If you're dieting and watching your figure, Czech cuisine is not for you. Firstly, the dishes here are very fatty, salty, sweet, but incredibly tasty. Secondly, all restaurants in Prague tend to serve huge portions.
Czech cuisine is famous for its soups, which are called "voles" here. We recommend trying cesnečka, a garlic soup with smoked meat, and bramboráčka, a potato soup with smoked meat or mushrooms baked in a loaf of bread that acts as a plate.
You will also be offered cibuláčka (onion and cheese soup), zelnáčka (sauerkraut soup), gulašová polevka (meat goulash soup) and much more. Don't forget to taste the famous drštkova, a soup made of pork or beef scraps and bones with spices and pepper.
Czechs are also very fond of meat dishes. The main one is the famous pechene vepršové kolen - baked pork knuckle with horseradish and mustard. In addition, in Prague you will be treated to baked pork ribs in honey, svíčková in sour cream (beef loin in cream sauce), duck baked with apples, oranges or sauerkraut.
As a rule, many local dishes are served with dumplings. These are small balls of what looks like poorly baked or soggy bread, but they go perfectly with almost any dish.
Fish lovers should try baked carp with horseradish or garlic, as well as classic baked trout.
Sweet eaters will also appreciate Czech cuisine. You'll find pancakes with various fillings, apple strudel, traditional Czech waffles, trdlo (a curl of vanilla pastry baked on a special tube) and much more.
Prague is the capital of beer. According to statistics, each adult resident of the city consumes 160 liters of this hoppy beverage per year. Among the countless varieties, you're sure to find one to your liking.
