A classic national recipe, fried pork liver skewers is a favorite meal loved by Czechs. Pork is a big part of the Czech diet and is an excellent source vitamins, nutrients and protein important to goo...
Beet Soup
Czechs usually eat their soups before lunch. Lunch is considered to be the main dish of the day, so it tends to be the biggest. Soup before lunch serves as a sort of tummy preparation, as Czechs call ...
Sweet and Sour Braised Cabbage
Czech sweet and sour cabbage is a staple in all Czech kitchens, whether in people’s homes or in restaurants. It is most popularly in the famous Czech meal “vepro knedlo zelo,” but it is al...
Sights
Orlik Chateau
Orlik Castle is a chateau located 500 m northeast of the village of Orlik nad Vltavou, in the northern part of the District of Pisek, in the South Bohemia Region of the Czech Republic. The original po...
Novy Hradek u Lukova Castle
In the sixteenth century at this built and lordship place was replaced many aristocratic families at short intervals....
Municipal Museum in Zebrak
Category: Museum The museum Zebrak exhibits a thematically wide range of exhibits: objects of municipal law; tapestries through representative and liturgical church textiles....
Traditions
Making Plum Brandy – Slivovitz
Learn more about making Czech plum brandy – Slivovitz Slivovitz (Slivovice) is a fruit alcohol made from plums. Its name comes from the Slavic word for plum Slivka. The true Slivovitz is made for pers...
Czech Kolaches
Many cakes and pastries which originated in the Czech lands are now found worldwide, especially where Czechs immigrated, taking with them the local recipes that they enjoyed in the villages and cities...
Ride of the Kings
Learn more about Ride of the Kings Celebrated on the last Sunday of May on ‘letnice’ it is a tradition at least 200 years old. Celebrated nearly in every village in the Slovacko and Hana r...
Partner's Stories
Discover the Secrets of Fruit Spirits
Learn more about slivovitz (traditional Czech plum brandy) and the history of the Rudolf Jelinek company, famed for combining traditional methods of distillery with modern technologies. The Wallachian production of spirits dates back to the 1500s...