CHRISTMAS DINNER.

The Czech Republic and Prague specifically have their own very special Christmas menu, and you can't feel the true spirit of Christmas without tasting some of these traditional dishes. When families gather around the vacation table, first comes the soup, typically with fish or cabbage. This soup is prepared from the meat and heads of carp, root vegetables, water and spices.

The most important courses are usually carp and golden pork, which is usually fried, baked and served in a very special way. There used to be several ways of preparing carp - "to the blue" (boiled with diluted vinegar or white wine with root vegetables) or "to the black" (in a sweet sauce of jam and honey bread); but fried carp is the most popular. It is believed that both bring good luck and good fortune in the New Year. 

According to the superstitions here you should not leave the table before everyone finishes eating. Why? To keep the family together. A fish scale under your plate does not mean that the housewife is messy; it is another one of the many Czech customs. If you keep this flake, you won't be short of money for the whole year. As we can see, here is a place rich in traditions that even include them in their food.