I live where kolaches are common, since many Czech people moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa in the US long ago. I've mentioned the food item to people in Texas, and they love them, but they expected meat in them, rather than fruit. Seeing this video showed me even more variants the Texans have come up with. As for learning Czech, I still think we would learn better if the term was taught at the start of the video, and then incorporated into the video a few times, enough for us to get used to hearing it in context.
Yeah we love the meat ones in Texas but that's mostly because we have started calling sausage rolls kolaches. Why? No idea 😂 But if you are from Central Texas you know about all the kinds!!! My favorite was always apricot!
I've seen nice document about Czexas , immigrants from Czech that moved to US in late 1800 or early 1900 and their kids that were around 60 years old were in that document and they could speak little bit Czech , it sounded like a preserved older version of Czech language.
I'm from Texas and it's really neat that something that I've grown up enjoying (the savory "Kolache") has made it all the way back to its roots. Full circle. Very, very cool. There was a place in Houston that used to make traditional fruit/ sweet Czech kolaches (as we Texans spell it) and I only got to eat there once before they closed.
interestingly, Kolač, read as Kolach is original Slavic word and there are variations of its meaning in different countries. For example in Croatia, kolač is not specific to this cookie/cake, but it refers to any cake.
I’m Slovak living in Texas, the Czech Stop about an hour away, just stopped there and brought home a few Kolace. Showed my wife your video to demonstrate what they are and realized you mentioned the same shop in Texas!
So cool to see you mention Vegan's! As a vegetarian I couldn't try a lot of traditional Czech food when I was in Prague last year, but I had their goulash and bread dumplings and they were delicious. Highly recommend for any vegetarian/vegan travellers!
There are lots of vegan restaurants popping up in Prague, if you ever get to go there again, I’m sure you’ll find options! I myself was quite happy last year with the Vegan house in Karlin, they have svickova, gulas and other things and the tastiest fried cheese.
I just went to Prague with my dad and it was amazing, thank you so much for your videos, they helped us a lot to find all of the fun/nice places to visit 😄 I’ll definitely be coming back
I visited the "Kolacherie". Delicious "Kolaches", great coffe, friendly English speaking staff, reasonable prices, THE place to go when in Prague! Thanks for recommending it guys!
It's also called "(kürtős)kalács" in Hungarian. The version Prague is full with actually traditional to Hungary, not the Czech Republic, but the best (also most traditional) version is just straight and hollow, with no ice cream. It originates in Transylvania
in austria there are also similar pastries which are called "golatsche". the one seen in the video are named "bohemian golatsche" here in austria. mahlzeit!
Depends on where in Poland you are, kołacz is the Silesian term (as far as I know), Wielkopolska has drożdżówka / szneka, and some regions just call it słodka bułka - sweetroll :D
I went to Cz 10 years ago, my heart cries for me to return again. I've visited a few different countries, but none made an impact like Cz. Its just the most gorgeous place on Earth.
Thanks for the video! As someone who loves sweets, the late video about Czech sweets was one of my favorite ones on the channel (I still remember the medovník - layered honey cake - and the rakvička - "little coffin"), so it's really a pity you had to take it down due to bureaucratic issues (maybe you could make a new one, prosím? 🥺). Those koláče looked really good 😋
I've been to that Czech Bakery in Texas (the original before it burned down) and the kolach were amazing!! I haven't been back that way in years, but I never forgot them :)
@@Ah0jtadyHanka jo , na Frgál jsem zapomněl ( i když mi rozdíly moc jasný nejsou 😆), každopádně, proč tu píšeš mně zprávu pro Janka? 😁😂. Jako, v poho, ale tady si to asi nepřečte 😉
Those Kolaches are very popular in Finland and made by multiple bakeries with sweet quark, different berries etc.. I had no idea they were originally from Czech.
Janek, I can understand the hate but putting aside the touristy aspect of it, traditional trdelnik/chimney cake is pretty awesome you know :). I may be a bit biased (I'm from Transylvania, where it's originally from - correct me if I'm wrong), but a fresh, hot "kürtőskalács", crispy on the outside, soft on the inside is pure heaven. Not the ice-cream filled abomination of course but the real one. Why it's gotten so popular in Prague, it puzzles me too...
Just came Home from a wonderful Trip to Prague, we had a wonderful time mainly because of your Guides! Keep up the good work and thank you very much honest Yanneck and honest Honsa!
It Fame to Vienna with Czech immigrants maminky in 19. Century. There were SOOO many Czechs that we called Vienna the largest CZECH city. Untill theese days every 3rd Vienna Austrian has CZECH surname - mainly with totally fucked spelling of the surnames...
We in Hungary have Kalács [kuh-lutch], which is more or less the Austrian milch brit, and it's mainly sweet, often with raisins or cocoa in it. The other thing is called Kürtős kalács, translated to English as Chimney cake, but you have seen the word kalács correctly in it. Kürtős kalács is coming from Transylvania (West Romania, people here often speak Hungarian [as they are Hungarians]).
I was in Prague for the entirety for last week , your videos helped me loads ! Actually went to Vegans myself as I have lactose intolerance. Unfortunately only found 2 vegan places . Would be great to get a video about vegan / dairy free / gluten free options in Prague ❤
Do you not have the happy cow - app? Last time I checked there were dozens of vegan restaurants in Prague! 5 Loving Hut (vegan Asian food) locations alone! Truly lots of choice!
There is a Christmas cookie that many people make in the USA called kolaches (with various spelling) that is the small version of what you see in your video. Lots of people make them whether they have Czech heritage or not. When I come to Czechia I will definately live off of those pastries!
I miss my mum's Cukroví now that I started living abroad. One of the things I looked forward to the most around Christmas time. Never knew it somehow made its way into American culture - would love to try some one day if I ever get the chance :P
Coincidentally, I saw a video about how Texans enjoy our koláče (kolache) just yesterday. That really surprised me since it's such an ordinary pastry here in Czechia. However, I'm glad they do. Also, I believe the sweet version is popular there as well (at least based on the video that I saw). I've yet to see a poppy seed filling, though. That one is my favorite. I'm not visiting Texas until then! (jk)
First time I have discovered and visited someplace before you guys! I am so proud of myself that I've managed to find Kolacherie :) and I loved it, but I still prefer the Kolace from Kus Kolace at Vinohrady :)
We saw you mister Janek near the old town square in our trip to Prague. Thanks for the tips. We had a amazing time in the town. Eatet a LOT in local luch places, goddam that food was gooood
The Vegan restaurant is excellent. I went there quite a few years ago and was very impressed. It brought back some good memories when saw you on the inside near where I sat. Thanks.
Started watching, thinking to myself, “yea, but I know of one locally that makes the real thing!” And much to my surprise, it is our own Texas-based company! Very cool!
Kolacherie, so far from russian Kulichi(Easter bread). Cannot wait when i get to Prague . All booked for next year. The HONEST GUIDE is the one who made me do so. ))
In Finland, we call those kolaches as "rahkapula" because it is a pressed sweet roll filled with curd and jam or curd and berries or curd only, before baking it in the oven. And it's interesting to know where this pastry originally came from. I have only known before that there is a salty version of the pastry, a vatrushka, that is eaten with cottage cheese in Western European countries.
@@Luckenw some people cant accapet that we have unique nationality un the sense that we are mix of slavic and germanic culture and they cant get over the fact that thats simply who we are, its neither germanic netheir slavic, its czech, and its both of those
Hehe, Rubeš si z hejtování trdelníků udělal kariéru. Já teď řeknu kontroverzní věc. I am Czech and I like trdelníky. Jím je od děcka, protože to prodávají už třicet let ve stánkách na znojemským vinobraní (pravda, za padesátikorunu a bez zmrzliny). Teďka bydlím v Edinburku, a když je maj na vánočních trhách, tak si je vždycky dám, protože mi připomínaj domov. Snad ti tadle bomba nezkazí byznys :D
A really good addition to the recent Czech Street Food video of Real Prague Guides. I hope more tourists will be trying more of the Czech traditional food and one day the trdelník and other junk food shops will disappear from the city center. I hate to see when so called travel vloggers make videos of Prague, but are showing how they eat pizza's, burgers and trdelník. You're not a real traveller if you don't try the real local food (of course also in other countries).
Hi! I watched your videos before coming to Prague and now I'm here from Toronto ! so far I've been to bageterie blvd, U cerveneho pava and the restaurant down some stairs under a sign that says "Ligna". You've been super helpful! Tomorrow I will go to Kolacherie for sure! Ps I've told several ppl about the numbers on the lamp posts and their significance because of your videos too. Thank you so much for making these :)
I am all for propagating Czech pastries but the prices they ask for them in the centre or in coffee shop chains hurt my eyes. And it’s hard to find really tasty ones. Last year I spent few months in Prague on a break from living in UK and the best place I found for kolace (except my granny’s kitchen) was on Namesti Bratri Synku, there’s a tiny hut called Pekarna a cukrarna Horovice (bakery/pastry shop) and not only were the prices very low, they also had the best kolace, soft and generous on fillings, which also tasted just as they should. It was the only place where I said yup, this is actually it, so there’s my recommendation :) And it’s not even far from the city centre and lots of trams stopping there.
Pekárna a cukrárna Hořovice Valery And sweetery Hořovice has been one of top Brands - Its a chain - with tipical Czech felis!! We Czechs really love it.
They would be stupid if they were selling it for "local prices" when they are literally on way to Prague Castle full of western tourists. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depends on your opinions), we have capitalism now and they have to pay crazy rents for those little shops in that place.
Being from south texas and talking about kolaches made me so happy our style made it over there! We even put sausage in it and theyre great for breakfast.
Thanks again you guys! Occasionally, a beautiful local woman walks by the camera...did you arrange that or it's that there are so many beautiful local Praha women?
Trdelníky may not be traditionally from Czechia but they are nonetheless a recent development in czech culinary history due to slovak influence, and although they shouldn't prevent tourists from discovering actual traditional czech pastries like koláče, they are still totally worth trying imo. Anyway, thank you for all these cool discoveries!
I disagree. The classic trdelnik is really delicious on its own, but you won't find it in Prague (I had it at the market in Babiččino údolí (Grandma's Valley), for example), but I think the Frozen queen is excellent. It is a trdelnik with ice cream, chocolate and strawberries. The Prague trdelnik alone is not worth the money.
I tried these in the Jizerske Perkany bakery down from the Mincova restaurant you suggested. They were brilliant. We went back 3 times in the 4 days we were there. Loved the clibeche as well.
I’m leaving Prague in the afternoon but I accidentally stumbled Kolacherie while I was in Praha 1! I recognised it and decided to get a drink and koláče, I highly recommend- the staff were also so welcoming!! So happy that Janek recommended the place :D
First ate at Vikarka in 2009 on my first visit to Prague. Did not realize it closed. It was very, very good. Especially for somewhere near all the tourist sites. SO cool that it is open again!
I'm not Czech, but I have been regularly visiting Prague and the Czech Republic since the early nineties when I was a teenager. I was really surprised when one year I started seeing trdelnik places. I didn't recognise them, but I thought maybe I was wrong. Good to know I am not crazy! But however much I enjoy the Czech Republic, I have never liked the food. Only smazeny syr! Oh and kolac (also with poppy seeds, when I was young I thought it was a weird chocolate)
I must admit I was surprised to see the reference to the Czech Stop in your piece. I've been in and out of it dozens of times traveling home to Austin from Dallas. One special time we went there with our "Czech son", Jakub Rybka, who is from Prague too. He had lost his passport and we had to visit a Czech official who lived there to pick up his new one. Thanks for the positive memories!
honestly, i can't even explain how much you guys make me want to visit Prague. You do a better job at promoting czechia than all those government ads do for their countries (those welcome to X country ads).
i love your fight against the "foreignication" (my word maybe? XD) i've been to prague in 2019 and i absolutely LOVED it. its the first EU city ive told myself ill revisit, and i actually might this week ... spontaneously! love yall!
Isn't guláš originally from Hungary? :D TBH it's really hard to tell what is "traditional" in each country as (especially in Europe) the cultures were so tangled into each other....And as Czechia lies in the centre, I'm sure they encorporated German, Polish, Hungarian and Czech traditional thing into their own.
The Czech one Is totally different Dish - we have Guláš Aš a man course with Czech dumplings, And Guláš soup - the hungarian have Gulyás which Is disgusti g ve éry Ferry soup wit not speciál Taste.. Guláš in Czech republic has a lot of varieties - EXCEPT THE Basic one also sausages guláš with potatoes, Segedínský guláš with sauercraut, venisson guláš And subvarieties of the Basic Czech guláš depending on how much dry or fresh paprika you put in - as the Basic guláš has ONLY very few content od dry paprika.. The foog in Central Europe Is infliuenced by all sides of formal Austro-Hungarian EMPIRE we were 298 part of - not willing to be!!! More over Czech cusine Is also infliuenced by EASTERN Germány - by Bavarian And Saxon food - but in this case we not ONLY took IT over but highly enriched the food to be not ONLY to be even EDIBLE comparing to Germány but se made it DELUCIOUS!!! And the Germána are jelous!! Haha
It is originally from Hungary, but it's known here for such a long time that we already consider it as our tradition, that's not the case with trdelník, that was always only some tourist thing and it started appearing in this crazy amount after 2010.
I love your videos. I've been to CZ twice but always to Pilsen and West Bohemia and never to Prague. I had some home made Kolacs in Volary and they were sublime, I agree that is a Czech national treasure and we have a Kolac shop not from us in South Carolina USA! I think it's much easier to find traditional food in the smaller towns and villages and even in Pilsen and Pisek as these places see far fewer tourists than Prague. Maybe you might want to do a video about getting away from Prague and seeing more of what the Czech Republic has to share, it's a wonderful country and I absolutely adore it.
@@jeanneknight4791 Powdersville near Greenville. It's called the Kolache factory and I believe it's a chain from Texas. they sell traditional as well as Texas style and they're wonderful.
@@tombowers3681 Wow, A Kolache Factory from a chain from Texas is somthing inconceibable from here on Chincoteague Island, Va.. Thank you for responding. I will try it.
If you're on your way to Vyšehrad, I recommend stopping by at Pekařství Zoulek & syn Václavská pasáž, great traditional pastries and bread for a great price. Found it randomly when visiting Prague last year.
lived in texas as a child and loved breakfast kolaches, though they were more hotdog shaped than disc shaped, not sure how authentic it was but i loved them
Koláč - you can find also in Ječmínek café Kaprova street ind Kotva shoping center or Kabát take aways corner Štěpánká and Václavské sq., entres to metro stop Staroměstská is Kafe and houska they also have párek v rohlíku, vdolek, štrůdl filled houska
For anyone who really has their heart set on eating both "Trdelnik" and having it be a traditional national food just go a bit further south to Hungary, where it's called Kurtos Kalacs and actually is a local thing.
First time I was in Prague the only snack I tried was Trdelnik 😅, while I fell in love with it, and absolutely will be having it again (have never seen it in the US), I will be trying some of these ACTUAL Czech treats too when I return this year!!
You should mention the root word of Koláč is kolo which means wheel. Texas koláče lost sight of that and they have become square in order to put more pastries on a baking sheet. It is the crust or kůre that make the Czech koláč so delightful and the Texas version pales in comparison. l
In every place I visited so called "Rooftop bars" are just big tourist rip offs to avoid. Here in Bangkok were I am living they are probably the worst tourist traps.
Trdelník has an origin in the northern part of historical Kingdom of Hungary. In the mid-19th century it was known as a Slovak dish, and in the 20th century as a Moravian dish. A similar pastry was also popular in the Hungarian speaking part of Transylvania (in today's Romania), where it is called kürtőskalács.
As a Hungarian I was baffled about the amount of Chimney Cakes and Lángos I could find in Prague, as they are traditional Hungarian things, and Prague has more of them than Budapest
every Czech likes langos and can make it at home or you can buy it at almost every train station or in front of Kaufland. just like the Szeged goulash, I also have to make it at home once a month.
I've followed you guys from the start and while I certainly might have missed it you should do a segment on the Strahov Monastery Brewery - Pivovar Strahov. We enjoyed it so much while we were in Prague. It's a beautiful place and great beer too!
I live where kolaches are common, since many Czech people moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa in the US long ago. I've mentioned the food item to people in Texas, and they love them, but they expected meat in them, rather than fruit. Seeing this video showed me even more variants the Texans have come up with.
As for learning Czech, I still think we would learn better if the term was taught at the start of the video, and then incorporated into the video a few times, enough for us to get used to hearing it in context.
In Texas has been huge Czech community living there for generation s - thats why the Czech food has been widely present among all local Texas offers.
Yeah we love the meat ones in Texas but that's mostly because we have started calling sausage rolls kolaches. Why? No idea 😂
But if you are from Central Texas you know about all the kinds!!! My favorite was always apricot!
Wow
I've seen nice document about Czexas , immigrants from Czech that moved to US in late 1800 or early 1900 and their kids that were around 60 years old were in that document and they could speak little bit Czech , it sounded like a preserved older version of Czech language.
Do you have the poppy seed ones in Texas? Most Czechs love them but I heard that it is an acquired taste for foreigners 😅
Aaah, the vegan restaurant on Nerudova is supposed to be kept secret 😊. Now it will be impossible to get a table there 😅
Nobody will go there anyways since they dont serve meat
I'm almost certain I went there when I visited Prague in 2018, it was very pleasant.
Been there. Absolutely had a joy meltdown about being able to enjoy authentic local food as a vegan. Happy it survived the dark years!
The Czechs have a long tradition of gluten and lactose free food, ever since American tourists arrived. 😂
It's vegan. No one cares.
I'm from Texas and it's really neat that something that I've grown up enjoying (the savory "Kolache") has made it all the way back to its roots. Full circle. Very, very cool.
There was a place in Houston that used to make traditional fruit/ sweet Czech kolaches (as we Texans spell it) and I only got to eat there once before they closed.
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interestingly, Kolač, read as Kolach is original Slavic word and there are variations of its meaning in different countries. For example in Croatia, kolač is not specific to this cookie/cake, but it refers to any cake.
Kind of like how Norwegian salmon sushi sold in the states made its way back to Japan.
I’m Slovak living in Texas, the Czech Stop about an hour away, just stopped there and brought home a few Kolace. Showed my wife your video to demonstrate what they are and realized you mentioned the same shop in Texas!
So cool to see you mention Vegan's! As a vegetarian I couldn't try a lot of traditional Czech food when I was in Prague last year, but I had their goulash and bread dumplings and they were delicious. Highly recommend for any vegetarian/vegan travellers!
There are lots of vegan restaurants popping up in Prague, if you ever get to go there again, I’m sure you’ll find options! I myself was quite happy last year with the Vegan house in Karlin, they have svickova, gulas and other things and the tastiest fried cheese.
I had a birthday dinner in Vegan's a few year back! So yum!
@Eltöredezettségmentesítőtleníttethetetlenségtelení never going to Hungary if you’re a representative of its population.
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A few other spots that serve vegan versions of traditional Czech dishes are Maitrea and Lehká hlava. So good!
I just went to Prague with my dad and it was amazing, thank you so much for your videos, they helped us a lot to find all of the fun/nice places to visit 😄 I’ll definitely be coming back
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I visited the "Kolacherie". Delicious "Kolaches", great coffe, friendly English speaking staff, reasonable prices, THE place to go when in Prague! Thanks for recommending it guys!
In Austria we also like our "(Topfen-)Golatschen". I always wondered where the name comes from. Makes sense that it comes from our neighbours :)
And "kolo" is an old slavic word for a circle
die millionen vertriebenen Deutschböhmen haben ihre Rezepte nach Ö und D mitgebracht ;)
It's also called "(kürtős)kalács" in Hungarian. The version Prague is full with actually traditional to Hungary, not the Czech Republic, but the best (also most traditional) version is just straight and hollow, with no ice cream.
It originates in Transylvania
@@weirdlittlesister I just googled it and think you're talking about the Trdelnik.
Калач ✊🏻🚩
I've been to the Czech Stop in West, Texas. It is indeed a must-visit location if you are traveling along I-35.
That city west was chech stop now is only Mexican nothing chech
in austria there are also similar pastries which are called "golatsche". the one seen in the video are named "bohemian golatsche" here in austria. mahlzeit!
I'm Texan and went to Prague in September and had a kolach from Kolacherie almost every morning. They're great and the staff is great.
You lads never run out of ideas, keep it up!
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Kolache Festival happens every year in a town near me in Texas. It's the real kolaches, the sweet ones, like in this video. They're fantastic
fun fact: kołacz (simmilar to kolac, pronounced nearly the same) in polish is the equivalent to trdelnik in czech
Depends on where in Poland you are, kołacz is the Silesian term (as far as I know), Wielkopolska has drożdżówka / szneka, and some regions just call it słodka bułka - sweetroll :D
@@fleshlips Better not let someone steal it then.
Of course because Silesia Is a historical CZECH region, sadly Now beinf part of Poland - that makes us Czech cry always IT comes as a topic to tak..
@@johnnygomez7063 You mean historically German Silesia. I think that historically Silesia was controlled by several nations.
@@MyVanir I see what you did there :D
if i have enough money to travel, i will definitely go to czech and try kolacherie ♥
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Thank u so much Janek I’m in Prague rn and already went to three places you recommended
I went to Cz 10 years ago, my heart cries for me to return again. I've visited a few different countries, but none made an impact like Cz. Its just the most gorgeous place on Earth.
Thanks for the video! As someone who loves sweets, the late video about Czech sweets was one of my favorite ones on the channel (I still remember the medovník - layered honey cake - and the rakvička - "little coffin"), so it's really a pity you had to take it down due to bureaucratic issues (maybe you could make a new one, prosím? 🥺). Those koláče looked really good 😋
I am next week in Prague and I watched every video with tips. Thank you very much.
I've been to that Czech Bakery in Texas (the original before it burned down) and the kolach were amazing!! I haven't been back that way in years, but I never forgot them :)
As an Czech, and blueberry koláč enjoyer, I agree.
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and traditional sweet from the east - FRGÁL ... love it... Janku měl bys udělat video kde v Praze najít dobrý frgál.. :Dd
@@Ah0jtadyHanka jo , na Frgál jsem zapomněl ( i když mi rozdíly moc jasný nejsou 😆), každopádně, proč tu píšeš mně zprávu pro Janka? 😁😂. Jako, v poho, ale tady si to asi nepřečte 😉
...and of course home of the ⬜ (sugarcube)
@@matyparada3411 jesse
Those Kolaches are very popular in Finland and made by multiple bakeries with sweet quark, different berries etc.. I had no idea they were originally from Czech.
Janek, I can understand the hate but putting aside the touristy aspect of it, traditional trdelnik/chimney cake is pretty awesome you know :).
I may be a bit biased (I'm from Transylvania, where it's originally from - correct me if I'm wrong), but a fresh, hot "kürtőskalács", crispy on the outside, soft on the inside is pure heaven. Not the ice-cream filled abomination of course but the real one. Why it's gotten so popular in Prague, it puzzles me too...
Those Texas Kolaches were how I was introduced to the dish!
Just came Home from a wonderful Trip to Prague,
we had a wonderful time mainly because of your Guides!
Keep up the good work and thank you very much honest Yanneck and honest Honsa!
So we have Tex Mex and now Tex Czech!
In Austria we have something similar called exactly the same, but spelled differently: Golatsche
I think they came with czech girls working at austria (same with palatschinken)
It Fame to Vienna with Czech immigrants maminky in 19. Century.
There were SOOO many Czechs that we called Vienna the largest CZECH city. Untill theese days every 3rd Vienna Austrian has CZECH surname - mainly with totally fucked spelling of the surnames...
@@johnnygomez7063 And 100% of villians in Kommissar Rex TV show had a Czech surname. 😀
@@johnnygomez7063 A historical fact: Hitler absolutely hated the fact that over 1/3 of Vienna's populations (at the time) were czechs.
We in Hungary have Kalács [kuh-lutch], which is more or less the Austrian milch brit, and it's mainly sweet, often with raisins or cocoa in it.
The other thing is called Kürtős kalács, translated to English as Chimney cake, but you have seen the word kalács correctly in it.
Kürtős kalács is coming from Transylvania (West Romania, people here often speak Hungarian [as they are Hungarians]).
It’s called “Vatrushka” in many post-soviet countries.
Wow, cool! Kolach by its look reminds me of the russian Vatrushka (Ватрушка).
I was in Prague for the entirety for last week , your videos helped me loads ! Actually went to Vegans myself as I have lactose intolerance. Unfortunately only found 2 vegan places . Would be great to get a video about vegan / dairy free / gluten free options in Prague ❤
Do you not have the happy cow - app? Last time I checked there were dozens of vegan restaurants in Prague! 5 Loving Hut (vegan Asian food) locations alone! Truly lots of choice!
@@Tajarim88 oh damn no I don’t I’ll keep that in mind for the future
There is a Christmas cookie that many people make in the USA called kolaches (with various spelling) that is the small version of what you see in your video. Lots of people make them whether they have Czech heritage or not. When I come to Czechia I will definately live off of those pastries!
Yes we bake traditionally speciál sweets in Chrstmass time - Its called Cukroví (=tsukrohwee)
Cukr = sugar
Google it for more detaily an comparism.
I miss my mum's Cukroví now that I started living abroad. One of the things I looked forward to the most around Christmas time. Never knew it somehow made its way into American culture - would love to try some one day if I ever get the chance :P
Even if it’s a tourist trap, Trdelnik is not 💩. Definitely delicious. 🤤😄 But looking forward to trying the other treats as well.
Coincidentally, I saw a video about how Texans enjoy our koláče (kolache) just yesterday. That really surprised me since it's such an ordinary pastry here in Czechia. However, I'm glad they do. Also, I believe the sweet version is popular there as well (at least based on the video that I saw). I've yet to see a poppy seed filling, though. That one is my favorite. I'm not visiting Texas until then! (jk)
Oh yes. I’ve been to my local kolache shop twice in the last week.
I think the poppy seed filling must be an acquired Czech taste 😁 like salty liquorish in Scandinavia 😆
We definitely have the poppy seed fillings! I usually get that one when we stop at Czechstop!
nothing wrong with trdelnik since it tastes good, especially with ice cream
First time I have discovered and visited someplace before you guys! I am so proud of myself that I've managed to find Kolacherie :) and I loved it, but I still prefer the Kolace from Kus Kolace at Vinohrady :)
We saw you mister Janek near the old town square in our trip to Prague. Thanks for the tips. We had a amazing time in the town. Eatet a LOT in local luch places, goddam that food was gooood
Heck yeah we love kolaches in Texas! Hopefully I’ll come to Praha one day and see a football match with you two!
The Vegan restaurant is excellent. I went there quite a few years ago and was very impressed. It brought back some good memories when saw you on the inside near where I sat. Thanks.
Started watching, thinking to myself, “yea, but I know of one locally that makes the real thing!” And much to my surprise, it is our own Texas-based company! Very cool!
PRUNE,, or POPPYSEED 😍😍😍 lots of Czechs in Texas including me ,, yes my grandma made fantastic kolache 😍😍😍
funny thing is i mentioned honest guide to my mates while in prague in a trdlnik shop and they started whispering 😂
True ❤😂
You guys are just in time for the next planning of a prague trip. Great locations, keep it up. Much love from Germany!
Kolacherie, so far from russian Kulichi(Easter bread).
Cannot wait when i get to Prague . All booked for next year.
The HONEST GUIDE is the one who made me do so. ))
In Finland, we call those kolaches as "rahkapula" because it is a pressed sweet roll filled with curd and jam or curd and berries or curd only, before baking it in the oven. And it's interesting to know where this pastry originally came from. I have only known before that there is a salty version of the pastry, a vatrushka, that is eaten with cottage cheese in Western European countries.
As a Texan, so glad you mentioned kolaches. One of the best foods in the state (including bbq), very thankful to the Czechs lol
@Bavari Leo no i dont think so you prob have a rippof such as we have trdelnik but from what i know its eastern european origin - czech
@Bavari Leo well actually czech cuisine as a whole is just a variation of the austrian cuisine, so youre technically right
@@Luckenw some people cant accapet that we have unique nationality un the sense that we are mix of slavic and germanic culture and they cant get over the fact that thats simply who we are, its neither germanic netheir slavic, its czech, and its both of those
Hehe, Rubeš si z hejtování trdelníků udělal kariéru. Já teď řeknu kontroverzní věc. I am Czech and I like trdelníky. Jím je od děcka, protože to prodávají už třicet let ve stánkách na znojemským vinobraní (pravda, za padesátikorunu a bez zmrzliny). Teďka bydlím v Edinburku, a když je maj na vánočních trhách, tak si je vždycky dám, protože mi připomínaj domov.
Snad ti tadle bomba nezkazí byznys :D
jenže ty trdelniky jsou asi tak česky tradiční, jako ty langoše, co si děvče myslelo, že je to česká pizza :-D
A really good addition to the recent Czech Street Food video of Real Prague Guides. I hope more tourists will be trying more of the Czech traditional food and one day the trdelník and other junk food shops will disappear from the city center. I hate to see when so called travel vloggers make videos of Prague, but are showing how they eat pizza's, burgers and trdelník. You're not a real traveller if you don't try the real local food (of course also in other countries).
I was born and raised in TX, our kolaches don't look the same, but the concept is the same.
Have you guys tried the ham sold by the kilo in the Old Town Square ?! So good and very reasonably priced 😏
At least with me last year they asked me how much and had a good visible sign there.
Hi! I watched your videos before coming to Prague and now I'm here from Toronto ! so far I've been to bageterie blvd, U cerveneho pava and the restaurant down some stairs under a sign that says "Ligna". You've been super helpful! Tomorrow I will go to Kolacherie for sure! Ps I've told several ppl about the numbers on the lamp posts and their significance because of your videos too. Thank you so much for making these :)
Only time I ate a Kolachi was at Annie's Bakery in Burns, Oregon (tiny bakery in dinky, Eastern Oregon town! Delish!
I am all for propagating Czech pastries but the prices they ask for them in the centre or in coffee shop chains hurt my eyes. And it’s hard to find really tasty ones. Last year I spent few months in Prague on a break from living in UK and the best place I found for kolace (except my granny’s kitchen) was on Namesti Bratri Synku, there’s a tiny hut called Pekarna a cukrarna Horovice (bakery/pastry shop) and not only were the prices very low, they also had the best kolace, soft and generous on fillings, which also tasted just as they should. It was the only place where I said yup, this is actually it, so there’s my recommendation :) And it’s not even far from the city centre and lots of trams stopping there.
Pekárna a cukrárna Hořovice
Valery And sweetery Hořovice
has been one of top Brands - Its a chain - with tipical Czech felis!!
We Czechs really love it.
They would be stupid if they were selling it for "local prices" when they are literally on way to Prague Castle full of western tourists. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depends on your opinions), we have capitalism now and they have to pay crazy rents for those little shops in that place.
Wow!!!! great video!!!! thanks as always
Nut kolache is my favorite food on earth. I'm so happy to see you feature kolache on your channel!! ❤
Trdelnik tastes good and which is more important, the smell of those are amazing on streets at cold autumn evening.
Being from south texas and talking about kolaches made me so happy our style made it over there! We even put sausage in it and theyre great for breakfast.
Thanks again you guys! Occasionally, a beautiful local woman walks by the camera...did you arrange that or it's that there are so many beautiful local Praha women?
Been watching your videos for over a year now. Today I started looking at flights to come check out the beautiful city thanks to you :)
As usual, great video.
I live in the US and my favorite part of our family thanksgiving meal are the traditional Kolaches my aunt makes every year. They’re amazing
I'll be in Prague next month, only for the weekend so your channel is a gem to me right now
At this point, Janek should be run for mayor of Prague or at least be the secretary for tourism for the city
1:11 5+ Euros for an ice-cream? That's pretty darn expensive
it is not for ice-cream, it is for trdelnik with ice cream
Supply and demand, my friend. There's a reason why they have all those trdelnik stands - shit sells.
Haha, in Germany one ball of ice-cream is now in the 2's, 2.50's, in metropolises even 3.00s, I've been told.
good ice cream with such volume is normal for 5 euros but this is not good ice cream and it is in trdelnik.
Trdelnik is not ice cream
Trdelníky may not be traditionally from Czechia but they are nonetheless a recent development in czech culinary history due to slovak influence, and although they shouldn't prevent tourists from discovering actual traditional czech pastries like koláče, they are still totally worth trying imo.
Anyway, thank you for all these cool discoveries!
Its original name is "Kürtöskalács" and it is a traditional hungarian food from Transylvania. 😊
tbh trdelník been getting so much attention that if I ever go to Prague I wanna try it I don't even care if it's not traditional 😂
It's OK if you get the warm ice-cream-free kind with cinnamon. The ice-cream just doesn't go well with the sweet bread dough...
I agree! The plain one with cinnamon - if fresh, it's yummy. Its kinda like crunchier cinnamon roll.
I disagree. The classic trdelnik is really delicious on its own, but you won't find it in Prague (I had it at the market in Babiččino údolí (Grandma's Valley), for example), but I think the Frozen queen is excellent. It is a trdelnik with ice cream, chocolate and strawberries. The Prague trdelnik alone is not worth the money.
I tried these in the Jizerske Perkany bakery down from the Mincova restaurant you suggested. They were brilliant. We went back 3 times in the 4 days we were there. Loved the clibeche as well.
I’m leaving Prague in the afternoon but I accidentally stumbled Kolacherie while I was in Praha 1! I recognised it and decided to get a drink and koláče, I highly recommend- the staff were also so welcoming!! So happy that Janek recommended the place :D
Tried the kolaches today they are amazing. Thanks for bringing that shop to my attention.
'Trdelnik' aka Kürtöskalács is a Hungarian food
First ate at Vikarka in 2009 on my first visit to Prague. Did not realize it closed. It was very, very good. Especially for somewhere near all the tourist sites. SO cool that it is open again!
I'm not Czech, but I have been regularly visiting Prague and the Czech Republic since the early nineties when I was a teenager. I was really surprised when one year I started seeing trdelnik places. I didn't recognise them, but I thought maybe I was wrong. Good to know I am not crazy! But however much I enjoy the Czech Republic, I have never liked the food. Only smazeny syr! Oh and kolac (also with poppy seeds, when I was young I thought it was a weird chocolate)
I must admit I was surprised to see the reference to the Czech Stop in your piece. I've been in and out of it dozens of times traveling home to Austin from Dallas. One special time we went there with our "Czech son", Jakub Rybka, who is from Prague too. He had lost his passport and we had to visit a Czech official who lived there to pick up his new one. Thanks for the positive memories!
honestly, i can't even explain how much you guys make me want to visit Prague. You do a better job at promoting czechia than all those government ads do for their countries (those welcome to X country ads).
thanks to your videos honest guide i was able to dodge the scammers when i went to czech republic. will go back next year.
i love your fight against the "foreignication" (my word maybe? XD)
i've been to prague in 2019 and i absolutely LOVED it. its the first EU city ive told myself ill revisit, and i actually might this week ... spontaneously!
love yall!
Foreignification
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Isn't guláš originally from Hungary? :D TBH it's really hard to tell what is "traditional" in each country as (especially in Europe) the cultures were so tangled into each other....And as Czechia lies in the centre, I'm sure they encorporated German, Polish, Hungarian and Czech traditional thing into their own.
The Czech one Is totally different Dish - we have Guláš Aš a man course with Czech dumplings, And Guláš soup - the hungarian have Gulyás which Is disgusti g ve éry Ferry soup wit not speciál Taste..
Guláš in Czech republic has a lot of varieties - EXCEPT THE Basic one also sausages guláš with potatoes, Segedínský guláš with sauercraut, venisson guláš And subvarieties of the Basic Czech guláš depending on how much dry or fresh paprika you put in - as the Basic guláš has ONLY very few content od dry paprika..
The foog in Central Europe Is infliuenced by all sides of formal Austro-Hungarian EMPIRE we were 298 part of - not willing to be!!! More over Czech cusine Is also infliuenced by EASTERN Germány - by Bavarian And Saxon food - but in this case we not ONLY took IT over but highly enriched the food to be not ONLY to be even EDIBLE comparing to Germány but se made it DELUCIOUS!!! And the Germána are jelous!! Haha
It is originally from Hungary, but it's known here for such a long time that we already consider it as our tradition, that's not the case with trdelník, that was always only some tourist thing and it started appearing in this crazy amount after 2010.
I love your videos. I've been to CZ twice but always to Pilsen and West Bohemia and never to Prague. I had some home made Kolacs in Volary and they were sublime, I agree that is a Czech national treasure and we have a Kolac shop not from us in South Carolina USA! I think it's much easier to find traditional food in the smaller towns and villages and even in Pilsen and Pisek as these places see far fewer tourists than Prague. Maybe you might want to do a video about getting away from Prague and seeing more of what the Czech Republic has to share, it's a wonderful country and I absolutely adore it.
Just curious. What town in South Carolina has this shop? I drive through SC from Virginia on the way to FL.
Lets Make more clear:
1 -- koláč
2-4 koláče (also také as a basic plurál)
5+ koláčů
@@johnnygomez7063 thank you
@@jeanneknight4791 Powdersville near Greenville. It's called the Kolache factory and I believe it's a chain from Texas. they sell traditional as well as Texas style and they're wonderful.
@@tombowers3681 Wow, A Kolache Factory from a chain from Texas is somthing inconceibable from here on Chincoteague Island, Va.. Thank you for responding. I will try it.
If you're on your way to Vyšehrad, I recommend stopping by at Pekařství Zoulek & syn Václavská pasáž, great traditional pastries and bread for a great price. Found it randomly when visiting Prague last year.
Oh, thanks. Lots interesting venues. Hopefully will have a chanes to check them next month
lived in texas as a child and loved breakfast kolaches, though they were more hotdog shaped than disc shaped, not sure how authentic it was but i loved them
Koláč - you can find also in Ječmínek café Kaprova street ind Kotva shoping center or Kabát take aways corner Štěpánká and Václavské sq., entres to metro stop Staroměstská is Kafe and houska they also have párek v rohlíku, vdolek, štrůdl filled houska
Your t-shirt says 1 eur not equal 16 czk. Was that ever the case?
As a Texan I love Kolache! Grew up eating it and am a bit impressed that TX infusion has made it back to the Czech.
For anyone who really has their heart set on eating both "Trdelnik" and having it be a traditional national food just go a bit further south to Hungary, where it's called Kurtos Kalacs and actually is a local thing.
In Poland we call "trdelink" a "kołacz" 🤣 And Czech "koláče" is our "drożówka"
I was just in Prague (for 2 weeks ago), I have beautiful time there, and if I this video earlier, it would've make my experience in Prague even better
First time I was in Prague the only snack I tried was Trdelnik 😅, while I fell in love with it, and absolutely will be having it again (have never seen it in the US), I will be trying some of these ACTUAL Czech treats too when I return this year!!
But kürtőskalács with ice cream is so good though!
great vid, useful info as always. super thank you from Thailand.
You should mention the root word of Koláč is kolo which means wheel. Texas koláče lost sight of that and they have become square in order to put more pastries on a baking sheet. It is the crust or kůre that make the Czech koláč so delightful and the Texas version pales in comparison.
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In every place I visited so called "Rooftop bars" are just big tourist rip offs to avoid.
Here in Bangkok were I am living they are probably the worst tourist traps.
Trdelník has an origin in the northern part of historical Kingdom of Hungary. In the mid-19th century it was known as a Slovak dish, and in the 20th century as a Moravian dish. A similar pastry was also popular in the Hungarian speaking part of Transylvania (in today's Romania), where it is called kürtőskalács.
As a Hungarian I was baffled about the amount of Chimney Cakes and Lángos I could find in Prague, as they are traditional Hungarian things, and Prague has more of them than Budapest
every Czech likes langos and can make it at home or you can buy it at almost every train station or in front of Kaufland. just like the Szeged goulash, I also have to make it at home once a month.
@@spicek9317 i guess central europe is just very similar culturaly
Going in a couple weeks, my 2nd trip! Gonna try some kolac! The blueberry variety looks AMAZING!
I loooove living here and actually knowing and enjoying Czech food and pivo!!
Im visiting in a week and im so glad i found this video!
I host beer tastings and I walk past Kolacherie all the time. I will get one as a treat! Definitely try it!
I know them from London, but at that time didnt know its something Czech. VeryGood!
What about buchty? When I got to Prague in the 90s a local potraviny had homemade buchty. It was SO SO good! I had one with my coffee every morning.
I've followed you guys from the start and while I certainly might have missed it you should do a segment on the Strahov Monastery Brewery - Pivovar Strahov. We enjoyed it so much while we were in Prague. It's a beautiful place and great beer too!