Czech Republic - Top Ten Eats

Relying heavily on the stodgy staples of old, Czech cuisine is a meat lovers dream. Cheap and hearty you’ll find plenty of stews and dumplings in Prague restaurants - but very few salads!

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1.Houskove Knedliky – White Dumplings

Boiled white sliced dumplings which are the widely available everywhere in Prague and are often served with a main meal such as stew or goulash. Ingredients include eggs, milk, salt, flour.

2.Bramboráky – Potato Pancakes

Potato pancakes to you and me! This is another hearty snack you’ll find in Prague restaurants served with a main meal. Ingredients include potatoes, egg, milk, flower, oil and they can be seasoned with garlic.

3.Zelna polevka or zelnacka – Sauerkraut Soup

Sauerkraut soup is frequently found as a starter on a Czech menu and includes the obvious sauerkraut, cabbage, flour, vegetable stock. Sauerkraut sausage is also a common snack from street vendors near Wenceslas Square in Prague.

4.Veprovy Rizek – Fried Pork Steak

A traditional Czech main mean of breaded or fried pork steak often served with a potato salad (bramborovy salat). Another variation includes Uzene - smoked pork with dumplings. The most popular meats for a main meal tend to be chicken (kure) and pork (veprove),

5.Kapr Peceny s Kyselou Omackou - Carp with Sour Cream

This is the national fish dish. Although fish is widely available in many of Prague’s restaurants you’re more likely to find the average Czech eating a hearty red meat dish!

6.Jablecny Zavin - Apple Strudel

Apple strudel and various kinds of bundt cake (babovka) are a popular dessert in Prague often served in coffee shops or on the many tourist boat trips along the Vltava River. Usually served with a good helping of whipped cream (slehack).

7.Medovník - Honey Cake

The homely looking honey cake makes a regular appearance on Prague dessert restaurant menus. It actually originated from Russia but is now mass produced in the Modrany region of the Czech Republic.

8.Pivo - Beer

Don't come to Prague without sampling the city's famous brews in one of the many cellar bars. The most popular is Pils which is both cheap and widely available in the city. Others include Staropramen, Urquell or Radegast.

9.Kava - Coffee

If you’re not in the mood for beer (Pivo) try the local coffee which is often served strong and fresh. Make time for a cup at the Hotel Evropa's sumptuous Art Nouveau cafe, on Wenceslas Square.

10.Moravian Gewurztraminer - Moravian Wine

Moravia in the eastern province on the Czech Republic produces wine of excellent quality including Moravian Gewurztraminer, white Burgundy, Pinot Gris, and Rieslings. Palava and Moravsky muskat are native varieties also worth seeking out.

Photographs courtest Czech Tourist Board