Having abandoned Czech cuisine after the end of communism for fancier, foreign options it took a while for Czech people to re-embrace their native foods. But in the past ten years as local affluence has risen, global inspiration has become more accessible and young chefs –free from the shackles of communist shame and a dominance of all things foreign– returned from stages abroad, grandma’s cooking has become cool again. Deeply routed in Austro-Hungarian culinary traditions, the people of Prague still love meat and beer and enjoy dishes that comfort, although modern chefs are now attempting to change all that by looking mostly northwards for inspiration.
All photos: Taste of Prague