Czech Republic

=== Cuisine ===
{{Main|Czech cuisine}}
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[[File:Pilsner urquell mug.jpg|thumb|A mug of [[Pilsner Urquell]], the first [[pilsner]] type of [[pale lager]] beer, brewed since 1842]]

Czech cuisine is marked by an emphasis on meat dishes with pork, beef, and chicken. Goose, duck, rabbit, and venison are served. Fish is less common, with the occasional exception of fresh [[trout]] and [[carp]], which is served at Christmas.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Purkrábek |first1=Jan |title=Why do Czechs eat carp for Christmas? |url=https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/why-do-czechs-eat-carp-for-christmas |website=Expats.cz |date=24 December 2020 |publisher=Howlings s.r.o. |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Czech Food and Drink |url=http://www.myczechrepublic.com/czech_culture/czech_cuisine.html |website=myCzechRepublic |publisher=Local Lingo s.r.o. |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> One popular Czech menu item is ''smažený vepřový řízek'' (fried breaded pork filet), served with boiled potatos.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Roberts |first=Andrew |title="řízek." From Good King Wenceslaus to the Good Soldier Švejk: A Dictionary of Czech Popular Culture. |publisher=Central European University Press |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-4237-3585-4 |location=Budapest, Hungary |publication-date=2005 |pages=143 |language=English |jstor=}}</ref>

There is a variety of local sausages, wurst, pâtés, and smoked and cured meats. Czech desserts include a variety of whipped cream, chocolate, and fruit pastries and tarts, crêpes, creme desserts and cheese, poppy-seed-filled and other types of traditional cakes such as ''[[Buchteln|buchty]]'', ''[[Kolach (cake)|koláče]]'' and [[Apple strudel|''štrúdl'']].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Čiháková |first1=Jana |title=Hledá se skutečně český dezert. Uhádnete, který to je? |url=https://www.cz-test.cz/clanek/hleda-se-skutecne-cesky-dezert-uhadnete-ktery-to-je |website=CZ TEST |publisher=Granville |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref>

[[Beer in the Czech Republic|Czech beer]] has a history extending more than a millennium; the earliest known brewery existed in 993. Today the Czech Republic has the highest [[List of countries by beer consumption per capita|beer consumption per capita]] in the world. The [[pilsner]] style beer (pils) originated in [[Plzeň]], where the world's first blond lager [[Pilsner Urquell]] is still produced. It has served as the inspiration for more than two-thirds of the beer produced in the world today. The city of [[České Budějovice]] has similarly lent its name to its beer, known as [[Budweiser Budvar]].

The South Moravian region has been producing [[Czech wine|wine]] since the Middle Ages; about 94% of [[vineyard]]s in the Czech Republic are Moravian. Aside from beer, [[slivovitz]] and wine, the Czech Republic also produces two [[liquor]]s, [[Fernet Stock]] and [[Becherovka]]. [[Kofola]] is a non-alcoholic domestic [[cola]] soft drink which competes with [[Coca-Cola]] and [[Pepsi]].