Prague

I prepared my gastric juices for a goulash and I headed towards Prague. I had it twice there, once as a soup, the other time as a "gypsy stew". I liked the soup but the stew was disappointing. So I wanted to make sure I wasn't too hungry last time, when I enjoyed so much the goulash soup. Well, I didn't have the chance to solidify my opinion about the soup: they were out of goulash. I concluded that it must be good and I ordered the tripe soup:) The link is for those who lived to read my blog and haven't tried the tripe soup. You guys missed 10% of your life:) Well, I'm not referring to Prague's tripe soup when I'm talking about your life :) Theirs is just the tripe version of their own goulash. It's a far cry from the original one. You can find a closer to reality tripe soup at Moldova restaurant although they still have to work on it... So I'm having this soup while dreaming at the goulash one. I said Prague goulash is pretty good but not as good as the one I had last year in Wattens somewhere east of Innsbruck. That, my friends, was the definition of goulash as per Le Larousse Gastronomique. Next time you go skiing in Innsbruck don't miss that little spot. Oh, you'll find it right away: within 1 km from the Autobahn exit.

Back to Prague, I chose the chicken paprikash as my main dish. It was ok, but then again, not as good as my wife's ;) I bet you can have a better one in an Hungarian restaurant. I'll let you know when I find it. So, don't order both, unless you haven't eaten in three days:)

The soup and the paprikash filled me completely so I had no room for desert. As a matter of fact I couldn't even finish the paprikash.

So, it's ok to check Prague for a quick lunch. Don't expect something extraordinary or authentic, just a nice and pretty generous meal.