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Favorite Czech party food: Chlebicky / Oblibeny cesky aperitiv: Chlebicky
September 8, 2008

Filed under: Recipes — Tanja @ 12:08 pm
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If you dare to pronounce that “C” word (or rather the “CH” word as “CH” is an actual letter in the Czech alphabet)  in front of a Czech/Slovak person you will probably witness an immediate “Pavlov-dogs” reaction, meaning that after just a few seconds their mouth will begin to water profusely, they may also start to drool really bad. Why? Because what a good cheeseburger means to an American, chlebicky are to  a Czech. Chlebicky are Czech-style, open-faced sandwiches, but more exciting than the traditional American sandwich. What do you find in a sandwich? Ham, cheese, slice of tomato, and a peace of lettuce - very exciting, indeed (not!)! But chlebicky can be topped with pretty much anything under the sun…no strict rules there! There is however the traditional variation on this recipe which I will be presenting today:

Basic Ingredients:

  • 1 Sliced French Bread/Baguette

Spread (pick any of these options)

PS: to make the Egg spread: Mix together following diced up ingredients: 4 hard-boiled eggs, fresh chives, about 3 slices of ham, and about 2 Tbs of mayonnaise; season with salt and pepper.

Toppings (you don’t have to use all of them)

  • 1/4 lb sliced up ham, turkey of chicken
  • 1/4 lb sliced hard salami
  • 1/4 lb sliced cheese (Swiss, Jack, Provolone..)
  • sliced sweet pickles (cut them up lengthwise)
  • ~ 4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
  • Seasonings: paprika, parsley

Method:

  1. Top every slice of bread with a spread of your choice ; IMPORTANT: lay it on thick with a fork or a spoon - do not try to press the spread down, leave it on nice and fluffy)
  2. Top with 1 slice each of the toppings listed above
  3. Sprinkle with paprika and parsley
  4. And let the party begin!

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8 Comments for this post

 
Sue Says:

chlebicky rocks my world!! Thanks for the recipe!! I crave these things when I’m drinking :)

 
Tanja Says:

Sure! And they are supposed to be a party food after all…;)

 
Jana Says:

Tanja, thanks for the cool webpages. Can you educate me a bit on flour types in US? Does the “hruba mouka” exist here? Or “polohruba”?. I made babovka with the all purpose flour, it isn’t the best result though. Diky!

 
Tanja Says:

Ahoj Jano,

Unfortunately, I wont’ be able to help you much with that :( I just usually bake with the all-purpose flour like what you do…However,I can give you a number of a bakery which can ship you any kind of flour you like!

Ahoj Jano,

tak s tim ti bohuzel taky nepomuzu :( Delam to samy jako ty - pouzivam na vsechno “all-purpose flour”. Jestli ale chces, muzu ti dat cislo na lidi/pekarstvi, ktery posilaji postou vsechny druhy mouky, na ktery si jen vzpomenes!

 
Jana Says:

Ok, why not! I was also told to check healthy food shops, so that is a mission for this week Not that I’m eager to bake something really soon, but I’m sure you know the excitement of discovering known stuff ; ) Thanks !

 
Tanja Says:

Ahoj Jano,

v jakem state zijes? Mam tu spoustu cisel, tak abych mohla vybrat to spravne…Dik!

In what state do you live so that I know which bakery phone number to pick…Thanks!

 
Jana Says:

Ahoj, sorry I took long - Kansas, 66502, centre of the USA ;)

 
Tanja Says:

Ahoj Jano,

tak ja jsem ted tu knizku samozrejmne pujcila jedne kamaradce, tak to z ni musim vypacit. Tak vydrz.

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