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VEGETARIAN PRAGUE
Czech meat consumption remains high and
vegetarianism
is still a minority, if growing,
choice. However, vegetarian visitors should have no problem eating well in Prague - there
are some excellent veggie restaurants, plenty of pizzerias and a variety of expat places that
always have one or two meat-free options.
Even in traditional Czech joints, most menus have a section called
bezmasá jídla
(lit-
erally “meals without meat”). Don't take this too literally, though, for it simply means
the main ingredient is not dead animal; dishes like
omeleta se šunkou
(ham omelette)
still appear in this section. The staple of Czech vegetarianism is
smažený sýr
, a slab of
cheese deep-fried in breadcrumbs and served with tartar sauce (
tartarská omačka
) - be-
ware, though, as it sometimes comes with a concealed slice of ham wedged in there. Other
types of cheese can also be deep-fried, as can other vegetables:
smažené žampiony
(mush-
rooms) and
smažený květák
(cauliflower). Emergency veggie standbys, which most Czech
pubs will knock up for you without too much fuss, include
knedlíky s vejci
(dumplings
and scrambled egg) or
omeleta s hráškem
(pea omelette).
Veggie phrases to remember are “
jsem vegetarián
/
vegetariánka. Máte něco bez masa?
”
(I'mavegetarian.Isthereanythingwithoutmeat?)Foremphasis,youcouldadd“
nejím ani
maso ani rybu
” (I don't eat meat or fish).
TOP VEGETARIAN RESTAURANTS
JOSEFOV
CAFÉS
1980s-themed café and club with Rubik's Cube sugar sachet holders,
Smash Hits
pop
posters, ET riding up the stairs and tables that look like vinyl records. Nostalgic disco nights
Wed-Sat.
Daily 10.30am-2am.
Nostress
Dušní 10 222 317 007,
nostress.cz
; metro Náměstí Republiky;
map
.
Grandly
touted as a French-Asian fusion restaurant, this smartish café is actually just a handy place in
