Czech-American cuisine

small, usually sweet, type of pastry

Svíčková, or svíčková na smetaně (pronounced [ˈsviːt͡ʃkɔvaː na smɛ.ta.ɲɛ]), is a Czech meat dish and one of the most common Czech and Slovak meals. Svíčková is the Czech word for tenderloin, but this dish is traditionally beef topside (falešná svíčková, 'false tenderloin') prepared with vegetables (carrots, parsley root, celeriac and onion), spiced with black pepper, allspice, bay leaf and thyme, and boiled with double cream, though in practice other cuts of beef may sometimes be used. Topside is a cut from the front shoulder equivalent to jumeau à bifteck in French cuisine or girello di spall

A klobasnek (Czech klobásník , plural klobásníky, meaning "a roll made of sweet, spun dough known as koláč made and often filled with klobása or other fillings") is a chiefly American Czech savory finger food. Klobasneks are much more commonly known as kolaches in Texas, but should not be confused with traditional Czech kolaches, which are also popular and are known by the same name. Klobasneks are similar in style to sausage rolls, but the meat is wrapped in kolache dough. Klobasneks have become a significant element of Texan culture and can be found everywhere from gas stations to specialize