The Czech Christmas Cookbook

By Lucie Rogers

Christmas is very popular in the Czech Republic. The wintery climate of the country and central European setting gives a very traditional festive atmosphere to the Christmas period.

 

The Czechs have many of the usual Christmas traditions such as special meals over Christmas - the Czech's main day is 24th December - Christmas markets, parties, family gatherings, decorations, carols and gift giving. There are also a number of unique and rather strange Czech traditions and superstitions over the period.

 

Naturally food plays a big part of the Czech Christmas with people overindulging in a wide range of foods. Traditional Czech foods such as fried carp, schnitzel, dumplings, soups, smoked and roast meats and cabbage dishes are eaten. Czech Christmas cookies are famous.

 

Try some Czech Christmas food with this book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookRix
• Release date: Oct 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9783748797371

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Contents

© Copyright 2021 Lucie Rogers.

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Contents

Introduction

Author’s Note

Fried Cheese

Sauerkraut Soup

Cauliflower Pancakes

Pickled Cheese

Dill Spread

Fish Soup

Mushroom Soup

Flatbread

Potatoes with Zucchini

Red Cabbage

Stuffed Pepper

Cucumbers with Sour Cream

Vegetable Soup

Potato Sauce

Open Faced Sandwich

Horseradish Cream

Anchovy Butter

Mayonnaise Salad

Tartar Sauce

Potato Pancakes

Potato Salad with Root Vegetables

Caper Sauce

Dumpling

Mushroom and Barley Kuba

Cauliflower and Egg

Mushrooms with Caraway

Green Beans with Paprika

Cabbage with Caraway

Celeriac Schnitzel

Fried Carp

Roast Goose

Roast Turkey with Caraway

Wine Sausage

Pork Burgers

Steak with Capers

Pork in Cream Sauce

Chicken Schnitzel

Roast Pork

Linzer Cookies

Beehive Cookies

Kolaches

Apple Strudel

Christmas Bread

Rum Balls

Plum Dumplings

Vanilla Crescents

Gingerbread

Bears Paws

Fruit Cake

Honey Cake

Potato and Poppy Seed Cones

Bombardino

Eggnog

Punch

Photo Credits

Introduction

Christmas is very popular in the Czech Republic. The wintery climate of the country and central European setting gives a very traditional festive atmosphere to the Christmas period. The Czechs have many of the usual Christmas traditions such as special meals over Christmas - the Czech's main day is 24th December - Christmas markets, parties, family gatherings, decorations, carols and gift giving. There are also a number of unique and rather strange Czech traditions and superstitions over the period. Naturally food plays a big part of the Czech Christmas with people overindulging in a wide range of foods. Traditional Czech foods such as fried carp, schnitzel, dumplings, soups, smoked and roast meats and cabbage dishes are eaten. Czech Christmas cookies are famous.

Try some Czech Christmas food with this book.

Author’s Note

This is a book about food eaten over the Christmas period in the Czech Republic. The ingredients are easily available, and no special cooking equipment is needed to cook the dishes, apart from some special cake/biscuit/cookie moulds which are optional; alternatives can be used.

Fried Cheese

Ingredients

slices of Edam cheese

flour

beaten egg

breadcrumbs

oil

Put the cheese in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs.

Fry in oil on all sides until browned.

Serve with boiled potatoes and tartare sauce.

Sauerkraut