Czech Republic

Czech Republic for most of the 20th century perceived as a single country with slovakia. They thus share much culinary history.

Bohemia had a high reputation for cookery skills and is said to have provided many cooks for Vienna, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to which Bohemia belonged. There was no doubt an influence in both directions, with results still visible. Generally, however, Czech fare tends to be more robust than that of neighbouring Austria, with considerable emphasis on root vegetables and dumplings as well as on the meat which they accompany and the soups which they fortify.