Czechia recipes
Recipes from Czechia: home cooking with cultural background, ingredient substitutes and step-by-step instructions.
Makové Koláče: Czech Poppy Seed Sweet Rolls
Koláče, the round sweet yeast rolls Czech families bake for Sundays, weddings, and village fairs, filled with ground poppy seeds. Kneading and proofing the dough, pressing the well, grinding and cooking the poppy seeds, the crumb topping (posýpka), and the decorated koláče of Chodsko.
Svíčková Recipe: Czech Beef Sirloin in Root Vegetable Cream Sauce
A full svíčková na smetaně recipe: beef sirloin simmered slowly with root vegetables and finished in a rich cream sauce, with homemade bread dumplings (knedlíky), cranberry sauce, substitutions for hard-to-find ingredients, and the dish's place in Czech food culture.
Vepřo Knedlo Zelo: Czech Roast Pork with Bread Dumplings and Sauerkraut
Vepřo knedlo zelo is the Czech classic of roast pork, bread dumplings and sauerkraut. This guide covers the home-oven method with pork shoulder and jarred sauerkraut, heat control, storage, and how the dish is eaten in the Czech Republic.