EATING HABITS EATING HABITS ACTIVITY 4 ACTIVITY 4 CZECH REPUBLIC CZECH REPUBLIC
Dec 17, 2015
CZECH FOOD AND DRINKSCZECH FOOD AND DRINKS
Czech people really like eating. When Czech people really like eating. When they gather together for some festive they gather together for some festive occassion they usually prepare a lot occassion they usually prepare a lot of food and drinks.of food and drinks.
Although we start to eat healthier Although we start to eat healthier now, there are still very popular now, there are still very popular traditional meals, which are high in traditional meals, which are high in calories, fat and sugar. But they are calories, fat and sugar. But they are very, very good…very, very good…
Breakfast is said to be the most Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day. There is a important meal of the day. There is a Czech proverb:Czech proverb:
Eat your breakfast yourself, share Eat your breakfast yourself, share your lunch with your friend and give your lunch with your friend and give all your dinner to your enemy…all your dinner to your enemy…
TYPICAL CZECH BREAKFASTTYPICAL CZECH BREAKFAST
We eat:We eat: A roll or a slice of bread with butter, A roll or a slice of bread with butter,
salami, cheese, paté or you can salami, cheese, paté or you can have jam or honeyhave jam or honey
We drink:We drink: Tea with sugar and lemonTea with sugar and lemon Cocoa Cocoa Milk (hot or cold)Milk (hot or cold) CoffeeCoffee
Some people want to eat healthier, Some people want to eat healthier, so they have for breakfast cereals, so they have for breakfast cereals, yoghurt or cornflakes with milk and yoghurt or cornflakes with milk and they drink orange juice, but this is they drink orange juice, but this is not very typicalnot very typical
There are still people who do not There are still people who do not have breakfast, but it is not good.have breakfast, but it is not good.
Lunch is the biggest meal of the day.Lunch is the biggest meal of the day. It usually consists of two courses:It usually consists of two courses:
·· soup soup
·· main course main course We sometimes eat a dessert after We sometimes eat a dessert after
the lunch.the lunch.
THE MOST TYPICAL CZECH THE MOST TYPICAL CZECH SOUPSSOUPS
Potato soupPotato soup Beef soup with liver ballsBeef soup with liver balls Chicken soupChicken soup Bean soupBean soup Lentil soupLentil soup Garlic soupGarlic soup Sauerkraut soupSauerkraut soup Dill soup with sour creamDill soup with sour cream
MAIN COURSESMAIN COURSES
Roast pork meat with cabbage and Roast pork meat with cabbage and dumplingsdumplings
Roast beef sirloin with cream sauce Roast beef sirloin with cream sauce and dumplingsand dumplings
Beef goulashBeef goulash Pork escalope with potato saladPork escalope with potato salad Roast chicken with riceRoast chicken with rice Potato pancakes filled with meatPotato pancakes filled with meat Fried cheese with chipsFried cheese with chips
SWEET MAIN COURSESSWEET MAIN COURSES
Cheese dumplings filled with fruit Cheese dumplings filled with fruit (apricots,plums or blueberries)(apricots,plums or blueberries)
Noodles with poppy seedsNoodles with poppy seeds Pancakes filled with jam or cheese Pancakes filled with jam or cheese
fillingfilling Potato dumplings with poppy seedsPotato dumplings with poppy seeds Bread pudding with applesBread pudding with apples
DESSERTSDESSERTS
Ice cream with cream and toppingIce cream with cream and topping Custard with fruit and creamCustard with fruit and cream Fruit saladFruit salad Some kind of cakeSome kind of cake
Some families usually have hot Some families usually have hot meals for dinners, the same ones as meals for dinners, the same ones as for lunchfor lunch
In other families they prefer lighter In other families they prefer lighter meals, for example bread with cold meals, for example bread with cold meat, ham, salami, sausages or meat, ham, salami, sausages or cheese and vegetablescheese and vegetables
Those who want to lose their weight Those who want to lose their weight have only some fruit or they go have only some fruit or they go running instead running instead