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    Christmas

    The best Christmas recipes from Czech and Slovak cuisine. The Christmas Eve menu would never be complete without Potato Salad, fried Schnitzel and Christmas Cookies. After festive dinner, enjoy a slice (or two) of apple strudel!
    • Czech Pučálka in a bowl.
      Fried Sprouted Peas (Pučálka)
    • Czech potato salad served in a gray bowl.
      Czech Potato Salad – Bramborový salát
    • Czech rybí polévka (fish soup) served with bread croutons in a plate.
      Fish Soup (Czech Rybí polévka)
    • Czech Advent wreath.
      Czech Christmas Folk Traditions
    • Czech Christmas ornament hanging on a Xmas tree.
      What Do Czechs Eat at Christmas
    • Czech Houska braided Christmas bread, two slices on a plate.
      Vánočka (Houska) – Czech Christmas Bread
    • Czech řízek served with potatoes, dill pickles and wedges of tomatoes.
      Schnitzel – Czech Řízek Recipe
    • Czech vánočka, sliced, served on a wooden board.
      Mom’s Vánočka Recipe
    • Foretelling the Future After Christmas Dinner with Old Czech Rituals
    • Mushroom barley casserolle served on a plate, with pickled kraut.
      Mushroom Barley Casserole (Czech Houbový Kuba)
    • Czech Split pea soup recipe
      Split Pea Soup with Bacon
    • Czech gingerbread cookies (pernicky).
      Soft Gingerbread Cookies with Icing (Perníčky)
    • Cutting out flower shapes from dough for Linzer cookies.
      Mastering Czech Cukroví: Shortcrust Pastry Cookies for Christmas
    • Slovak sweet bobalki balls sprinkled with poppy seeds, served in a bowl.
      Slovak Bobalki Recipe
    • Heavy cream cookies (Czech slehackove cukrovi) coated in powdered sugar, served on a plate.
      Heavy Cream Cookies (Czech Šlehačkové cukroví)
    • Czech crispy hollow cookies, served on a plate.
      Crispy Hollow Cookies (Czech Křehulky)
    • Mushroom shaped no bake cookies served on a plate.
      No-bake Mushroom Cookies
    • Spiced wine served in a porcelain cup with teaspoon and some spices.
      Spiced Wine (Czech Svařák)
    • Puff pastry apple strudel slices, served on a plate.
      Easy Puff Pastry Apple Strudel
    • Pork Schnitzel recipe
      Pork Schnitzel Recipe (Breaded Cutlets)
    • Podvodnice Cookies
    • Rum balls served on a plate.
      Easy Rum Balls with Nuts
    • Sugar cookies with meringue topping on top.
      Cookies with Walnut Meringue Topping
    • Coconut balls.
      Easy Coconut Rum Balls
    • Walnut shaped cookies recipe.
      Walnut Shaped Cookies (Orechy)
    • Pracny cookie recipe.
      Pracny Christmas Cookies
    • Coconut meringue cookies kokosky recipe
      Coconut Meringue Cookies (Kokosky)
    • Czech Christmas Masaryk cookies served on a festive tray.
      Masaryk's Christmas Cookies (Czech Masarykovo Cukroví)

    Hi, I am Petra, a born-and-raised Czech and self-taught cook with 25+ years of experience. I teach you how to cook Czech food wherever you live, even if you did not grow up with it. With clear guidance and a touch of tradition in every recipe, Czech cooking becomes joyful in your own kitchen.

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