I've been ask to make a Czech dish, what is your favorite?

Question

I've been invited to a potluck where each person will brink a different dish from a European country. I was asked to do the Czech Republic, as I lived there. But sadly I never cooked there :( and lived on pub food.

Can someone suggest a nice dish that I can look up a recipe for that will be suitable for a party of upscale foodie-types?

My own searches are not turning much up.

Many thanks!

Answer 1

I am czech!! I love smazeny syr and knedliky with svickova sauce. Also ovocny knedliky are good, especially with blueberries or strawberries. There are a lot of dishes that use houby (mushrooms) too. Including soup and sauce for pasta.

Answer 2

Knedlo vepro zelo - dumplings (potato ones), pork and sauerkraut. ! Traditional czech meal above all others. Good luck.

Answer 3

I've always liked kolache, a type of pastry.  My mother (who was from Vienna, where the cuisine is a blend of German, Hungarian, Czech, and Jewish) used to make them with either apricot or poppy seed filling.  I found a good simple recipe here: http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/texasczech/...

Answer 4

I second the kolache. They are not too difficult to make even if you're not a pro-baker, and they are delicious. If you need to make something savory, you can find versions with ham or cheese.

Answer 5

pork, sauer cabbage and dumplings.

or replace the pork with fried duck or goose. /in case of poultry, use the red sauer cabbage rather than the white one /it looks better/.

off the sweet dishes, i support the kolace, too - round shaped "cakes" with the various filling - with poppy, with uqark, or with marmelade.

serve Czech beer -either Czechwar /if you're living in the US/, Budwar budweiser, or Pilsner.