Czech, Please!

Hi folks. We are back from a weekend in Prague in the Czech Republic. This is a city with a thick history and a hearty persona. It's been a long day but I had to put a little something-something up on the blog. This quick pic is from a random stop into a place for lunch on our way out to see some sights. This is also the place where I am 99% sure I saw a guy stab a shiv into the front right tire of Audi A6 that was parked in an unfriendly manner on the curb. Seriously but... anyway ... we had an excellent meal at this place and the price was right as well. I think it worked out to about $35 for the whole meal.

To start, we had a Czech cheese, battered and deep-fried -- when you cut open the crispy crust, the innards oozed all over the plate. Then soup: cream of mushroom and Bohemian garlic. Both excellent. The garlic soup was a thin, garlicky broth with tiny cubes of potatoes and crunchy, salty croutons floating in it. I'm going to make it at home and soon. Our mains were equally hearty and good: crispy roast duck with Czech-style dumplings and a beee-you-tee-ful pork knuckle. All this with some dark Czech beer.

It was all nice until the waiter came back and asked if we were finished. The portions were ample and we were quite stuffed. I had done my best with the pig but hadn't eaten much of the skin and fat. The waiter gave us a disappointed look and when I said we were done, he said, "Really?" and shook his head. Ouch. Next time I eat the fat.



More to come, stay tuned. Cheers!