Perníčky, the gingerbread cookies. We all know and love them. In the Czech Republic, they are typical not only for Christmas but also Easter.
Zázvorky, the actual gingerbread cookies
Zázvorky (ginger cookies) are cookies typically make at Christmas in the Czech Republic. Their ginger aroma and taste is the reason for their name.
Pracny
Pracny are a very typical type of Christmas cookies in the Czech Republic. Don’t let their simple looks fool you, they are very aromatic and full of flavor.
Beehive Christmas Cookies
Beehive cookies or Včelí úly (beehives) or Vosí hnízda (wasp nests) in Czech are one of the most traditional Czech Christmas cookies. They are partly baked and bring that delicious walnut scent to the table.
Buchty
Buchty (sg. buchta) are Czech dessert pastry made from yeast dough and filled with one of the traditional fillings – povidla, cottage cheese tvaroh, poppy seed or marmalade.
Koka cookies
Koka cookies have been a star among Czech cookies for several generations. Here’s a recipe to make them at home.
Apple Strudel
Here comes the Czech classic, the perfect autumn and winter dessert, the Apple Strudel.
Bábovka – iconic Czech cake (including a 1920s recipe)
Bábovka is a very traditional Czech cake. I would like to tell you more about it and give you an authentic Czech recipe from the 1920s.
Buchtičky s krémem – surprising Czech main course
Buchtičky s krémem is a Czech dish served as a main course. And it’s sweet!
Red currant tart – Czech Summer Classic
Red currant tart or Rybízový táč is a very typical Czech dessert that is what to many people summer tastes like. Summer at the countryside.