Common ingredients for Czech Republic

These are common ingredients you may see on packaging and menus in Czech Republic. Local words are left unchanged so they stay readable in the original language; translate this page if you want supporting text and English names in your own language.

• brambory (potato)
• česnek (garlic)
• cibule (onion)
• cukr (sugar)
• droždí (yeast)

  specifically fresh yeast

• hovězí maso (beef)
• hovězí vývar (beef stock)
• hovězí vývar (beef broth)

  synonymous with stock in Czech culinary context

• kmín (caraway seeds)

  refers to caraway seeds; cumin is 'římský kmín'

• kuřecí vývar (chicken broth)
• máslo (butter)
• mléko (milk)
• mouka (flour)
• mrkev (carrot)
• ocet (vinegar)
• pšeničná mouka (wheat flour)
• sádlo (lard)

  usually pork lard (vepřové sádlo)

• slanina (bacon)
• smetana ke šlehání (heavy cream)

  often referred to as 'smetana'

• strouhanka (breadcrumbs)
• sůl (salt)
• sýr (cheese)
• vejce (egg)
• vepřové sádlo (pork fat)
• vlašské ořechy (walnut)