pinterest

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Christmas in Czech republic

Christmas rush is over, it is time to do nothing, relax and enjoy that.
How does it look at Christmas in Czech republic?
24th of December we have family christmas dinner. Tradition is to have carp soup, fried capr and potato salad. Several days before Christmas there are tubes and tanks with water and living carps. Especially children love to look at fish in water. People they sell fish (it must be horrible in frozy weather) can kill it to you, but a lot of people (with small children) want alive carp and they let him to swim in bathtub several hours. But at the end fish is dead, cut into flat pieces, then we put those pieces in flower, raw egg and crump and fried in oil. It makes kind of coating.
Potato salad is another tradition. Made from cooked potatoes, some vegetable and dressing from mayonnaise. Each year we have got salad from my mother, but she died this year, so my darling decided to make his own salad. And it was very nice. So he have to make it next year again.
My favourite is fish soup. I cooked in hot water heads and bones from carp. Then meat is separated from bones. I fried some vegetable and flower on mixture of oil and butter. Then I cook it all together with some spices and at the end a little of cream to make in more fine. I love that soup.
After dinner there are plates with christmas cookies. I am not very good in baking. I tried something, it is fine, but when I compare that with sweets made by my sister... She promised to teach me how to bake great cookies.
After dinner there is most favourite time of whole Christmas: presents. They are under the tree. No christmas stockings, no waiting for morning. And no Santa Claus. To small children we say that present are given by small Jesus (even in atheistic families). Santa Claus is imported from abroad in latest years, it was not here, when I was a child.
25th of December is my favourite day. Everything was mad day before, all Christmas rush is over, fridge is full of meal, no need to cook, to clean, we can have a rest and relax, enjoy presents. Laziest day in a whole year.

......................


Stumble Upon Toolbar

6 comments:

Guzzisue said...

sounds wonderful, hope you had a restful day :-)

RecycleCindy said...

It sounds like you had a wonderful Christmas and lots of good food. Sending you warm blessings for a happy New Year.
Cindy

Julia said...

Hi Ivana,
Thank you for visiting my blog.
Sounds like you had a lovely Christma, and like you it's time to relax, and have some quiet time sewing..
Best wishes for a Happy New Year..
Julis ♥

Lesley's Creations said...

Hello Ivana. Thank you for visiting my blog. Your carp and potato salad sound delicious. Very different from the traditional Christmas dinner over here in England. Christmas day, however sounds just the same, lots of over indulgence and a the most relaxed and laziest day of the year! xx

Elly D said...

Hello Ivana, a belated Happy Christmas to you and an early Happy New Year :)
I enjoyed reading about your Christmas meal traditions. Sounds delicious.
Here Boxing Day also known as St Stephens Day or 26th December, is my laziest day of the year. Christmas Day is full of meal preparation and then clearing up afterwards... An Irish friend of mine says it's like "Christmas Day in the Work house" LOL.
Thank you for following my Blog.. I must try to post more often. Cheers, Elly in Scotland

Anonymous said...

How fun to read! I used to live in the Czech Republic so it brought back some nice memories. Vesele Vanoce a st'astny novy rok!