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Around Here

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The Czechs have a deep appreciation for their food, and take pride in their local products and delicacies. Although I had tried a few notable Czech meals, I wasn’t aware of the whole other world of food not typically advertised to tourists. I also wasn’t informed on the eating habits of Czech people— much different from the US eating habits. Today on the food tour, I was given a little taste of local eating habits and different popular foods to the Czech people. 

One thing I didn’t know was that Czechs consider lunch to be the most important meal of the day, and therefore have their biggest meal of the day during this time, then a smaller meal around dinner. Similarly, they can have sweet main course dishes, like potato dumplings covered in poppy seeds, or a cake like bread covered in vanilla pudding. These foods would be seen as a dessert in the US and most likely eaten after dinner. It makes sense why they eat their biggest meal at lunch, it gives people time to digest and walk off food, rather than having a late dinner and going to bed soon after, like in the US. 

Our final stop on the food tour was a restaurant called the Kantyna which was a high end butchery and restaurant. They prided themselves in serving fresh cuts of meat, as well as classic Czech dishes, such as potato pancakes, snitzel, goulash, horseradish, etc. Each chef took care to prepare the traditional foods, and it was evident the restaurant chef took pride in making and serving local dishes of his country.