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Bramboráky
Czech grated-potato pancakes with garlic and marjoram, fried in pork lard.
About Bramboráky
Bramboráky are Czech savoury potato pancakes distinguished by plenty of garlic and dried marjoram. This profile follows Czech recipe author Petra Kupská’s hot-milk version fried in traditional pork lard.
Potato gives a mild earthy centre, while garlic and marjoram provide the characteristic bold, herbal aroma. Milk and egg soften and bind the batter, wheat flour adds structure, and lard contributes savoury richness.
The pancakes are thin and round with deeply golden, crisp edges and a tender grated-potato middle. Flecks of marjoram run through the pale interior beneath the fried crust.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Egg, Wheat.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bramboráky
Petra Kupská's Czech Bramboráky.
- PotatoesGrated starchy base
- Hot milkTenderising liquid
- EggBatter binder
- All-purpose flourBatter structure
- GarlicDefining pungent seasoning
- Dried marjoramDefining herbal seasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Pork lardTraditional frying fat
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Potatoes:
- Hot milk:
- Egg:
- All-purpose flour: . All-purpose flour maps to the established wheat-flour record
- Garlic:
- Dried marjoram:
- Salt:
- Pork lard: . The source permits lard or neutral oil and identifies pork lard as traditional; this profile fixes the lard version
Origins & food traditions
Czech recipe author Petra Kupská supplies this complete Bramborák recipe and identifies garlic and marjoram as its defining Czech flavours. Radio Prague International independently describes Bramboráky as a traditional Czech household dish of grated potato, flour, egg, garlic and marjoram.
Cuisines & regions
- Czech Cuisine
- Czech CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Latvian CuisineCatalogue link pending review