I used New Year’s Eve leftovers as an excuse to make houskové knedlíky (bread dumplings) from the Czech Republic. I almost felt like I was back in Prague! 🇨🇿🍖

    • Wrufieotnak@feddit.orgEnglish
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      8 days ago

      For sure! And calling them dumplings is doing them a disservice in my eyes.

      For those who don’t know them: They are a taste sponge, taking up all that delicious sauce and delivering the concentrated flavor right to your taste buds. They are simply great.

      • deepdivedylan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        8 days ago

        You’re right! The translation is such a disservice. That’s why I prefer to simply use the Czech term, houskové knedlíky. My goal was to expand my cultural understanding by trying to make another country’s food by hand. I’m very happy to say that I’m accomplishing that goal. 😻🇨🇿

        • Wrufieotnak@feddit.orgEnglish
          1·
          8 days ago

          Sounds great and it wasn’t meant as a slight towards you, more towards the lacking English language ;).

          • deepdivedylan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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            7 days ago

            Agreed. English is so stoopid sometimes! I didn’t read what you said as offensive at all. We’re all good. 😺

  • Jeena@piefed.jeena.netEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Oh the Czech dumplings are nice, I had them last year for the first time.

    Oh and the name Knedlíky sound somehow very funny for polish ears.

    • deepdivedylan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      I love them. I don’t think I nailed the presentation, but I nailed the execution. They tasted lovely!

      I’m a Mexican trying to make Czech food. I’m definitely exploring a new dimension of my cooking. I’m having fun! 🇨🇿🇲🇽

        • deepdivedylan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          8 days ago

          Because somebody told me to Czech it out! 🇨🇿

          Are you Hungary for my bad humor? I’ll be here all night! 😹🇭🇺

          Sorry how bad this humor is. I know it needs more Polish! 🇵🇱

          Serious Answer: I was in the Czech Republic recently and really fell in love with some Czech food. I work from home and love to cook. So I wanted to see what I could recreate from home.

          • edric@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            8 days ago

            I love the sweet jam they put on top of the gravy/sauce on svickova. Have you tried that already?

          • Jeena@piefed.jeena.netEnglish
            11·
            8 days ago

            I often do the same, try to recreate something I had abroad. First it was sushi and okonomiaki like in Japan but what I really enjoy and it surprises everyone who tries is is Sabich from Israel.

    • deepdivedylan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      You’re not far off. I was aiming for a poor man’s svíčková by learning to make the houskové knedlíky first. My goal for the coming weeks is to make svíčková entirely by hand and do even better with the houskové knedlíky.

      One step at a time. I’m proud of my first step. 😺🇨🇿