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Mamaison Business & Conference Hotel Imperial Ostrava, Czech Republic

Silesian Christmas Menu
Mr Vojt?ch Poštulka has chosen a typical Christmas Menu from the Silesian region for you. Start with a Creamy ?sh
soup, which will warm you during the freezing winter days and make the Christmas season more cosy. The soup is
served with a not so well-known ingredient, topinambours, also known as Jerusalem artichokes. As the name
suggests, it tastes like artichokes with a nutty ?avour. The main course is Pike with Cholent. Cholent is from
traditional Jewish cuisine. This course is not heavy so you will still be looking forward to the delicious dessert –
Caramelised Christmas cake with sorbet and plums. The taste of caramel with a refreshing mandarin sorbet and
distinctive taste of plums marinated in aged balsamic vinegar will be an unforgettable experience. You can
accompany the menu with the typical Silesian Christmas cocktail “Va?onka” or with a white wine, Sauvignon.

Typical Silesian Christmas Coctail
,,Va?onka''
Ingredients:

Directions:

0.7 l vodka
0.3 l water
200 g caster sugar
150 g forest honey
5 pieces of cloves
2 pieces of juniper
2 pieces of star anise
2 pieces of cinnamon
5 slices of lemon

Melt the caster sugar to the light
caramel, be careful and use a pot
with thick bottom. Add the honey
and spices, then add water and
simmer everything together. Pour
the aromatic broth through a
screen sieve. Add vodka and heat
everything again, but do not boil,
otherwise the drink would be
without alcohol! Hot “Va?onka”
is served in thick glasses.

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