Street Stall · Savory Snack

Bramborák (Potato Pancake)

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It goes by different names around the country, including cmunda and vošouch in parts of western and southern Bohemia.

A thick, savory pancake of grated raw potato, egg, flour, garlic and marjoram, fried on a flat griddle and sold hot off street carts and market stalls in Czech towns.

Why it's made this way: Bramborák grew out of turning cheap, abundant potatoes into a filling, inexpensive meal; the garlic-and-marjoram seasoning marks it as distinctly Bohemian.