Czech Recipes

• Knedliky - Knedliky are boiled dumplings made from potatoes, or a mix of wheat flour and stale/dry bread. They are sliced before serving, and eaten as a side dish with many Czech meals.
  
  
• Bramboráky (also known as "cmunda", "vošouch", "strik" or "striky") - These are fried pancakes made from grated potato.
  
  
• Smažený sýr - A thick slice of cheese, coated with bread crumbs and then deep-fried. It is eaten with tartar sauce ("tatarská omácka").
  
  
• Svícková na smetane - Roast beef covered with a thick cream sauce containing carrots and parsley. Traditionally eaten with dumplings ("knedliky"), and served with a slice of lemon and a teaspoon of cranberry compote.
  
  LI>Utopenci - Pickled bratwurst.
  
  
• Veprová pecene s knedlíky a se zelím (also known as "Vepro-knedlo-zelo") - Roast pork with dumplings nedliky and cabbage. There are two varieties - one with just sauerkraut which is usually (but not always) eaten in Bohemia, and one with sugar sweetened cabbage (either fresh or sauerkraut) which is usually (but not always) eaten in Moravia.

• Koláce - A pastry roll filled with cheese or fruit.
  
  
  
• Ovocné knedlíky - Ovocné knedlíky are dumplings made with potato dough and containing fruit on the inside. Many different fruits may be used, but plum dumplings ("švestkové knedlíky") are popular during the Easter and Christmas holidays.
  
  
• Vánocka - This is a rich bread-like cake made using eggs and butter. It contains almonds and raisins, and is flavored with lemon rind and nutmeg. Vánocka is made by preparing braids of dough, and stacking them (with large braids at the bottom, and smaller braids at the top) before cooking. The cake is traditionally eaten during the Christmas period, and its design is said to resemble the infant Jesus in a manger.
  
  
• Vánocní cukroví - Decorated cookies, traditionally eaten at Christmas.
  
  

• Czech Recipes & Cookbooks
  
  
• Recipes and Cookbooks

Czech & Slovak Kolache Recipes & Sweet Treats By Guild National Czech & Slovak Library & Museum Penfield Pr Spiral-bound (160 pages) List Price: $7.95* Lowest New Price: $7.95* Lowest Used Price: $12.99* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 17:27 Pacific 4 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Recipes featuring the traditional kolache in its many variations plus other Eastern European sweet treats are included in over 100 recipes.

Recipes and Memoirs from a Czech-American Kitchen By Augusta Chalabala Wiggs AuthorHouse Paperback (148 pages) List Price: $13.99* Lowest New Price: $13.52* Lowest Used Price: $14.33* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 17:27 Pacific 4 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here

Cherished Czech Recipes By Pat Martin Penfield Pr Spiral-bound (160 pages) List Price: $7.95* Lowest New Price: $7.95* Lowest Used Price: $7.80* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 17:27 Pacific 4 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: This inexpensive, index card size spiral-bound recipe book features over 100 Czech-American recipes. Makes a great gift or "stocking stuffer" for friends and relatives.

Czech Cuisine - Experience the Flavor By Chefs Secret Vault CHEFS SECRET VAULT Released: 2009-12-28 Kindle Edition (14 pages) List Price: $3.99* *(As of 17:27 Pacific 4 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Czechoslovakian recipes are delicious and inviting for your whole family. We have hand selected 20 Best of the Best and most inviting Czech recipes like Slovakian Fish Soup, Roast Duck With Sauerkraut And Apples, Veal With Leeks, Garlic Soup, Trout Cooked Blue (Pstruzina Modro), Sour Lentils, Cabbage Poached In Vinegar, Potato Dumplings & many more from the Chef's Secret Vault. Your friends and family will think you've been taking lessons in gourmet cooking. So don't miss this chance to add some treasured recipes to your personal collection today!

Delicious Memories: Stories and Recipes from a Czech-American Home By Mary Stretton Hearth Publishing Paperback (103 pages) List Price: $9.95* Lowest New Price: $84.99* Lowest Used Price: $9.95* *(As of 17:27 Pacific 4 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Daughter of Czech parents, the author, Mary Stretton, spoke Czech before she spoke English. The idea for this book was fueled by Stretton's interest in her Czech origins, her mother's tasty traditional Bohemian cooking, and stories of life in the Old Country.

The Czech Book: Recipes and Traditions Penfield Pr Paperback (60 pages) List Price: $7.95* Lowest New Price: $122.80* Lowest Used Price: $14.75* *(As of 17:27 Pacific 4 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Dedicated to the Czechs in America, this book contains scores of Czech recipes, lists Czech festival dates and sites, and gives brief info about Czech folk arts and history.