Food
You can expect a cheap and hearty meal in the Czech Republic. Wholesome staples include pork, dumplings, potatoes and pickled cabbage. You won't find a salad easily though
Drink
Apparently there are some great Czech wines available, but for most traveller's Prague is all about the crisp, cheap local beer (or pivo to the locals). Here's are some facts to keep you on the straight and narrow:
Czechs like beer
The Czech Republic
is the number one beer drinking nation on the planet,
with an annual per capita consummation of some
156 litres.
Lager rules
Most Czech beers are lagers, brewed naturally
from hand-picked hops.
Head on
Czechs like their beer
cellar temperature with a creamy, tall head.
Pilsner please
The best known Czech beer is the original Pils
beer, Pilsner Urquell, brewed in the town of
Plzen and exported worldwide.