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czech dumplings
Czech dumplings resemble steamed white bread. They come
in plain or potato (bramborové) varieties; are meant to be
drowned in gravy (dumplings never accompany sauceless
dishes); and are eaten with a knife and fork. Sweet dumplings,
listed in the dessert section on a menu, are a tempting option
during summer, when they are loaded with fresh strawberries,
blueberries, apricots, or plums, and garnished with custard
and melted butter. Beware, though, that many restaurants
like to cheat by filling the sticky dough with a smattering
of jam or fruit preserve, so ask the waiter about details, or
discreetly inspect that plate at your neighbor's table, before
placing your order. Dumplings with frozen fruit lose some of
the flavor, but are still good to try.
smetaně s knedlíkem (beef tenderloin in cream sauce with dump-
lings), vepřová s knedlíkem a se zelím (pork with dumplings and
cabbage), pečená kachna s knedlíkem a se zelím (roasted duck with
dumplings and cabbage), mad 'arský guláš s knedlíkem (the Czech
version of Hungarian goulash), and pečené kuře s bramborem (roasted
chicken with potatoes).
In this landlocked country, fish options are limited to kapr
(carp) and pstruh (trout), prepared in a variety of ways and served
with potatoes or fries. Vegetarians can go for the delicious smažený
sýr s bramborem (fried cheese with potatoes) or default for čočka s
vejci (lentils with fried egg). If you are spending the night out with
friends, have a beer and feast on the huge vepřové koleno s hořčicí a
křenem (pork knuckle with mustard and horseradish sauce) with
chleba (yeast bread).
The range of the jídla na objednávku (meals prepared to order)
depends on the chef. You choose your starches and garnishes,
which are charged separately.
Salad: Šopský salát, like a Greek salad, is usually the best salad
option (a mix of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onion, and feta
cheese with vinegar and olive oil). The waiter will bring it with the
main dish, unless you specify that you want it before.
Dessert: For moučník (dessert), there are palačinka (crêpes
served with fruit or jam), lívance (small pancakes with jam and
curd), zmrzlinový pohár (ice-cream sundae), or fruit-filled dump-
lings (see sidebar). Many restaurants will offer different sorts of
koláče (pastries) and štrůdl (apple strudel), but it's much better to
get these directly from a bakery.
Beverages: No Czech meal is complete without a cup of
strong turecká káva (Turkish coffee—finely ground coffee that
only partly dissolves, leaving “mud” on the bottom, drunk without
 
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