Discover the taste of the Karlovy Vary Region.
The Karlovy Vary Region is renowned for a wide range of gastronomic specialities. Here you will find products that tourists enjoy and also take home as favourite souvenirs. For most visitors, the Karlovy Vary Region is associated with the famous herbal liqueur Becherovka, originally used as stomach drops. Its recipe is strictly secret and known by only two people in the world. Today, you can enjoy traditional Becherovka neat or in delicious mixed drinks.
Another thing that comes to mind in connection with the Karlovy Vary Region is spa wafers, which have belonged to spa towns since 1788. You can buy these round, fragrant, warm and sweet wafers with one of many popular fillings on practically every corner. If you enjoy their taste as much as most visitors have, you can take them home as a delicious souvenir.
Like every corner of the Czech Republic, the Karlovy Vary Region has its own distinctive gastronomic specialities, and it offers many of them. Some local restaurant recipes have even been named after famous spa visitors. If you would like to taste Kraslice mushroom soup, Karlovy Vary sponge cake, lamb for Edward VII, Hot Spring coffee or pralines, visit one of the renowned restaurants. You can also try typical recipes at home. As a side dish, prepare Karlovy Vary dumplings with herbs, cooked in a buttered damp napkin.
To taste the best of the Karlovy Vary Region, choose products marked Regional Food. This label is used for top-quality products for true gourmets, made from local ingredients according to traditional recipes.
