Fun fact - that's by design. We have a thing called "zdrobněliny" - "diminutives". You can virtually make a "zdrobnělina" out of any noun as it follows a bit of loose rules - that require a bit of "linguistic feeling". Chlebíček - simply means "a small/tiny/cute? bread" Some examples: Boy - chlapec => chlapeček Crown - Koruna => korunka Ass - Prdel => prdelka (funny thing is that the diminutive of this word is virtually not considered as offensive and can be used endearingly towards your partner - like a "pet-name") You can virtually make a "zdrobnělina" out of any word/name. Shootout - přestřelka=> prestrelčička (grammar checker will underline this word as it "does not exist" - but if you were to say that word in front of a czech person - they would know what it means and just wonder what's wrong with you, diminuting that kind of word)
Does anyone else (American) find it so funny that the most "disgusting" looking thing in this video looks actually decent, fresh, and is likely to be something they'd mark up really high at a gourmet deli here?
What I find fascinating, other than the food ofc, is how in "kříž" you guys pronounce "ř" and "ž" differently, while in modern Polish - "krzyż" - the "rz" and "ż" sound exactly the same. :) Cheers from up north!
@@lukebruce5234 Now that you mention it, I realize that probably the word-final "ż" in Polish also tends to be pronounced a bit like the "sz" (which we use in place of Czech "š"). :)
Yes it’s one of the few Words „Germanic“ People easy understand in Slavic language, because it’s origin is Kreuz/ Cross, germanic Word. Remember the Christian Religion came from West (Germany) to East (Poland, CZ)
I am really wondering what's the good affordable food everywhere? We have almost zero street food culture in Czech republic. You can barely get anything outside of "big" cities (Prague, Brno) which is not a heavy pricey meal of often questionable quality and is available at late hours or weekends. And even in Prague or Brno, most of the street/fast foods are just some barely authentic asian fastfoods, kebab stands or pizza places. I do not even know anyone who would be eating chlebicky regularly as their breakfast/dinner/snack. It's mostly a part of catering for special events. Generally If I compare the street/fast food scene in Czech republic with the rest of the world, It's a sad story. And It has its objective reasons but It feels silly to fool ourselves It's not what It is.
@@MKMK-dv3cd I've been buying chlebíček for afternoon snack sometimes, growing up :) but you're right about the street food in small towns. We would always go get pizza/kebab/chinese food in Domažlice, when I was in high school. Or something from the bakery maybe.
I've visited Prague last week and though from your videos we had more food to try out than we possibly could (we were rolling home), on the last day we were sitting around the main station waiting because our bus was delayed, so we went into the Billa there for some food and I spotted those chlebicek. For a Euro, as a snack while waiting around on the floor of the station, they were absolutely perfect and will be a cherished memory for me and my friend!
We bought the first ones from that store (I think) on our visit there this last summer. We enjoyed them a lot. When we come back and have more days, we'll get some better ones, for sure! We looked for them because the HONEST GUIDES have been talking about them for a long time :) Thank you!!!
when I was in the Czech Republic this summer I actually only had one Chlebíček, and it was not in Prague. It was in a small bakery in a town called Moravský Krumlov, when I was there for the Rock Castle metal festival, and it was a very good breakfast.
You should've mentioned svíčková. This video could lead to people thinking that dish isn't traditional, which, at least in my very limited research, it is.
What a great refreshing upgrade to the channel with Honza also in front of the camera!! I visited Sisters when I was in Praha. Great place, with tasty affordable food and friendly staff.
Honestly, I am quite sad you didn't show the ones from Libeřské lahůdky as they have the best price/taste ratio I know. And they can be found in many places in Prague, as they also provide "catering" to some local shops all around Prague. Often, if you go to the little "večerka"/convenience store around business centres in Prague (Karlín, Pankrác, Palmovka etc.), you'll find their products all around the place. Highly recommended and completely worth the price - including their deserts.
7:12 "The best chlebíček I've had today" "Goodbye" Weird passive-aggressive reaction to a compliment 🤔 8:25 Bonus Czech word: "lahůdky" means "delicatessen" (a shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving).
Was in Prague last week - its super hot couldnt take it left the AirBnB around 6pm to start my day - not alot of AC - water is a asset lol beer was cheaper - food is quite affordable - clean place and felt safe even at night - I know its 50/50 but loved the Lime scooters - there is a language barrier but you can work around it - Honest Guide videos really helped I would recommend Prague and would def go again
It has even an English name an open-face sandwich and I have seen it all over Austria and Hungary and Germany. I would say that it is common in many parts of Europe but it really originated from Prague. If you want to try a Czech dish that you can find only in Czechia than you should try „Utopenec” (sunk sausage) that is a bohemian dish that originated from middle Bohemia and it is quite common in Czech pubs but it is to my knowledge the only solely Czech food.
I love these videos, I wish more people in every country did this to show how locals actually eat. When I travel I try to be one with the locals, but nearly everything I find is written/recorded by tourists. In my country for an example, it is very hard to find local food in tourist areas, most of them are luxury restaurants which rips you off. To find the best restaurants in my country, go to where all the industries are, there they serve the food as it is intended to a really good price. Anyway, thank you for sharing, I love watching your videos. Also Honza should co-host more 🙂
I would allways make a more depressing version of this after school. White Rye, Butter, Cheese, Doctor Klobasa, and Cucumber, maybe tomatoes if i wanted to be fancy.
to be fair trdelník is good, i love it as czech but it's just way too expensive and what i hate about it is that they market it as czech, apparently trdelník in prague is not really good anyways, i never had in prague but in my region they are good.
@@GoGicz they r really good in Poland, we call them ,,chimney cones,, (we dont translate it, just say it like it is in english) and dont label as coming from any specific country, not that overpriced either (12-20PLN depending on what toppings you want)
I had to stop watching because I hadn't eaten yet when I watched, but after finishing a meal and your video, I started looking at airplane prices to fly to Czech Republic just because of this video.
Definitely come to Czech Republic. It's safe here, the prices are usually very reasonable, the traditional Czech food is probably better than you think (especially if you go to the places/restaurants that HONEST GUIDE recommends) and we have several towns here that are full of beautiful architecture. Just watch at least ten, twenty episodes from the HONEST GUIDE as they really tell you everything you need to know about Czech Rep.
They're easy to make at home too. You can get everything cheap at the store, and if you want the real cheap experience go to your Russian/Ukrainian butcher and get the Doctor Sausage (Basically Bologna)
I love these videos about Prague. I've been four times and visiting for a fifth time in Spring. I can't wait and I'm watching your videos for inspiration for my next trip 👍🇨🇿🍺
For me it was odd as we made similar sandwitches at home since childhood but in Hungary you could not really buy these. What some shops did mostly in villages to put together a bun sandwich if you bought there meat and bun so you could have quick food for hike and on vacation.
@@thegamereviewandreallifech1910 My first impression was also that they just took a belegtes Brötchen and took the Brötchen away. But that kind of stuff they put on their, the Belag, is quite different from our kind of Belag, wouldn't you say? I mean, at bakeries in Germany, you can get Brötchen with Schnitzel, Frikadelle, any kind of sliced ham, salami, cheese or even sliced eggs. But the combination of ham, potato salad and egg looks as if someone just deconstructed a lunch buffet and loadet the ingredients on a slice of bread instead. On german Bröchen, you have usualle only one single Belag, which is the star. Sure, there is some mayo or butter and probably someone accidentally dropped a salad leave on top, but potato salad or half a hard boiled egg would seem strange in Germany.
My exact thought (I come from CR but studied German and lived in Germany for 12 years)... Chlebícek is literally the exact translation of Brötchen (Brot - chleba, Brötchen - chlebícek...i.e.: little bread). How cute is that!.... I'd say the equivalent of the German Brötchen is something called 'rohlík'. It's the same price, it tastes almost the same and we eat it on the same occasions - for breakfast, as a snack with a slice of cheese and/or ham etc. Rohlík is as typical in Czech R. as Brötchen is in Germany. I really like both... But Rohlík is more cool as it looks like a Penis. 😆😆
Nobody invented it, it's just putting cold cuts onto a piece of bread. Every single country with access to bread has done this for thousands of years.@@thegamereviewandreallifech1910
Can safely say it's not a czech invention. You should check out "open faced sandwiches" from Denmark, Smørrebrød. One of the most famous "smørrebrød"-chefs even made a special one for when Yuri Gargarin visited Copenhagen, called a "star shoot". But I did try the czech version on a food tour in Prague, was lovely(It was called Bokovka). Nestled in a courtyard, and I believe the housing was mainly by deaf people, so they could stay open longer...
i went to Sisters as recommended on my last day in Prague.Their selections were so colorful and special. Though a bit more expensive but tasted good and made an prefect end to my trip. Thx Janek and Hozka
This looks erriely similar to the danish smørrebrød invented around 1875. Primary difference is that ours is made on Rye Bread(rugbrød) instead of white bread. But it's priced roughly the same.
Well, is it Czech, though? Those are quite common in Ukraine, as in most Eastern Europe countries as well, just here it's considered as quick home food that you make, when you're to lazy to cook (mostly it's just bread, butter and sausage, not such fancy things as in the video).
@@saiien2 maybe Czech version of it, but thing I'm talking about, chlebíček is based on, called "butterbrot", according to the Wikipidea, was invented in 16th century. But my biggest problem with it not even about it's origin, but about taking food in another country (especially for 2.5 euros), that I'm making at home when I'm lazy. For people not from Eastern Europe, who are more about sandwiches, it might be ok, but I'd better have goulash 😅
No it wasn't. People have put things on bread since before Czech Republic was even a country. It's baffling that they can claim to have invented a slice of bread with some meat on it.@@saiien2
I got addicted to them thanks to you guys 😅 Unfortunately I got intoxicated with the Albert ones, so I avoid them; thankfully in Brno we have “Chlebičkárna” it is a Paradise on Earth ❤❤❤
In Sweden we just call them "Smörgås" or "macka" (sandwich I guess) you just put on everything you have at home on a piece of bread, just an everyday thing in the nordic lands. We also have "Smörgåsbord" and "smörgåstårta"(This is amazing) .
Not sure what came first, but this seems to be a variaton of "Butterbrot", which originated from germany and was heavily adopted in eastern europe.Been eating these all my life and actually surprised you don't seem to have a hot version from the oven,that usually has melted cheese at the top
Oh! No! After all these years of the Honest Guide, tourists are still looking for Trdelník rather than Chlebíček!! When I went to Prague (July 2019) I went to Lahůdky Zlatý Kříž with my friends and it was good. I chose it instead of Sister because it fit our itinerary better as we spent the morning in the Old Town/Jewish Quarter and were heading towards Václavské náměstí.
Wonder what's the quality like at the Jan Paukert deli in Karlin. They used to be located at Narodni (near the National Theatre) but moved after 2015 (change in ownership?).
On my first day in Prague this trip I was wandering around distraught because Kafka’s head is closed for repair and I came across Zlatý Kříž. It ticked all the boxes: huge selection, high quality, surly counter staff, standing tables with a lot of space, local clientele except for this American guy who forgot to decline voda in 4 pád (corrected by surly staff) and who was taking pictures of his food.
honestly, make up your mind. in a previous video, gulas was also Czech (which is not and any history book will confirm this) and now it is from Hungary. Now chlebicek is Czech until proven guilty or what? :))
In Italy they call them tartine, in Denmark smoerrebroed and in the Bask Country pintxo? also in spain they bring you tapas and beers for like 2-3 euros in some places..
We have been to Czech so many times with our family before. Can't believe our parents never took us to a place like this. Next time im in Prague I'll look for the golden cross! Also it has alot in common with our typical dutch "koude schotel" but on a piece of baguette :P
In that part of the world it started in the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Fingerfood when playing cards in a cafe If the bread is fresh and ham or salami or fish on top is combined with a mayo salad or cheese. What is wrong with the egg ? It's the combination that does it. The price around 1 or 2 Euros is very affordable. Have a beer or a glas of vine with it. Cant go wrong. Cheers, invite dad again he is a good story teller.
Best Czech invention. My first to go to when I go back to Czech Republic. Those who are saying its just a sandwich never tried it. Try first and then complain. Great video, makes me homesick ..
@@saljablo2767 True, I eat that every day and mine taste much better than chlebici. Everybody who doesn't believe me is invited to my home. We will have a great bread party!
In Venice there is the same thing but it is called cicchetti and it is eaten often for aperitivo. It is a thing they sell basically only in Venice or around there and there is shops that only do those. i don't know if they just copied prague ones or viceversa but well look the same and it is ''typical'' of there xD ps. never been to venice just saw people eating it in youtube
not to hate on this video, but as a german, i prefer not to eat ''just bread'' when i visited the czech republic i prefered to eat baked goods i dont know, fresh from the bakery and some other local dishes. i must say cuisine is pretty similar to german one (my opinion) as we do have a lot of the dishes i tried but with slight differences. but i can tell you the food in brno kadan etc always tasted amazing and fresh.
Not gonna break your pride you guys, but it's kinda similar to the Danish Smørrebrød, ain't it? Either way the Chlebicek looks great and mouthwatering! What's not to like? Ham? good. Egg? good. Potato salad? good. I'll definitely check this out next time in Prague....
This looks much like the danish smørrebrød - just with different toppings. And it seems to be only on white bread, where as the danish version is most often on rye bread. Prices for the Danish version is not uncommon to cost 15ish euro.
