You don’t get to try Portuguese food every day, do you? Experience Portugal (Zažij Portugalsko) might the best place to start (except for Portugal itself, maybe). A must for all fish-lovers among you, as well as for those who cannot resist some good wine! You can expect an afternoon filled with food and wines from Portugal at the Anděl pedestrian zone, from 8.00 till 20.00. Vendors will offer: Francesinha: a sandwich originally from Porto, made with bread, wet-cured ham, linguiça, fresh sausage like chipolata, steak or roast meat, and covered with melted cheese and a hot thick tomato and beer sauce; Bacalhau: (cod); Caldo verde: a popular soup prepared with potatoes, collard greens, olive oil, and salt; Arroz de marisco: means shrimp rice and is cooked with several types of shrimp, namely shrimps, clams, crabs, crayfish, mussels, and cockle; Cozido à Portuguesa: traditional Portuguese stew prepared with a multitude of vegetables, meat, and smoked sausages; Pasteis de Nata: popular egg tart pastry dusted with cinnamon Admission free Facebook event
CocoLove foodie is a small family business in Prague, created by a nutritionist with a lot of years of experience – Eliza Voss and a professional chef – Gregor Korczak. CocoLove is 100% homemade food; the main aim is high-quality food products. They produce coconut milk (certificated by a laboratory), which contains only coconut pulp based on the filtered water. Their main products are CocoLove Milk and CocoLove Musli. CocoLove Milk (75% coconut, 25% filtered water) CocoLove Milk is handmade coconut milk which is a good choice for everyone, who loves natural and organic food and great for diabetics (low-GI, no sugar, low carbohydrates), for people with lactose intolerance or even for vegans because it is a plant based product. Thanks to MCT fats (medium-chain triglyceride), CocoLove Coconut’s Milk promotes weight loss in several important ways, is an instant source of energy that can also be used to fuel your brain, reduces lactate buildup in athletes and helps use fat for energy. You can use CocoLove for smoothies, pancakes, or you can drink it directly from a bottle as a hot or cold drink. Price: 1l – 100CZK (if you will bring a bottle for a next picking up, the milk’s price is 90CZK) CocoLove Musli The ingredients include dried banana flakes, dried apple, dried...
Jelica is one of the places I stumbled upon by sheer coincidence and I’ve kept coming back. This restaurant is owned and managed by a bunch of Serbian people living in Prague and you can feel it the moment you step in. Most of all, I love to come there in spring because there is a big, big garden to sit in, with edible plants everywhere. There is a nice playground for kids of all ages, a cute yard with many tables and also a lot of space inside if it gets colder. All of the food I had there was delicious. They serve nice and not expensive wine and the staff is very helpful and able to answer all kinds of questions. Lots of foreigners keep coming there, and the feel of the restaurant is very international and relaxed. The inside part of the restaurant is very nice and I feel like I’ve stumbled upon someone’s home — plain tablecloths, old chairs, walls decorated with old and folklore stuff… there’s always something new for me to find and enjoy the place even more. Author: Janina Michlová. You can find the original article here Spotted by Locals Prague is a blog (and iPhone & Android app)...
This is not just another coffee shop. It is also a gallery and concert hall in a very recently renovated historic building. This gate is the only still-standing part of a section of the fortification of Prague castle. It was built in 1721, so when you are having coffee in here, you can really feel your own historical significance. If you are lucky to be around during one of the concerts, you may enjoy the very intimate acoustics of the vaulted ceiling of the tiny hall that can host about 150 listeners. This hall is also a gallery having a new show about every two weeks. In the summer there are two tables in front of the gate and having the coffee there is my favorite treat. Even though the Prague castle is so close to this place, you can be almost sure that you will not meet any tourist here; they will all be bypassing this place riding tram number 22 (the so-called pickpocket express) on the way to the castle entrance… Author: Michal Lebl. You can find the original article here Spotted by Locals Prague is a blog (and iPhone & Android app) by locals who live & love their city.
The prices of some vegetables, especially potatoes, in the Czech Republic are increasing dramatically due to a significant drop in production. Consumers are paying almost 25% more for vegetables (including lettuce, peas, cucumbers) and over 67% more for potatoes. At this point, some imported tropical fruits are cheaper than locally produced potatoes. The main culprit of a massive surge of vegetable prices in the Czech Republic is an 18% drop in production compared to last year’s harvest. According to the Czech Statistical Office, the total harvest of vegetables (excluding potatoes) in 2017 reached 241,692 tons on an area of 10,237 hectares, while in 2018 farmers harvested only 198,863 tons of vegetables from a slightly larger area of 10,404 hectares. Potatoes, a staple foodstuff in the Czech Republic, followed the same trend. In 2017 the harvest totaled at 583,560 tons, which is by 105,410 tons (15.3 percent) less than in 2017. Out of vegetables, the largest decrease in crop show lettuces (49.5 percent), green peas (35.3 percent), gherkins (34.6 percent), and cabbages (34. percent). Onions are down by 11 percent. The hot and dry weather conditions are the main drivers behind this production drop. Drought is becoming a new and important...
The term ‘Beer Cheese’ is literally translated from the original German word for the Weisslacker cheese, ‘bierkäse’. Weisslacker is a stinky mild cheese which got its name from Germans who would dip a hunk of it into a glass of cold beer. In Bohemia, Professor Laxa, an eminent cheese expert, first mentions a beer cheese recipe similar to today’s pivní sýr in his 1924 cheese book. The Czech equivalent of the Bavarian Weißlacker was the Krkonoše beer cheese, whose production started in 1953 by the famous cheese maker Zdenek Havlicek in Horni Branna, in the north of the Czech Republic Since then, there have been various beer cheeses produced in the Czech Republic, including Maršovský, Zumbero or Jarošovský. Today, there are a number of beer cheeses produced in the Bohemian region and its surroundings, following on the tradition of these Bavarian and Bohemian cheeses. Czech beer cheese can be found at most restaurants in Prague and is sort of a mixture of the two mentioned above because you are using the Weisslacker to make a spread. The beer cheese you get at Czech restaurants is served sliced, sitting on a large plate surrounded with little piles of butter, onions, sardines, mustard, paprika, and...
Food Truck Show at Naplavka – March 30 Come to this unique show and taste snacks from more than 40 stalls on four, three and two wheels. You can look forward to street food classics such as burgers, hot dogs, pizza or grilled sandwiches, but also Belgian or Dutch fries, fresh paste, Thai cuisine, pastrami, Vietnamese baguettes, waffles or warm pretzels. Garden Food Festival – 4. – 6. April Whether you love traditional Czech and regional cuisine, or like to try exotic delicacies, the Garden Food Festival will be a unique gastronomic experience for you. The jury of this year’s MasterChef Czech Republic – Radek Kašpárek, Jan Punčochář, and Přemek Forejt will also be cooking at the festival. Oriental Street Food Market – April 13 You can taste the traditional delicacies of the Middle East. The whole event takes place in the framework of the Festival of Arab Culture 2019 in cooperation with the student association Madžlis. Vegan Burger Festival – April 21 All vegans and “non-veggies” will have the opportunity to taste various vegan burgers at Cross Club on April 21st. You may have already tasted a vegan burger, but at this event you will have a unique opportunity to discover how diverse they...
Karlín is a fast-changing area, newly rebuilt after the huge floods in 2002. Therefore the area is well known for many new foodie spots and startups. One can’t really stay updated about all the new spots in Karlín, however, Parlor quickly became famous. The idea is quite simple. Take two awesome things and put them together. In this case, it’s about ice cream and cookies. In three steps you simply choose one of 9 kinds of cookies, ice cream and the topping you want to put on your ice cream. I truly enjoy the raw interior (even though there could be a bit more daylight inside) as well as the service, which is always helpful and nice. My personal favorite so far here was peanut butter cookie with malaga ice cream and fig topping, however, I’ve never been unhappy with any option. In general, I really appreciate all the unusual tastes you can choose. Just to name a few – lemon-poppy seed cookie, oatmeal with banana cookie, carrot cookie, strawberry with Thai basil ice cream and many more. Even though it’s not really on the crowded tracks, I always find my way there and grab one. Author: Josef Ševčík. You can find the original article here Spotted by Locals Prague is a blog (and...
The struggle with plastic has become a trend in recent years, with an increasing number of companies engaged in diverse industries. The anti-plastic campaign also hit the Czech Republic, where individual companies try to limit the amount of plastic waste produced by customers. In addition to traditional supermarkets, which are gradually replacing plastic shopping bags with those made of paper, Czech food e-shops Košík.cz and Rohlik.cz are for the ecological wave. Ikea announced earlier last year that it would stop selling single-use plastic goods worldwide by 2020, while the Czech branch of the U.S. coffee chain Starbucks offers a discount for customers who bring their own cup. UGO Salaterie has recently started to reduce the use of non-organic and disposable plastics. So far, the Czech company has replaced plastic plates, cutlery, and glasses with porcelain dishes and classic glasses. UGO has 81 shops in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and has reduced the number of plastic waste by 40 percent during its pilot months. “It’s not easy to find the right answers to sustainability issues. But even small steps and changing the behavior of each of us can produce tangible results. Therefore, despite the economic burden, we started to serve fresh salads and...
Vinohradský Parlament is a modern Czech pub that always cooks honest and exclusively Czech cuisine. With respect for tradition and time-tested recipes, the cookery team, led by chef Jan Pipal, brings modern trends and original modifications. Beer is given the greatest possible care, so they use unique beer cooling technology, glass cooling and water-cooled tanks. All this with the emphasis on ensuring that each customer has the entire technological process of cooling and care right in front of their eyes. Every day, there are eight freshly cooked daily menus on your lunch menu, along with soup and dessert from the legendary confectioner Lukáš Skála. Vinohradský Parlament is part of the Together Group which includes renowned restaurants like Bruxx, and Cukrář Skála. The theme of the restaurant, developed in partnership with the Staropramen Brewery, is bringing together high-quality beer and food. The kitchen is focused on creating a contemporary revival of traditional Czech cuisine. We sat down with Chef Oldřich Matoušek who also cooks Belgian cuisine over at Bruxx when I asked him if it ever gets confusing he responded that it would be “practically impossible, when I am cooking I am very aware of where I am cooking and only use...
This spot is way simpler than it sounds. Jídelna in Czech can be cafeteria in the simplest meaning you can imagine. It can be your school cafeteria as well as cafeteria for workers. This one though is very special. Jídelna Kuchařek bez domova is a charity project helping homeless women, so the staff cooking and serving you your food are women with some homeless experience. And from my experience, they’re exceptionally friendly and talkative, which makes the visit always fairly pleasant. When talking about simplicity in the beginning, I meant the fact that they only have a daily menu which consists of a different vegan soup and meal every day. You can be also sure that it is always made of fresh and seasonal vegetables. All in all, so far everything I’ve tasted has been delicious and I cannot remember many spots where you can get soup + main dish for 95 CZK and be helping at the same time. Author: Josef Ševčík. You can find the original article here Spotted by Locals Prague is a blog (and iPhone & Android app) by locals who live & love their city.
Bruxx restaurant is a stylish brasserie focused on Belgian cuisine and Belgian beer located in Náměstí Míru Square. Until 20th February, ‘Shrimps in Bruxx’ will be taking place at the restaurant, as part of their festival. The restaurant hosts six sea-food festivals annually, the most popular being the lobster festival which usually occurs just before Christmas, and the shrimp festival just closely behind. It is a fantastic way to celebrate their strong menu which is comprehensively seafood, but also showcases just how and why they are one of the best in the country, as the chief chef uses this opportunity to present some new recipes. The festivals in the past have proved themselves to be very popular, and the ‘Shrimps in Bruxx’ event is no different as the 14th and 15th are almost fully booked. To make a reservation you can call the restaurant directly, or make a booking in person, or via Restu.cz. The festival’s tagline is “Food Without Cutlery” in which they encourage you to use your hands to eat, the menu will include food to be shared between two people to encourage the fun and sharing aspect of the festival. The original menu will be available alongside...
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