Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:08:50 +0200Why do Czechs only eat carp at Christmas?https://english.radio.cz/why-do-czechs-only-eat-carp-christmas-8737480© 2026 Radio Prague International The Czech Christmas is inseparably associated with carp. This rather dull-tasting fish became the central part of the Christmas dinner in the 19th century. It gradually replaced various types of cereal and dried fruit as the most popular fasting meal on Christmas Eve. That said, Czech breeders producing carp and other freshwater fish today do more business abroad than at home. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/kapr_jidlo.jpg?timestamp=1640236855 Why do Czechs only eat carp at Christmas? https://english.radio.cz/why-do-czechs-only-eat-carp-christmas-8737480 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9