon
- Melted butter for greasing (about 150 g)
- Powdered sugar.
If you want to cook a large stollen, then you will need 2 times more than all the ingredients.
Cooking method:
First, mix the sifted flour with sugar, vanilla and baking powder. Add cottage cheese, softened butter, eggs, raisins soaked in rum, chopped nuts, candied fruits and grated lemon zest to the mixture.
Knead the dough well and give it an oblong shape. You can divide the dough into two pieces and make two small stollen. Put the dough on a baking sheet covered with foil or special paper, grease the stollen with butter and bake for about 45-50 minutes at 180°C. During baking, generously brush the stollen with oil 4 times. Remove the finished stollen from the oven and brush again with melted butter, sprinkle with powdered sugar. If possible, leave the sweetness to lie down until the next day.
Photo: Vanilla bagels (sladkevanoce.cz)
Vanilkové rohlíčky / Vanilla bagels
Vanilla bagels - another classic Czech recipe, without which it is already difficult to imagine Catholic Christmas. The rolls are very easy to make.
Ingredients:
- 180 g flour
- 60 g ground walnuts or almond
- a pinch of cinnamon
- 60 g powdered sugar
- 140 g butter
- 1 yolk
- 2 sachets of vanilla sugar
- 100 g powdered sugar for sprinkling
Cooking method:
Leave the oil for two hours room temperature, then cut it into small pieces, mix with sugar and yolk, add ground nuts, half a packet of vanilla sugar, cinnamon and flour. Make a homogeneous dough, wrap it with foil and refrigerate for 2 hours.
After that, make bagels from the dough and place them on a baking sheet, previously oiled or covered with special baking paper. Bake the bagels at 180°C until they are browned. While still warm, sprinkle them with powdered sugar mixed with vanilla. Bagels can be refrigerated for at least two weeks.
Photo: Coconut cookies (rajce.idnes.cz)
Kokosové cukroví / Coconut cookies
One of my favorite Czech Christmas sweets is the delicious coconut cookies.
Ingredients:
- 200 g flour
- 200 g butter
- 80 g powdered sugar
- 200 g coconut flakes
- 1 egg
- jam
- melting chocolate.
Cooking method:
Mix the sifted flour with sugar and coconut. Add the egg and softened butter cut into pieces. Knead the dough, make cookies of any shape out of it. You can make it in the form of oblong bars. Place the dough on a baking sheet covered with baking paper. You need to bake sweetness at a temperature of 180 ° C for about 10 minutes. Put the halves of the chilled cookies together with jam and dip on one side in melted chocolate. Leave the cookies for a week.
Merry Christmas!
Sweet affects the body in a complex, but unusually pleasant way. Chocolate, buns and ice cream are especially enjoyed by women and children. They don't hide it. Men rejoice too, but prefer to do it secretly. We drink beer in public, and we most often eat sweets when there is no one around.
Greasy cakes, colorful pops and cream eclairs reliably spoil the figure and are guaranteed to attract caries. However, at first they cause puppy delight. Weak will and love for experiments spoil health, but improve mood.
Infinitely much has been said about the dangers of flour and sweet, but no, no, and some regular British scientist will make a statement that everything that has been said before is rumors, but in fact glucose, fructose and lactose are quite easily digestible and are the main energy sources for organisms of all ages.
What a joy to know this right on the eve of a family trip to Prague!
The head of the family, of course, has long been focused on the topic of Czech beer, and the rest of the team members have no idea how to entertain themselves in Prague restaurants. And here I am right here with my stupid advice. For "Guide in Prague" is always in the subject and therefore is considered a professional know-it-all and a light.
Somewhere on the pages of my site, I have already shared my experience and knowledge on the topic "Czech cuisine".
But before I was silent about the sweet. Not because he wanted to hide it, but because he didn't want to mix lenten with fast food. The topic of sweet asked to be singled out in an independent dissertation.
Now the time has come.
So, where can you develop serotonin in Prague and train the hormone of pleasure.
The ubiquitous British scientists who study the issues of stimulating blood formation love Prague confectioneries. Being a sweet tooth, I often meet them with microscopes and dessert spoons in various parts of Prague.
Before I talk about sweets popular in the Czech Republic, I want to make a statement!
Czechs tend not to crack their Czech desserts right after a beef goulash or pork knuckle. Czechs use confectionery apart from everything else. For they know that they become penguins not so much from sweet calories, but from a crazy hodgepodge of everything with everything.
Best time to study the sweet question in a cozy Prague cafe for an afternoon snack or afternoon snack.
And then it is more correct to transform the subtle flavors of Czech desserts into a long sweet aftertaste, rather than into heaviness and hiccups.
Strudel.
Czechs understand this word, but prefer to say "jablečný závin". To say that strudel is a primordially Czech dessert means to unambiguously brecze stupidity. Strudel is a chip, considered, first of all, the dessert highlight of Vienna. And in the Austrian capital, of course, they do it superbly. However, the Czechs also cook strudel. And their results are amazing! And what is cooler “great” or “excellent” is a question that cannot really be answered.
I have tried strudel in both Vienna and Prague. They differ. I can't explain it, but the taste and feel are different.
In addition to the apple filling, Czechs fill their strudels with raisins, cottage cheese, strawberries, cherries and plums. They are most often served warm, with whipped cream sprinkled with almonds or cinnamon.
pancakes. (Palacinky)
Delicate hot and oily pancake that can be wrapped fragrant jam, marmalade, jam or some kind of fruit and berry platter mixed with syrup, sour cream or something else. Whipped cream or scoops of ice cream right there on the plate. Or maybe both at the same time.
Cakes. (Dorty)
This is a very interesting topic! However, I cannot provide any details. Czechs love cakes just like all normal people in the whole wide world love them. They prepare their cakes diligently, conscientiously and in crazy quantities. Czech cakes are delicious and beautiful. The most popular is, perhaps, the Czech mead.
Sweet dumplings.
I wrote about dumplings and. For Czechs, dumplings are like potatoes for Belarusians. One of the varieties of Czech desserts is sweet dumplings. This is something like dumplings with sweets inside, served in a deep bowl and drowned in something similar to jelly. In general, for an amateur. But delicious!
Kalachi. (České koláče)
There is a small problem here. I have already explained that the Czech and Russian languages, with all their similarities and the Slavic root system, are, after all, two big differences and all sorts of associations are fraught with unpredictability ... So. Czechs imagine kalachi differently than Russians. Their koláč is almost a twin of our cheesecake. The Czechs have a great variety of varieties of these “cheesecakes” and all kinds of fillings in them. Cottage cheese, fruit and berry, jam, combined and all sorts of others. "Cheska Vatrushka" is a great company for a cup of hot tea.
Ice cream. (Zmrzlinovy pohár)
Ice cream and in Africa ice cream. However, the Czechs manage to turn this theme into a symphony of tastes, colors and shapes. In response to: "Garcon, ice cream!" They bring not creme brulee on a stick, but a vase with a fountain. It's romantic, delicious and huge! Before ordering, weigh your strength and make, most likely, one order for two.
Cafes are cafes, but in any store you can buy mountains of local sweets, chocolates, candied fruits and a lot of other confectionery delights, the immoderate consumption of which will certainly cause noble allergies and amazing classic constipation.
The calendar summer is coming to an end. However, warm weather is not going to leave the Czech Republic in the next couple of weeks. If you didn’t make it to today’s ice cream festival or you wanted some extras, then you will definitely like our material.
Czechs are very fond of ice cream. And in this insanely hot summer, it was especially popular. Moreover, they prefer ball ice cream or soft ice cream to the usual delicacy “from the store”. On average, Czechs are ready to spend 35 - 40 crowns for a portion of a delicious refreshing dessert. We present to your attention ten metropolitan places where they sell delicious ice cream. Do you have yours? Share with us in the comments.
Angelato
This chain of ice cream parlors, which, however, includes only two establishments, has been operating in Prague for about eight years. And every season pleases its visitors with incredibly tasty, made from natural products ice cream. Prices in Angelato are not small, on average you will have to pay about forty kroons per serving, but the choice of desserts is amazing. Here, even the most spoiled sweet tooth will find something new for themselves.
“At first, our customers were embarrassed by the price of ice cream, but then they realized that for such a price our portion is equal to two standard portions offered by other ice cream makers,” says Zlatko Kebakoski, one of the owners of the chain. He notes that the most popular types of ice cream this summer are currant, cherry and lemon.
Address: Rytiřská 27, Praha 1, Újezd 24 118 00, Praha 1.
Puro Gelato
This ice cream parlor opened in April this year and pleases not only with a wide selection of desserts, but also with a very pleasant interior. Here you can try poppy ice cream and ice cream with green tea. On average, a portion costs 38 crowns.
“To make delicious and high-quality ice cream, you don’t need many ingredients, you only need eight products, the main ones are fresh milk and cream. Every day there are 12 types of ice cream on our menu, but our customers prefer the classics,” says Lyudmila Strakova, owner of the Puro Gelato ice cream parlor.
Address: Na Hrobci 410/1, Praha 2 - Výtoň.
Cukrarna u Itala
This is not less than the legendary Prague ice cream parlour. It has existed since the days of socialism. Although the menu and appearance institutions have changed significantly since those years. The room is decorated brightly, what colors are not here. The variety of desserts is also impressive.
Address: Vodičkova 673/4, Praha 1.
Cukrarna Cremeria Milano
A classic ice cream parlor that offers Italian ice cream made from natural milk, cream and fruits. The owners emphasize that their establishment offers ice cream and desserts handmade. The confectionery has been operating since 2001 and is a success with customers. Cukrárna Cremeria Milano offers 24 types of ice cream.
Address: Husova 231/12, Praha-Staré Město.
Amarena
The Italian confectionery chain has been in existence for over thirteen years. The restaurant's menu includes 18 types of ice cream and 16 varieties of various desserts and cakes. The network has more than five points, which are located throughout Prague. By the way, the owners focus on the cost. One portion of a cold treat will cost only 19 crowns. The confectionery also makes ice cream and desserts to order.
Address: OC Nový Smíchov Praha 5, OC Novodvorská Plaza Praha 4, Provozovna v OC Letňany Veselská 663 Praha 9, Cukrárna Velehradská 28 Praha 3.
Pradelna Cafe
This is a cozy little coffee shop where they don't smoke. There is a pleasant interior and it is never noisy, because there are only twenty seats in the institution. In addition to homemade ice cream, they offer various desserts, fresh pastries, salads, soups, coffee and wine. The cost of one serving of ice cream varies from 34 to 44 crowns. In the coffee shop you can try ice cream with taste white chocolate and ginger and salted peanut ice cream.
Address: Slavikova 21, Praha 2.
Cukrárna Saint Tropez
This place is famous for its French tradition of making ice cream and desserts. The entire range is prepared right in the establishment, so here are delicious and fresh meals. Compared to other establishments, the choice of ice cream here is small - only four types. But here you can try amazingly tender vanilla ice cream. The cost of one serving is 49 kroons. By the way, the institution offers various training courses for children and adults.
Address: Vodičkova 30, Praha 1.
Ovocny Svetozor
A popular metropolitan chain of pastry shops where you can enjoy ice cream and various desserts. The first confectionery chain opened in the Czech capital in 1992. Now there are ten confectioneries of this brand in Prague. calling card Ovocný Světozor chain has become soft banana-strawberry ice cream, one portion costs about 28 kroons.
Address: Vodičkova 39, Praha 1, Havlíčkova 15, Praha 1, Atrium Flora, Praha 3, Centrum Chodov, Praha 4, Počátecká 14, Praha 4, Sokolovská 22, Praha 8, CČM, Chlumecká 765/6, Praha 9, V Olšinách 42, Prague 10, Albert Hypermarket, Čestlice, Dejvická 9, Prague 6.
Klášterní pivovar Strahov
We all know that beer is a cult in the Czech Republic. It is consumed in the form of a drink, health and spa procedures are carried out, cosmetics are created based on the foamy drink and its components. And in Prague you can try beer ice cream. No matter how strange this phrase may sound. For example, there is such a dessert in Klášterní pivovar Strahov. Here, beer ice cream is served along with pancakes. The cost of a dish is 90 kroons. Too expensive for a serving of ice cream? Maybe. But where else can you try such a dessert. In addition to unusual ice cream, the brewery serves all the dishes traditional for this institution.
Address: Strahovské nádvoří 301, 118 00 Prague 1.
Hajek a Hajkova
The hallmark of this caffeine network, which has been successfully operating for several years now, is ice cream and coffee. The owners are especially proud of their choice of sorbets (a frozen dessert made from sugar syrup and fruit puree. Sometimes sorbet is made with champagne or wine.) There are more than twenty types. A scoop of ice cream costs 15 kr and a scoop of soft ice cream costs 30 kr.
Address: Hlavni 10, Štěchovice, BB Centrum (přízemí budovy Microsoft), Vyskočilova 1461/2A, Praha 4 - Michle (Brumlovka), Nádražní 762/32, Praha 5 - Smíchov, Petržílkova 2583/15 - Sluneční náměstí - Novéha Butovice, Vrážská 322, Chernošice.
A beautiful crystal chandelier? An epic painting depicting Prague Castle? A four-foot vase from Moser? No. None of these would be a suitable gift if you want to bring your colleagues, classmates or friends from the chess team a cheap and fun souvenir from Prague. But what about classic Czech sweets: sweets or chocolate bars? This is a completely different matter - they are inexpensive, funny and truly Czech! Not quite, of course, what could be given to your "half" on Valentine's Day, but any other person will be a lot of fun!
It should be mentioned that you can make a very big mistake with the choice. Not all classic Czech sweets taste good or, more importantly, have any historical background. Because, let's be honest, history sells. Even gifts. Do you want to buy candy or chocolate bar from rich history; something that was the root cause of the debut holes in your mouth, drilled without anesthesia in that post-communist era when it was customary for the whole school to go to the dentist (however, that's another story). You want some sweetness that you grew up with. One of those mentioned in this list:
Antiperle: Truly Czech, originally from the 60s. These tasty menthol dragees take about 6 weeks to make Tik-Tok. Really. Drops of menthol sugar slowly drip and lay in layers on a single sugar crystal, and after 6 weeks, we have a 4 mm menthol dragee at the exit. Sold in a cool retro package, and it is very difficult not to start using it as a maracas: it is inevitable that anyone starts playing with it if the package falls into their hands. Look in Tecko stores or less specialized stores.
Haslerky: These licorice-herbal caramels send us straight to the 20s, although their recipe was invented even earlier, in 1877. They were named after Mr. Karel Hasler, the famous composer, actor and cabaret singer with a husky voice, who made a deal with the manufacturer of these supposedly medicinal candies. If you love licorice you will be in seventh heaven buying this.
Lentilky: Almost the same as Smarties, only cheaper. Oh yes: they melt very strongly in the hands. They come in a variety of sizes and shapes, but our goal is classic: long, thin carton packs weighing less than 50 grams.
Pedro: It's really hard to describe the taste of this pink fruity chewing gum, which used to cost exactly 1 CZK. The first word that comes to mind is “bubblegum”: a taste that is 99% sugar with hints of fruit, preservatives and additives. To be honest, it looks more like a triumph for the chemical industry than an organic product. Therefore, it becomes even strange that the product retains its taste for about five minutes. In the 90s, manufacturers began to put various pictures or even transfer tattoos into the wrappers, so now they are even cooler than they used to be, and it's actually worth giving Pedro a chance (and don't worry - the life of a tattoo is commensurate with the taste of chewing gum).
Piknik,Jesenka,Pikao: Very similar, but at the same time so different. This trinity is so good that Jen (editor's note, the husband of the author of this article - Zuzi) included them in the list of sinful pleasures, where they are, without a doubt, the most sinful. What are they? Piknik - condensed milk; Jesenka - condensed cream; Pikao is condensed cocoa milk. They come in cans, but for a real "gourmet" experience, buy them in straws (which come in two sizes) and suck the contents straight from there. Holy saints! You can almost feel this wonderful cream clogging your arteries... but you don't care at all. Because you are in a sugar coma. Defibrillator to be purchased separately.
Tatranky: Originally a six-layer waffle with nut, chocolate or peanut filling and chocolate icing was part of the school lunch box when we were growing up: always a cheese and ham sandwich and Tatranky for dessert. While still popular these days, the bars are a lot smaller than they used to be (even one layer thinner!). But we still love them. A little trick: you can press a little on the packaging to see if they are old or fresh (old ones are tougher, fresh ones are softer and, of course, tastier). Jen thinks that Horalky waffles are also worth touching and trying (they are usually displayed in stores next to Tatranky).
Sojove rezy: This bar has divided the people in two: some are ready to pray for him, others are shaking their heads negatively. Definitely referring ourselves to the second group, in this case we can hardly be objective judges. In structure, it is similar to halva, but it is not quite halva: it may seem to you that the taste is similar to coconut, and after a moment it is not. It's love or hate at first bite.
Chocolate bars, such as Margot,Koko,Kofila,banana v cokolade, Deli, Tatiana– a few words about them: the first one tastes like Sojove rezy in chocolate icing, so the relation to the above determines the relation to Margot. Koko is the Czech answer to the Bounty coconut bar. Kofila is a specific bar, and although we don't really like it, we buy Kofila because of its packaging. It has remained virtually unchanged since it was invented in 1921 by Mr. Zdenek Rikl. Banany v cokolade is a banana marshmallow in dark chocolate glaze, loved by many, perhaps because real bananas were a luxury and exotic in communist times. Deli very similar to the Milky Way bar in size and texture, but with more different flavors (such as nutty). Tatiana was originally something like a box of chocolates to give to your grandma for her birthday... only to get it from her cousin as a present for her own birthday. I do not know why. It's tasty. Today you can buy this sweet from praline, nougat and hazelnuts and in the form of a bar. It is cheap and tastes amazing.
And as a bonus, ice cream!
misa: Of course, you are unlikely to pack this as a souvenir in your suitcase, but it is worth a try. You can always give a verbal description upon your return, right? This ice cream, made from cottage cheese covered in dark chocolate, is incredibly delicious. These days it comes in apricot and strawberry flavors, but those were the ones you could always find in the fridge when we were kids.
Of course, there are plenty of other sweets, such as Atlasky, Bonpari, Milena, Ledove kastany, which are worth a try, but let all of the above begin your work. And then the selection process gives you pleasure.
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