REVISED list: Where to find Czech and Slovak groceries in the US stores / Kde najit Ceske a Slovenske potraviny v Americkych obchodech

rohliky google image

Many of us , Czechs and Slovaks living in the US, have been on a desperate hunt for Czech/Slovak groceries. Some were more successful than others so  I got the idea to ask around and here is what my friends (thanks you guys!!) and I put together.

PS: I read through your great comments and added most of the new goodies in (highlighted in red).

CZ: Vetsina z nas, Cechu a Slovaku zijicich v USA, ma ten samy problem. Jsme totiz na nekonecnem honu po ceskych. (nebo alespon podobne chutnajicich) potravinach Nekteri jedinci byli uspesnejsi nez zoufajici vetsina a tak jsem dostala napad optat se v okoli. Toto je list, ktery jsme vytvorily s mymi kamaradkami (diky holky!!).

PS: Procetla jsem vase vzacne komenty a vetsinu novych vecicek jsem k listu pridala – jsou zvyraznene cervene

1. Trader Joe’s

  • Trader Joe’s Yogurt cups  (vanila & Cream yogurt) – tastes just like “Pribinacek
  • Trader Joe’s rolls – Czech “rohliky (warm them up in the toaster oven)
  • Czech beers -  Broucek, Starobrno, Krusovice, Staropramen
  • “Slivovitz” (green bottle) – tastes the same as the Czech Slivovice
  • Meringues (Trader Joe’s brand) – Czech “pusinky”
  • TJ Potato chips – taste like the ones from the Czech Fair (chutnaji jako ty z poute: premastene a preslanene..vyborne!!)
  • Mineral water – taste just like the one in Czech
  • Melta (barley coffee-like beverage) – Pero brand is made in Switzerland, it’s very good


becherovka google image2. BevMo (order on-line)

  • Becherovka (Becherovka Herbal Liquer)
  • Slivovice (Jelinek Slivovitz)
  • Fernet

3. Super HMart

4. Publix

5. Whole Foods

  • Non-homogenized organic whole milk – tastes just like the Czech milk

6. Henry’s (CA)

  • Clover honey – Jetelovy med
  • Czech pastries – “satecky
  • Kefir
  • Licorice candy – likoricove bonbony
  • Indian semolina – detska krupice
  • Melta (barley coffee-like beverage) – Pero brand is made in Switzerland, it’s very good

7. Panera Bread Bakery

  • Stone-Milled Rye bread – Czech bread (!!)

8. Target

  • Nutella

9. North Produce (CA)

  • Czech spices – Vegeta, Goulash seasoning, vanilla sugar, baking powder
  • Nugeta
  • Bananas dipped in chocolate (candy) – Bananky v cokolade
  • Head cheese – tlacenka

10. World Market

  • Milka chocolate Bar
  • Czech beers – Pilsner, Czechvar
  • European sweets
  • Instant custards (pudingy), baking powder (single packages)

11. Anywhere (Albertsons)

  • The Laughing Cow spreadable cheese wedges – Czech Taveny syr
  • Russian Rye bread (Arrowheat brand) – tastes similar to Czech bread
  • Sauerkraut in a glass jar (Nathan’s famous, New York cut) – kysane zeli
  • Wondra flour (Gold Medal brand) – Czech “hruba mouka
  • Almond paste – for “marcipan” cookies
  • Golden potatoes – taste more like Czech potatoes
  • Soups “Magi” brand
  • Limburger cheese – Olomoucke syrecky (Tvaruzky)!! (Vons)
  • Juicy Juice (Orange Tangerine flavor) – mandarinkovy napojOlympus
  • egg noodles (Manischewitz brand; Jewish section) – ceske nudle do polevky
  • Czech beer – Pilsner Urquell
  • Brie cheese – Hermelin
  • Puff pastry sheets – listove testo na zavin
  • Gummy bears – gumovi medvidci
  • Carnation Evaporated Milk (Nestle) – kondenzovane mleko
  • Povidla (plum bread spread) - under the name of LEKVAR
  • Mini vetrniky - cream puffs (frozen section)

If you liked this post buy me a coffee! (Suggested:$3 a latte $8 for a pound) Thanks!

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Tanja June 14, 2009 at 11:16 am

Ahoj holky,

jinak musim se priznat, ze si na Parizsky salat taky nepamatuju.
S tim chlebem, holky, nezoufejte, pracuji na novem chlebovem receptu, mnohem jednodussim (dve s??) nez je byl ten prvni recept o kterem jsem napsala :)

Lenka June 14, 2009 at 11:40 am

Ahojte,

parizsky salat vyzera takto:

http://img.mimibazar.sk/2/10/070913/01/l10968.jpg

Ide donho bolonska salama (taka ta makka), majoneza, horcica, cierne korenie, worchester omacka, ocot… Moj manzel ma tento salat velmi rad, jedaval ho na internate, ked este studoval doma na Slovensku, tak som na Internete nasla webstranku firmy, co tento salat vyraba, aby som zistila, co donho ide:)
Janka, stravila som na Internete hodiny, kde som robila research, ktora domaca pekaren je najlepsia, aj co sa tyka kvality, aj cenovo. Uplne naj vysla Panasonic. Ako jedina pekaren ma yeast dispenser, takze susene drozdie nasypes do takej nadobky a ono to tam potom automaticky spadne, kedy treba, velakrat sa ludom chlebik nepodari, lebo oni nasypu drozdie k muke a vode a potom to nevykysne dobre. Tuto pekaren mame od decembra a chlieb pecieme niekedy aj kazdy druhy den. Lahodne vonia a vzdy sa podari. Je uzasny a samozrejme, omnoho lacnejsie. U nas bohuzial nie je dostat dobry chlieb, tak sme sa priklonili k tejto alternative a nevieme si vynachvalit. Tato pekaren ako tusim jedina nema okienko, ktorym nahliadnes do pekarne, ale to preto, lebo na tom okienku sa vyzraza voda, ktora kvapka na chlieb a ten sa potom nepodari. Mozno to znie ako reklama na danu znacku, ale ja tu vecicku ozaj zboznujem! Na Slovensku ani v Cechach tento model pekarne nie je dostat. No a chlieb robime klasicky, biely, rascovy (kminovy).

Martina June 14, 2009 at 2:06 pm

Hmm, mnam, parizsky salat!!!!!! Vzdy kdyz prijedeme do CR, prvni tyden nejime nic jineho, nez parizsky salad a rohliky!!!! Cele nasi rodine chutna vic, nez vlassky salat. Jsou si podobne, ale hlavni rozdil mezi nema je, ze parizsky nema v sobe brambory, je pikantnejsi.
Lenko, muzes me prosim napsat recept na parizak? Diky moc!!!!!

B J King June 14, 2009 at 7:22 pm

Hi Lenka,B J here. I live in Bold Springs, Ga. about 26 miles west of Athens. Weather here is hot and humid which is normal for summer’s in Atlanta. My husband is from Ceske Budejovice and we have been back many times visiting his family. I was born in Georgia but I love Czech food. Any recipes you have I print them all but I need them in English measurements if possible as my husband is not much help in the cooking catagory, he only helps with the eating part.I read Tanja’s post everyday and enjoy it very much.

Vlastimil June 14, 2009 at 7:26 pm

To B.J.King : There is a very useful conversion website on web:

http://www.psinvention.com/zoetic/convert.htm

Martina June 14, 2009 at 10:27 pm

Lenko, mohla bys prosim doplnit presnejsi recept na parizsky salat, jako kolik presne ceho? Diky predem ;o)

B J King June 15, 2009 at 7:17 pm

Thanks Vlastimil, I have added the website to my favorites. I am sure I will find it very useful.

Michelle July 7, 2009 at 6:25 pm

We have a Trader Joe’s nearby. I will have to check out the wonderful offerings!

PAVLA September 9, 2009 at 7:56 am

BEZVADNA ,,WEBSITE” !!!BYDLIM V NJ A CELKEM NEMAM PROBLEM S PRODUKTY!HODNE PECU A JE ZAJIMAVE ,ZE JSE JESTE NIKDO NEZEPTAL KDE JSE DA SEHNAT CESKY RUM??VYZKOUSELA JSEM HODNE ZNACEK ALE NIC NEMUZE NAHRADIT CHUT A VUNI CESKEHO RUMU!!TAK ,ZE JESTE JEDNOU A CO ,,CESKY RUM”????DA JSE SEHNAT V USA????

Tanja September 9, 2009 at 9:59 pm

Nazdar Pavlo a dekuju moc! Hmmm cesky Rum v USA…co treba BevMo? Obchod je sice v Californii ale oni take posilaji veci postou..

Jana B September 9, 2009 at 11:38 pm

Pavle: No vidis, moje mama ho vzdycky lila do vsecho peceneho. Ted uz myslim ani tak ne, ale z detstvi si to pamatuju.
A je fakt, ze takovy grog v zime by bodnul. Minulou zimu jsme si delali svarak, ale na grog jsme vzpominali, az nam tekly sliny.

Tanja September 9, 2009 at 11:51 pm

Musim se vam priznat, panove a damy, ze mi rum vuuubec nechutna..FUUUJJ!!!! Sorac….neplivejte na me…virtualne pres internet…

Jana B September 10, 2009 at 2:38 am

Samotny mi taky nejede, ale grog s cukrem po vymrznuti venku mam rada uz od utleho mladi. ;-)

Miluska October 11, 2009 at 7:29 pm

Nugeta??? Tu jsem tu nikde nevidela – objednavam si ji z Czechtempa nebo Slovczechvaru v tech malych vanickach. Nepletete si to z Nutellou???:-)

CESKY RUM – chutove asi nejblizsi je znacka “Captain Morgan” – uz leta ho s uspechem pouzivam do vanocniho cukrovi a podobne… :-D

Dala bych si kavovy Termix ;-)

Tanja October 11, 2009 at 10:11 pm

Milusce: Pardon, myslela jsem “Nutella”

Vlastimil October 12, 2009 at 3:06 am

ano, nutella se tu prodava…Kanadska a myslim nemecka

zuzana October 24, 2009 at 12:11 pm

Pagach Bread Recipe – Slovak Pagach

Makes 1 large loaf or 12 servings of Slovak Pagach
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
•Dough:
•1 cup water plus 1/4 cup lukewarm water
•4 1/2 teaspoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
•1 teaspoon salt
•2 1/2 tablespoons canola oil (or butter if not fasting)
•1 package active dry yeast
•3 cups all-purpose flour
•.
•Potato Filling:
•2 cups diced potatoes, cooked and mashed
•Salt to taste
•1/2 cup grated Cheddar cheese if not fasting
•.
•Cabbage Filling:
•1/2 pound cabbage, cored and chopped
•Salt to taste
•1-2 tablespoons canola oil (or butter if not fasting)
Preparation:
1.In medium saucepan, bring 1 cup water, 4 1/2 teaspoons sugar, salt and oil to a boil. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm. Dissolve yeast and 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar in 1/4 cup lukewarm water and set aside.

2.Place flour in bowl of a stand mixer or regular bowl and add the sugar-water mixture and the yeast-water mixture. Mix until well incorporated and then knead until smooth, about 7 minutes by machine and at least 10 minutes by hand. Transfer to a greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled.

3.Punch down dough and turn out onto a floured surface and divide into 2 portions. Cover with greased plastic and let rest 15 minutes.

4.On a parchment-lined baking sheet, roll one portion of dough into a 9×13-inch rectangle or 12-inch circle. Spread either the potato filling or cabbage filling on the dough to within 1/2 inch of the edge.

5.Roll the second portion of dough on a lightly floured surface and place on top of the filling and pinch the edges together to seal. Prick top all over with fork to allow steam to escape. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Let bread rise, covered with greased plastic for 30 minutes. Bake 30 minutes or until browned on top and bottom. Cool on a rack.

6.Potato Filling: Season mashed potatoes with salt. If it’s not a fast day, add grated cheese to hot potatoes and mix well. Allow potatoes to cool before placing on dough.

7.Cabbage Filling: Saute cabbage in oil or butter and season to taste with salt. Allow to cool before placing on dough.

Tanja October 24, 2009 at 4:13 pm

Ahoj Zuzko, vis ze ja jsem o tomhle chlebu NIKDY ani neslysela??? A to byl muj deda Slovak! To je hanba, vid? A jak to jis? K cemu? Kdy??? Tolik otazek…

Eva April 21, 2010 at 11:24 am

U nas v Dallasu a asi i jinde mame Central Market, podobny jak Wholefoods ale hodne vyrobky z dovozu, cili daji se nakoupit ruzne nemecke, svycarske a francouzske syry, podobne ceskym (Eidam, Gouda, Hermelin, atd.), pak taky chleba, nasla jsem Pain de Champane nebo tak nejak, neumim francouzsky, ale ten je hodne podobny cerstvemu ceskemu chlebu jen trochu vic rozpraskany. Taky treba braunschweiger, coz je jako vyborna jatrova pastika, prodava se bezne v Tom Thumb (myslim, ze jinde je to Safeway), i kdyz ja vozim Majky z Ceska. Jinak v Albertsons bezne mivaji Pilsner Urquel. V Dallasu, Highland Parku je take nemecke deli, Kuby’s Sausage House, takze ruzne salamy, tlacenka, maso se tam da koupit a take ruzne evropske vyrobky jako pudinky, polivky v sacku, kysane zeli, atd.

Zuzana Clark April 21, 2010 at 11:44 am

all the europian products are a bit modified. it definitely doesnt taste the same like home :(

Sona April 22, 2010 at 11:46 am

Souhlasim s rye bread z Panera Bread. Ten opravdu nema chybu! Stoji sice pres $6 ale je asi dvakrat vetsi nez, kterykoli bochnik z jineho grocery store. Kupuju vzdycky minimalne dva a strkam do mrazaku. Chutna skvele.
Nevim kdo pamatuje Almu, ale v nasem grocery store v NC (Harris Teeter) maji Kefir (milk section) – ruzne prichute a jahodovy chutna uplne jako Alma – az na to ze v ni nejsou jahodova zrnicka.
V Trader Joe’s jsme nedavno koupili susenky, ktere se hodne podobaly chuti ceskym Koka susenkam.
Souhlasim s postem na Patak uzeniny v Atlante, nema chybu, skoda ze nejsme trochu bliz nez 4 hodiny cesty.
Lenka nemohla by si uverejnit recept na tvuj chleba? Moc rada bych ho zkusila.
Cesky rum opravdu nema nahrazku, zkousela jsem taky co se dalo, ale nakonec ukecam vzdycky zname a pribuzne kdyz sem jedou aby mi flasku dovezli. Do meho klasickeho ceskeho orechoveho narozeninoveho dortu musi byt, jinak to neni ono.

Marika April 24, 2010 at 9:42 am

Ahoj Jarmilo,
Ja si delam hrubou mouku sama. Pouzivam Wondru, coz je vice jako polohruba, a pridam do toho trochu krupice. Svestka mne roste na zahrade, povidla si delam domaci.Take si pecu vlastni chleba, jednou za cas.(:
Costco has a decent selection of sausages, have you ever tried the Caspers hot dogs?

Vlastiku, ceskeho Ferneta muzes sehnat v beverages and more.Nevim, jestli tento store chain je na East Coast.

Tanja April 25, 2010 at 11:06 am

Mariko,

svoji vlastni svestku! vyborny napad! Moje kamaradka ma ovocny strom, a na kazde vetvi ji roste jine ovoce :) ))

Jinak vyborny napad s tou hrubou moukou, budu na to muset ctenare upozornit! Ty jsi proste chytrolin.

Marika April 27, 2010 at 11:49 pm

Jeste jsem zapomnela: Beckmann’s Old World Bakery ma vyborny chleb German Farm Bread. Moje svagrova tvrdi, ze je lepsi nez v Cechach. beckmannsbakery.com

Tanjo, ty mas vybornou pekarnu na Hillcrest, nechali si tam dovezt troubu z Evropy, chleba je opravdu jako z Cech. Bread&Cie Cafe
350 University Ave.
619-683-9322

Vlastimil May 4, 2010 at 1:01 pm

ja mel nekolik ovocnych stromu ale nez jsem to stacil sklidit, tak to vzdy sezrali medvedi…. takze jsem je dal pryc (ty stromy)

Ivana June 26, 2010 at 2:03 pm

My Czech typing isn’t at a level that I would like it to be, therefore I will have to write this in English:
I definitely love this post. I try really hard to find stores that sell Czech items. At home, in Westchester County (a bit north of NYC), I know we have Russian Delis and there is actually a Polish deli nearby where I live, those generally sell imported foods from what they like to call “eastern Europe” (we all know Czech Republic is central, geographically, but politically it’s Eastern). I have found many things such as Tvaroh and hruba/polohruba mouka there (I mean the real deal here). And just wanted to say that there are tons of local delis like that everywhere. Since I’ve been living in Boston because of school, I’ve been looking for such places and have found several Russian/Polish delis which sell the same things. So that’s another thing to look for, just go to google maps and search something like Russian supermarket (or some other similar key words) and something is bound to come up (as long as you are searching in your area, I would first find your city and then search in the city area).

Ivan Ondrasik November 13, 2010 at 2:06 am

u nas v Chicagu mame v obchodoch pravy uherak PICK – to je bomba salam. Da sa aj objednat z Madarska posto ale to vide drahsie. Taktiez original rusku zmrzlinu – moroznoe -tie male zmrzliny aj s oplatkami.

MILOS January 9, 2011 at 5:47 pm

AHOJ VSEM. TAKZE BYDLIM V USA JIZ DVACET LET. MOJE HOBY JE VARENI. CHTEL BYCH SE SVAMI PODELIT O TO JAK UPECT OPREVDU VYBORNY CLEBA A BEZ PRACE A BEZ LEPKOVE AMERICKE MOUKY. RECEPT JE VELMI JEDNODUCHY A CHLEBA JE FANTASTICKY!!!! TRVALO MI TO ASI SEDUM LET NEZ JSEM PRISEL JAK NA TO. TAKZE. KOUPIT WONDRU MOUKU. JE TO VLASTNE POLOHRUBA MOUKA. JA KUPUJI 4 BALENI. VYSYPAT DO NADOBU . PRIPRAVIT KVESEK Z JEDNE CAJOVE LZICKY SUSENEHO DROZDI A DECI VLAZNE VODY. JA POUZIVAM DESTILOVANOU. NENI TAM CITET CHLOR A CLEBA CHUTNA LEPE. POCKAT DESET MINUT A VYLIT NA MOKU. PRIDAT PUL HRNKU RYE MOUKY SMICHAT. PRIDAVAT VLAZNOU VODU A KMIN A CAJOVOU LZICKU SOLI. UDELAT TESTO ALE ABY NEBYLO ANI HUSTE A ANI RIDKE, TAK AKORAT. JA TO MICHAM ASI JENOM TRI MINUTY, BUDETE SE DIVIT ALE TO STACI. PRIKRT TESTO POKLICKOU A DAT DO IGELITOVEHO PITLIKU ANECHAT KYNOUT V MISTNOSTI , JA TO DAVAM NAHORU NA LEDNICI, CTRNACT AZ SESTNACT HODIN!! TO JE TEN TRIK. PO SESTNACTI HODINACH TESTO VYLIT DO PEKACE VE KTEREM BUDETE CHLEBA PECT. POZOR TESTO JE RIDKE. TAK TO MA BYT. JENOM HO VYLEJTE. NEMICHAT,NIC SNIM NEDELAT A DAT DO VYHRATE TROUBY NA CTYRICET PET MINUT NA PETSET STUPNU.ZAKRYT POKLICI!! PO CTYRISETIPETI MINUTACH ODELAT POKLICI A ZVYSIT TEPLOTO NA PETSETDVACET STUPNU. JE TREBA CHLEBA SLEDOVAT ABY SE NA VRCHU MOC NEPRIPALIL. PAK JENOM VYTAHNOT NECHAT VYCLADNOUT A VYCHLADLY NAKRAJET A DAT DO MRAZAKU. JA HO VZDY VYTAHNU Z MRAZAKU KOLIK HO CHCI ZPOTREBOVAT A PODVOU HODINACH JE JAKO ZROVNA Z PEKARNY. TAK TO JE VSE. NAPISTE MI JAK SE VAM POVEDL A JAK CHUTNAL. PRISTE VAM DAM NAVOD NA KNEDLIKY. UMIM JE TAKY FANTASTICKY. MOJE E-MAIL czechmirka@aol.com chlebu zdar. konecne se dobre nadlabnete. chleba je opravdu vynikajici a pry chutna lepe nez v cesky. zdravi. MILOS BALTOMORE

Monika January 10, 2011 at 9:45 am

Uz delsi dobu schanim sojovou omacku, co chutna jako v Cesku. Prisel uz nekdo na nahradu, co se da sehnat v USA?

Bohunka March 26, 2011 at 3:29 pm

Cesiy rum! My pouzivame rum pouze na pečení nebo nám moc rum jako takový nesmakuje, nejpodobnejsi chuti co jsme našli je STOH rum najdete ho v témeř kazdem liker storu.

Vlastimil March 27, 2011 at 7:59 am

Bohunka….STROH

Vlastimil March 27, 2011 at 8:00 am

STROH je rakousky a pit se neda , protoze je hrozne silny

Kamila Straker June 17, 2011 at 1:33 pm

Tanjo!
prosim te a co TVAROH? Kde a jak se mu nadava. Uz me ten research leze na mozek. Myslim, ze Quark bude moc tekutej a Farmer’s cheese akorat, jenom ho tu v nasi dire nemuzu sehnat.

Asi si ho budu muset fakt udelat sama. Chci ty jahodovy knedliky z tvarohovyho testa fakt moc.

Recept na domaci tvaroh je zde:
http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tvaroh

Taky mouky se daji sehnat na http://www.slovczechvar.com
a maji i nove mnozstevni slevy.

Pa Kamila z Canon City Colorado

Tanja June 17, 2011 at 2:12 pm

Ahoj! Prosim te, co tak slysim od lidi, tak ti nejvic pouzivaji ‘cottage cheese’ misto tvarohu a pak ho pretlaci pres sito, aby tam nebyly ty hrudky. Jinak diky za domaci recept, mrknu na nej. Doufam, ze to neni moc tezky!

Kamila Straker June 17, 2011 at 2:43 pm

Tanjo, ta Wondra flour se da taky sehnat v Super Walmart-ech.

Marika July 17, 2011 at 7:22 pm

Ahoj Kamilo,
Ja pouzivam cream cheese na tvarohove knedliky. Farmer’s cheese je taky dobry prodavaji ho ve Winco Foods. Toto je muj recept:
25 dkg cream cheese
1 egg
2 Tbsp. sugar
25 dkg Wondra flour
Mix the first 3 ingredients and add the flour. Cook for 6-8 minutes depending on the size.

Cottage cheese je nejlepsi dat do blender usetri to cas a praci:)

Halka August 8, 2011 at 9:14 am

zdravim,
ziju jiz naky patek v usa a za boha nemoha najit tvaroh, takovej ten pravej ceskej tvaroh a kdyz ze v obchode zeptam na curd cheese, tak nikdo nevi o cem mluvim.
tak vas prosim, jestli vite, kde se takovy tvaroh sezene.

diky,
Halka

Debbie August 8, 2011 at 7:10 pm

Where can I order Slovakia chips in the US? All web sites I find are UK.

Marika August 8, 2011 at 7:43 pm

Halko,
Tvaroh se prodava pod jmenem quark nebo farmer’s cheese. Quark je blizsi k tvarohu. Vetsinou se to da sehnat v male soukrome cheese factory.
Good luck:)

Michele August 21, 2011 at 12:30 am

Hello, I’m dating a guy from the czech republic and he mentioned that his favorite type of bread was one that had a thick crust and was grey in the middle and spread with a prune butter (which I’m guessing is lekvar). Does anybody know what this is called, and where I might buy it or get a recipe? thanks!

Marika August 21, 2011 at 9:11 am

Michele,
I think he is reffering to rye bread. Whole foods market has a really good one it is called The German Farm Bread baked by Beckmann’s Bakery. Trader Joe’s has a Russian Rye Bread which is also very simular to Czech bread. Prune butter is a lekvar but when I was growing-up any jam or hone would do:)
Hope this helps.

Dagmar September 8, 2011 at 9:41 am

Najprv prajem vsetkym pekny den,

Ja som povodne z Blavy, zijem tu uz 22 rokov a doma varim a peciem este stale ako doma. Zaradili sme par tunajsich jediel a receptov do nasho denneho zivota, no neni nad originalne ceske alebo slovenske jedla. Mam peknu zbierku receptov ako aj z originalnej knihy, tak aj z internetu. Hladam kazdy tyzden nove recepty a nachdzam nove obmeny a druhy receptom, ktore postupne skusam.
Paci sa mi jedna netova stranka, kde je vela slovenskych a ceskych receptov, kde prispieva hodne Cechov a Slovakov napadmi, receptami a radami: http://www.slovakcooking.com/

Peciem chlieb uz 22 rokov a robim domaci tvaroh posledne 2 roky z kefiru, ktory sama tiez robim s pomocou kefirovych zrniek. U nas totis neni dostat sladky tvaroh, je tu len jedna mala ruska a jedna nemecka predajna a vyber potravin je limitovany. Zatial mame problemy zohnat Slovenske alebo Ceske potrvainove produkty v nasom state a okolnych statoch. Neviem cim to je, ze Cesi a Slovaci sa moc nesnazia vyvazat do Ameriky ich potravinove suroviny. Tak je to aj s pivom, pomaly sa zuzuje vyber dobrych kvalitnych ceskych a slovenskych piv. Volakedy sa dali kupit aj piva znaciek mensich miest.

Tanja September 8, 2011 at 2:14 pm

Ahoj Daso a Vitej! Taky se mi zdalo zprvu divne, ze se tu tezko schani jidlo, ale pry to clo je drahe a potravinove zakony jsou tu hrozne prisne. Navic si to sem posilat, i kdyz jses velkej kram, to je hrozne velke postovne.

Moc me nadchnulo, ze si umis udelat svuj vlastni tvaroh! To je super! Mohla by jsi nam napsat ten recept? To by bylo vyborne!

O tech webovkach uz vim, i jsem se s tim klukem snazila spojit a vymenit si linky ale nikdy mi neodpovedel, tak nevim :(

Dagmar September 20, 2011 at 4:44 am

Recept na tvaroh, co robim sama doma.
Je to tvaroh bez hormonu Rennet, ktory je vlastne v kazdom tvarohu kupenom u nas v US obchodoch. Moj tvaroh je sladky, ziadna sol a je to dost jednoduchy postup:

Ingredienty:
- 2 l [1/2 gal] cerstveho mlieka [hociake mlieko mozno pouzit od plnotucneho to fat free].
- 1/2 l pohar kefiru [najlepsi je ten, co sme mali v chladnicke uz 2 dni alebo extra kysly kefir (extra fermentovay = 2-3 dnovy cerstvo ocedeny). Urobi to asi 200g tvarohu.

Postup:
-Zohriat mlieko na asi 140°F (60°C)
-Rovnomerne pomali prilievat kefir za jemneho miesania mlieka. Nesmie sa miesat silno/rychlo, lebo sa nam tvaroh rozdeli na malinke zrniecka. Snazim sa udrziavat teplotu 140°F. Teplota moze byt aj 130°F (45°C), vtedy bude tvaroh jemnejsi. Pri vyssej teplote max do 150°F (65°C) bude tvaroh tvrdsi, suchsi.
Hrudky tvarohu by sa mali zacat pomali oddelovat od zltkavej tekutiny (whey). Pri mensej teplote to trva dlhsie, pri vyssej to ide rychlejsie. Zohrievat, pokial zltkava tekutina (whey) nebude priesvitna, skoro vobec nie mliecna. Vypnut a nechat 2 minuty stat. Ocedit a dat tvaroh do predmocenej satky v ceditku nad miskou. Nechat odstat 15 minut. Dlhsie odstatie – suchsi tvaroch, kratsie, vodnatejsi.

Teplota pri “vareni” moze byt aj 80-105°F (30-40°C) , vtedy bude tvaroh jemny, pri vyssej teplote do 150°F bude tvaroh tvrdsi, suchsi a mozno aj na struhanie, ak sa necha dlho odkvapkat.

-Mne vydrzi v ladnicke tyzden. Este som ho neskusala zmrazit, ale vraj kupeny tvaroh v Cesku alebo na Slovensku sa da v pohode zmrazit.

Vyborne netove informacie z Australie o robeni kefiru a tvarohu, syrov… su na Dom’s web site: http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~dna/index.html Na tychto strankach som zacala pri vyrobe kefiru.
Zbytkova whey voda sa da pouzit na rozlicne veci od polievania rastlin/kvetov do kupelu vlasov. Vsetko je spominane na Dom’s web site.

Nasla som jeden zaujimavy recept z Kanady: http://varecha.pravda.sk/recepty/domaci-tvaroh-v-canade-fotorecept/6224-recept.html
Tu v USA su ale mlieko a jogurt sterilizovane a nebude asi mozne takto spravit tvaroh. No niekedy to urcite vyskusam alebo ak ma niekto iny s tymto postupom skusenosti, prosim dajte vediet.

Tanja September 20, 2011 at 10:02 am

Moc dekujeme Daso! Ty jses zlaticko, bude se to vsem moc hodit :)

Dagmara November 5, 2011 at 9:46 am

Ahojte vsetcia!

Aka som rada, ze som natrafila na tuto stranku – dakujem za vsetky super rady, urcite za zijdu! Chcela som sa spytat, ci nahoudou niekto z vas nevie kde je mozne kupit cerstve drozdie (compressed/fresh yeast)? Slovenske a ceske kysnute kolace a chleby totiz bez cerstveho drozdia – to nie je to prave orechove! Zo suseneho drozdie su tiez fajn, ale z cerstveho by boli este lepsie! Viem, ze sa v USA vyraba, ale nie je ju bezne dostat v americkych obchodoch. Any ideas?
Z obchodov sa mi celkom osvedcil Whole Foods – maju tam vyborny Italian Bread (chrumkava korka a makkucke vnutr0 – vydrzi skoro ako po upeceni aj 3 dni!) a stoji iba $2.29 (pecu ho kazdy den cerstvy). Je tam dostat Nutella, Quark aj kefir! Ako tu uz niekto spominal, ked sme sa sem do VA prestahovali z WA aj ja som musela na internete popozerat ze ci tu vobec v okoli nejaky ten euro obchodik mame. Nasla som tu Srbsko-Chorvatsky obchodik, kde predavaju aj polske a nemecke vyrobky, takze na udenu slaninu, chorvatske/srbske/madarske klobasky, skoricovy a vanilkovy cukor, koreniny, tortove oblatky, vegetu, kysle uhorky a tvaroh chodim tam. Objavila som aj fantasticky nemecky obchod online, kde tiez chodim dost nakupovat. Je tam dostat skoro uplne vsetko (pokial nie su zrovna niektore veci vypredane). Tak dufam, ze aj vam posluzi: http://www.germandeli.com/groceries.html
S rumom som to mala tiez velmi tazke, este som chut praveho tuzemskeho rumu nenasla. Niekedy to robievam tak (je to trochu barbarske, ale celkom sa mi to osvedcilo), ze do tmaveho rumu (napriklad Cpt. Morgan) pridam rumovu prichut. Nie je to ono, ale lepsie ako samotny rum co tu dostat. Fernet a Slivovica sa daju bez problemov kupit v ABC stores. Detsku krupicu som objavila v obchodnej sieti Shoppers v medzinarodnej sekcii pod nazvom FARINA – je uplne jemnucko namleta, uplne fantasticka – presne ako nasa detska krupica!

Tanja November 5, 2011 at 12:29 pm

Ahoj Dagmaro a vitej!
cerstve drozdi se pry da koupit v Henry’s market (nebo-li Sprouts), ale jeste jsem se tam sama po nem nepidila.
Diky za ostatni typy!

Dagmar November 6, 2011 at 5:37 am

Ahoj Dagmara, dakujem tiez za tipy.
Ja som nedavno kupila alkohol ako nahrazku za rum. Nie je to rum, no je vonavy/spicy, a tak nam tak trosicku pripomina rum. Mozno by sa dalo s nim piect na Vianoce, ja to este musim sama skusit. Vola sa to Southern Comfort Bourbon a predavaju ho slabsi a silnejsi co sa tyka alkoholu. Mozno keby sa zmiesal s Cpt. Morgan rumom, ze by to bolo vyborne na pecenie.
Chcela by som sa spytat, co to je Fernet?

Dagmara November 6, 2011 at 7:16 am

Ahoj Tanja aj menovkyna Dagmar:-)

Dakujem Vam za tipy! Tanja: hned som si pozrela na Googli Sprouts a zistila som, ze Bohuzial obchody Sprouts su len v CA, AZ, CO, TX :-( :-(:-( Nevies nahoudou kde by som mohla kupit to cerstve drozdie vo VA alebo aj Washington D.C.?
Dagmar: No veru Comfort Bourbon som este neskusala. Ale ako som uz spominala, osvedcil sa mi tmavy rum zmiesany s rumovou prichutou (tu mozes lahko v USA kupit, maju ju aj na webovej stranke toho nemeckeho obchodu co som uviedla predtym) alebo pouzit len tu rumovu prichut. Fernet je v podstate liker – je to jeden z najpopularnejsich likerov v Cechach a aj na Slovensku. Zacal ho vyrabat nejaky Talian po prvy krat v Cechach. Je vyrobeny z velkeho mnozstva bylin a je trosku horkasty. Ja mam radsej Fernet Citrus, ktoru obsahuje trosku menej alkoholu a ma viac karamelovu a citrusovu chut, ale tu ho nie je dostat. Je tu dostat iba ten obycajny Fernet (nie je to ale ten cesky od firmy Stock, ale nejaky taliansky). V CR a SR sa pije iba tak s ladom (vacsina clapov), ale najviac sa pije zmiesany s Tonic-om. Ja ten americky/canadsky tonic moc nemusim, tak si ten Fernet niekedy zmiesam aj s Ginger Ale, chuti to celkom o.k. Ale to je len tak 2x do roka:-), moc alkoholova nie som.

zuzana December 30, 2011 at 2:00 pm

ahoj, chci se zeptat jak se v anglictine jmenuje listove testo a zda se da vubec v USA sehnat nekde v obchode klasicke testo, jake zname z ceskych obchodu?

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