We like to think that these knedlíky are uniquely Czech, but they probably originated elsewhere in the Austro-Hungarian empire. This statement challenges the notion of national culinary identity.
The re-emergence of Austro-Hungarian cuisine in Prague is a sign that we Czechs are proudly accepting our own history, even amidst the conflicted feelings about our past.
Until the end of World War I, Prague had been under Austrian rule for centuries. The subsequent changes in governance left a significant impact on Czechoslovak culinary practices.
During totalitarian rule dictated from Moscow, chefs were forced to follow Soviet standards, demonstrating how politics and history can shape a nation’s culinary traditions.
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