Trdelnik isn’t Czech.. it’s a huge tourist trap. No locals eat it. Also the Old Prague Ham at the old town avoid it at all costs, extremely over priced.
@@petrpinc7695 It originated in territory of today´s slovakia, but it was part of austria-hungarian monarchy. Since the one who made it was hungarian, it is pointless to even mention slovakia in the process.
Actually, halušky are Slovak national food which was domesticated approx. 100 years ago in Czechia. Czechs usually don´t eat fried chease as a sandwich but with potatoes. If you really want it as a sandwich, you should visit Czech McDonalds - there it is usually part of restaurant menu. And you must eat it in a bun with a Tartar sauce, not between two slices of bread with nothing :)
Trdelník was definately invented here in Czech Republic, its really Hungarian and Romanian tradition which was imported here let´s say 25 years ago and its mostly for tourists. Czech grannys are not baking that at home. ;)
And that is why it appears in a 200-year-old cookbook called Czech Folk Food by Marie Úlehlová-Tilschová as a local dish in Podřibsko and Slovácko, as far as I know these areas are located in the Czech lands. So yes, it has only recently started to be sold, but in some Czech families trdelník is more traditional than the traditional fried carp for Christmas, which means that some grandmothers made trdelník at home. Of course, it is a fact that Prague trdelník is only good because of the ice cream, otherwise it is too thick. Great trdelnik was sold at the market in Grandma's Valley.
@@vermull19 see? So it's still not Czech you are talking about Moravian regions, not Bohemian, to those Moravia regions it came from Moravians region Valachia where lived people from original Valachia in Romania who brought it there.
@@davidpelc So for 1. the adjective Czech in English includes both Bohemian and Moravian. And 2. Podřipsko is near Mělník, Litoměřice and Roudnice nad Labem, which is central Bohemia and moreover it is an important Czech mythological place where the forefather of Bohemia was supposed to have come. There is perhaps nothing more Czech. Well, except maybe Mount Blaník, where knights are supposed to sleep, who are supposed to come to the country's aid when the country is at its worst. So, in short, this is a Czech, though more local to South Moravia and northern part of Central Bohemia, delicacy that has gained popularity in recent years thanks to its ease of preparation.
@@vermull19 I know where is Podřipsko, I im fro Melnicko and its jus few km away and that's why I knowctrdelnik is really not traditional here. And yes, I know the difference between adjectives czech and bohemian, problem is that most of foreigners don't know that.
Thanks for the fun episode. FYI tredelnik isn’t traditional Czech food. Someone brought the recipe from Hungary about 30 years ago, to sell to tourists in Prague. It’s purely a tourist trap that you’d never catch the locals eating.
With the greatest respect sir, saying that Pilsner Urquell, Staropramen and Stella Artois have similar taste is something like if you said that Rolls Royce, Mercedes and Dacia are similar types of car. ;)
It's strange how the Trdelnik has become so ubiquitous over the last decade or two. I admit, I have tried it and it is tasty. I prefer it just plain, I mean without the ice cream or nutella. My daughter works in a stand during the holidays. Having said that, there are so many pastries and cakes that ARE Czech and are just as tasty or tastier. My favorite is the "vetrnik", because I just love caramel. But kolac (or the Moravian Frgal if you can get it), fruit dumplings. Those are Czech and blow the Trdelnik out of the water. And Strudl? I know even the name is German, but you can tell the Czechs have embraced it because it has been made with love by generations of grandmothers. As for the fried cheese in a bun, I have had that too on Wenceslaus Square, but it has kind of disappeared over the years. Sid is right, in the bun with the tartar sauce it just tastes different than on a plat with potatoes, and I could go for one right now! The best fried cheese in the known universe, however, is in a pub in Vitkovice in the Krkonose mountains...
That is so interesting that trdelnik just popped up like that! We thought it was actually Czech 😂 definitely tasty, but looking forward to trying more traditional Czech desserts next time!
@@MaxandSidney Yeah, I moved to Czechoslovakia in January 1991, and there was no such thing as a "traditional Czech" trdelnik at that time. Its been the last 15-20 years it popped up. And right from the get go it was "traditional Czech". You can always find great tips for food and drinks (beer) on the Honest Guide, which covers all topics of Czech tourism. Those guys react to Trdelnik like a vampire to a cross, though... :) Even though I've been here for 32 years, I still get a lot of good tips from them.
Indeed as mentioned in some comments not all of it is really traditional Czech. Avoid the ham and trdelník (I forbid my family to eat it in Prague, but in Budapest was fine), but go for the párek v rohlíku (hotdog) or places where you can find the traditional chlebíček (sandwiches). If you want real traditional Czech food very affordable and like my mom and grandma made it, go to Havelské Koruna. It is our standard place to eat when in the city centre. They have an incredible amount of dishes.
I am not surprised you couldn´t find fried cheese sandwich in Prague, because its not very common to eat it as sandwich here. We eat fried cheese with potatos, or fries and tartar sauce. ;)
@@ferdys1705 Praha je divná, všude jsou jen kebaby a pizzerie. Ty stánky s občerstvením jako bývaly na Václaváku asi nebudou po Praze tak časté jako v menších městech. I tak je teď často zlikvidoval covid.
Halušky are basically potato gnocchi with less care about the shape. I have seen probably store-bought gnocchi prepared with cabbage and smoked meat in restaurants and they just say it is halušky.
Its weeir dthat you couldnt find fried cheese sandwich. Its maybe called better as Fried cheese in bun, bcs its basically burger but you have fried cheese except meat. Thats main difference. :D
I lived in Prague in 2007 to 2009 and I didn't see any Trdelník stand at the time and I was strolling around regularly. Surely, somewhere there were but I didn't see them, definitely not on most tourist places like Wenceslaus Square or Oldtown Square. Sausages stands, hamburgers/párek v rohlíku stands and ice-cream stands sure, there were all over the place. Nowhere a trdelník, tho. Maybe on Christmas markets but not in the summer. One year later in 2010, when I moved out of Prague, I met some people who still lived in Prague and they talk about this "Trdelník infestation" and how almost every stand now doing that and how it selling as "Traditional" and "Old Czech". We thought it gonna blow over like so many similar things. But surprisingly it didn't and today it is kind of unwanted staple of Prague Tourism. You probably now can also say that it is truly traditional... but the tradition is no longer than 13 years. The problem we have with it is that it is extremely cheap to make... yet they are very expensive. You probably paid like 20x more than it really costs (including all fees that the owner of the stand has to pay). If you wanna try some really traditional dessert next time in Prague, try to look for "Kremrole" in sweetshops (cukrárna). They look similar to trdelník but are much better and will definitely cost you less ;)
OMG, that ham and trdeliník are such tourist traps. Both so much overpriced, the ham especially. Trdelnik is not a Czech food, despite to whatever the stand sellers say, it is from Slovakia, invented by some Magyar.
Trdelnik is the most delicious tourist trap of all time 😂 we loved it! The ham wasn’t that expensive, but I suppose everything in Prague is very cheap. Definitely the best part was Pilsner Urquell though 🍺😋
7:06 Please don't read it in English. The J has a different pronunciation here than in English. Oh, and I've never seen fried cheese eaten like this before :P. This is news to me. :) Maybe they sometimes serve it with bread, but I don't remember ever eating it myself, or seeing someone eat it, other than with either potatoes or fries. And tartar sauce, of course.
Next time in Prague, try to visit something else than the tourist trap places only. Let the "Honest Guide" youtube channel be your guide. Every Prague newcomer should avoid this video.
We are sorry to hear you feel that way, but we appreciate you watching the video either way! We absolutely loved our time in Prague, definitely hoping to come back again 😊🇨🇿
@@MaxandSidney Yeah, it is, you keep laughing about it but there is a reason that place has extremely poor ratings everywhere. The owner rents the place very cheap by invoking charity work
@@MaxandSidney They do scam you. If you come as a tourist, they will sell you a slice of 500 grams, while local will get only 100g. Priced by weight, so it is legal scam and you can do nothing about it.
Sorry, but your continous promotion for the "Prague Ham" tourist trap, even in the comments, shows your cluelessness and lack of knowledge of Prague. Despite from other BS mentioned by you (I.e. "fried cheese Sandwich" which is virtually not existent).
Dont eat in the Old Prague Ham market - way too overpriced, for that price you can get much much better authentic czech food. And btw there is nothing like Old Prague Ham.. It is just a ham on a grill.. Tourist scam. I know it because I am czech and I have lived in Prague and Iv seen them scamming people with my own eyes.
@@MaxandSidney No one is saying it wasn't tasty. Just that it's extremely overpriced and not traditional = scam. For that horrendous pricr you can get 2-3 full meals in a restaurant.
