Pub Snack · Marinated Cheese
Nakládaný Hermelín
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It starts life as an ordinary soft, bloomy-rind cheese similar to Camembert — pickling it in oil and spices is what turns it into a completely different, distinctly Czech snack.
Wheels of soft, bloomy-rind cheese marinated in oil with garlic, chili, and peppercorns for days until pungent and spreadable, served with crusty bread at Prague pubs and beer gardens.
Why it's made this way: Like utopenci, it's built to sit in a jar on the bar and get better with time — an easy, shelf-stable snack that keeps drinkers eating while they drink.
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