May 30, 2005
Commentary:
New Tastes?
By BoudiccaSo do y’all think Jack’s enjoying the food in Prague? What kind of food do they even serve there? I'm serious. I've never been to that part of the world.
I was thinking about this. In Palm Beach County there are some great French, Cuban, Italian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, and German restaurants. Search and you can find some wonderful island food. (Island as in Caribbean.) Ehhh, Mexican is lacking. We don’t have good Mexican food here, but we do have it. We even have a fantastic Irish Pub run by an Irishman near me… the food is fabulous.
A friend of mine used to travel a lot with my old company, to Russia for their space program. (We had a joint program with the Russians.) He was thrilled to get the assignment at first. After the 2nd trip he came to my desk and said, “I hate their food. Every time I go, I lose weight.”
I don't know, but I guess when your countrymen have been starving for centuries, you aren’t exactly known for your high end cuisine. That was 9 years ago, hopefully things have changed.
Nobody exactly talks about the great Czech restaurant down the street either.
I’ll be interested to hear what type of fare they serve… I'm all about trying new things and if I were there, I'd be trying everything native.
I'm all about the food, Christina!
Posted by: Boudicca at May 30, 2005 05:07 AMBoudicca,
I'm rather partial to Indian food and far/middle eastern cuisine. I used to go to this great Indian restaurant on Mass Ave near MIT when I lived there eons ago, and the owner wouldn't let me order what I wanted, he brought me what he thought I would like and it was always amazing. I miss that place. I miss the east coast for the incredible diversity of food from all over the world that was really excellent. Cuban is fun too. Mexican is yummy and there are so many types.
OK, Jack said he was 40 and getting fat and he needed to get on some kind of regimen again. If the food is so awful in Prague, maybe he will be on a quick diet! ;) Frankly I have no idea. Don't they grow alot of potatoes and onions there? I have lived in Turkey and been through Europe as a child and remember everything fondly. Don't know- as long as the food in question doesn't contain any internal organs, I'm ok. Blood sausage, yeck! Or, haggis, ohmy! OK, wrong neck of the woods. But, Prague....let me check the web......
From the site http://www.hiptravelguide.com/prague/article-22.html, they say:
"To start there is Czech cuisine, which like most central European food, is centered around meat and potatoes, with vegetables and excellent salads. Whether you like goulash or not, a meal in a traditional Czech restaurant is an unforgetable experience, if not a gastronomic high point. For that kind of experience you need only visit one of the many French restaurants dotting the city. From hardy French country food to Nouvelle cuisine, Prague does justice to the epicurian palate. World class restaurants serve up excellent fare, in elegant, classical surroundings. In many of these places you can easily imagine you're in Old Europe with many restaurant buildings in the Old Town dating back 500 to 1000 years. So ambiance plays a big part in the Prague dining experience."
There is a bunch more, sounds like you can get about anything you want like the rest of Europe. This site even has a restaurant guide. By the way, this site seems to have a bunch of guides for other European countries.
Tell Jack to go to the Franz Kafka exhibit! Details below:
Franz Kafka was born in the Old Town Square in Prague in 1883. The son of German/Jewish/Czech parents, he wrote exclusively in German. He was a very influential writer, and his stories dealt with faceless bureaucracy and social alientation. His most famous works are The Trial and Metamophosis.
Kafka's work wasn't published until after his death, then the Nazis and Communists both banned his work. Yet his books managed to strike a chord with many writers who felt he'd broken new ground with his social commentary fiction.
This exhibition displays some of Kafka's original works and photographs from the period. It's worth a visit to pay homage to a man who influenced so many writers (this one included!).
Location: Prague 1, U Radnice 5 (Old Town Square)
Open: Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 6pm, Saturdays 10am - 5pm Entrance Fee: 20 crowns
