Yes, a baby. Born a few hours before the gift-giving, carrying all the presents to all the families. Of
course, he is helped by the angels, and I’m sure his mother and father lend a hand as well, but still he
has to be magical to find every address considering he cannot read or speak or, indeed, walk.
On the other hand, he doesn’t have much trouble with arriving through the chimney, with him being
much smaller than the plump Santa Claus.
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What Do Czechs Eat and Drink on Christmas?
First of all, Czechs love food. Christmas time is the time of endless eating and resting. Let me
show you some of the most basic food that we eat during Christmas.
First food I'll get into is the Christmas carp – it is a kind of fish living in Czech ponds, usually
being sold a few days before the Christmas day. It is fried and usually served with potato salad, which
is another thing I want to talk about. It is the #1 side dish during Christmas. You can get it
everywhere, just like carps. But every single family has at least one member who can do their own
potato salad – it is a tradition.
Next thing I'd like to cover is the schnitzel (in Czech ‘řízek’, but I have no clue how to write
down the pronunciation). It is basically chicken or pork meat covered in a layer of breadcrumbs – it is
very delicious and typical for Germans and Czechs. Similar to this is the wine sausage – traditional
Czech food, can be described as a spiral sausage with a little wine taste, covered in breadcrumbs.
Moving on to sweets, Czechs eat Christmas cake – ‘vánočka’, sweet kind of food, looks like breadroll,
sprinkled with some sugar and almonds at the top. Inside of it there are raisins. Another sweet food
that we adore are the Christmas sweets – there are many types of it, so I'm just gonna talk about
gingerbread. Everyone in the Czech Republic likes gingerbread (mostly), the city Pardubice is known
for their gingerbread. It is a kind of baked food with ginger, cinnamon, honey and many similar
things. It has its own characteristic smell and taste. It is just perfect as it is. And finally, the drinks –
e.g. mulled wine. Served warm and alcoholic, popular in winter. And the next drink I'm gonna
mention is the eggnog – yellow alcoholic drink. Often a mixture of rum, eggs and milk. Take a look at
the pictures in the article, everything is described. You can even make these on your own – just
search the Internet up.
cookies – usually homemade
eggnog