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Czech recipe posts on this blog describe dishes closely associated with Czech cuisine or that we know originated in Czechia.  Significant overlap with Slovak cuisine exists.

Kolače Czech filled pastries

Koláče Czech filled pastries

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Koláče Czech filled pastries are round, yeast-risen pastries filled with poppyseed, plum jam, sweetened tvaroh (farmer’s cheese) or other sweet fillings. In English we know them as kolache. The dough is rich and brioche-like as opposed to the light and flaky dough of a Danish pastry. Do not confuse kolache with Polish kołaczki (kolachky) which are rich, filled cookies. Although the names are related and they share some similarities, these items are not the same thing.

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Steps in making Czech dumplings knedlíky

Czech dumplings knedlíky

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Czech dumplings knedlíky are related, like the word, to the German Knödel. Our own English “noodle” comes to us via German Nudel, which itself is probably derived from Knödel. You can see the similarity between a noodle and a dumpling: both are dough that cook in water (boiled or steamed). And you often serve both in soups, sauces and stews. The Slovak knedle are virtually the same thing, steamed dumplings that form an essential part of the national cuisine even if they are only “side dishes.” They make an excellent accompaniment to goulash or other saucy dishes.

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