Czech RepublicCooking Vacations, Food Tours, Cooking Classes, Culinary Holidays
Bordered by Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Poland, the Czech Republic benefits from the culinary influence of its central European neighbors. Soups and stews are mainstays of this rustic cuisine, as meat has historically been in short supply. In modern Prague, however, meat is in abundance and is used to create
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standout dishes like koleno (roast pork knuckle), vepro-knedlo-zelo (roast pork with dumplings and stewed cabbage) and tatarák (similar to steak tartar). Accompanied by rich sauces and washed down with world-renowned beers, Czech cuisine offers hearty, comforting fare to the culinary traveler. In Prague, it's not all about main dishes, though. Fried cheese, Czech potato pancakes and fruit dumplings are among the bites not to be missed on a Czech food tour or cooking vacation.