Povidla ice-cream is an original way to utilize a traditional Czech ingredient. Great in summer or as a component of other desserts.
Witch Trials in Czech Lands
Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia weren’t spared the Witch Trials happening in Europe for almost four centuries. According to the research by the Masaryk university, hundreds of men and women were subjected to these trials in what is now the Czech Republic.
Eliška Junková – Most Successful Czech Female Race Car Driver
Despite of being behind the wheel of race cars for only 5 years, Eliška Junková is remembered as the most successful Czech female race car driver of all times.
Tvarohový závin
Tvarohový závin is a delicious fresh cheese dessert from leavened dough, very traditional in Czech cuisine.
Mřížkový koláč – Linzer Pie
Mřížkový koláč (grid pie), also Linecký koláč (Linzer pie) is a soft kind of pie with different fillings.
Šátečky
Šátečky with traditional fillings are one of the most iconic pastries of Czech cuisine.
Majáles
Majáles is the celebration of May and student life with a surprisingly long history.
Ride of the Kings
The Ride of the Kings (Jízda králů in Czech) is a festival celebrated in Moravia. you’ll know it when you see a young boy in female folkloric clothes and a rose in his mouth riding a decorated horse.
Colorado Potato Beetle, the “Bad American Bug”
In the socialist era (from the late 1940s to the Velvet Revolution) it was believed that the Colorado Potato Beetle, or Mandelinka bramborová in Czech, was being dropped by “American Imperialists” to help destroy the Czechoslovak agriculture and shatter the regime.
Dalamánky Bread Buns
Dalamánky are bread buns that are typical for their distinctive caraway aroma.