14. 4. 2014
On 16th April, the Masné krámy restaurant opens its trout season. The guests will be provided with several hundred pieces of Šumava trout and brook trout from the Trout Farm Mlýny. Furthermore, this week the restaurant's menu will be gastronomically enhanced by some interesting specialties with ramsons.
České Budějovice, 14th April 2014 – On 16th April, the trout season starts in the Masné krámy restaurant. Specialties made from fresh Šumava trout and brook trout will appear on the special weekly menu. The fish have been supplied by the renowned Trout Farm Mlýny (Pstruhařství Mlýny), which has a registered trademark of "Šumava Trout". The gastronomic opening of the trout season in the Masné krámy restaurant has become a tradition, as this year is the seventh in a row. During last year's gourmet event the guests consumed over 300 pieces of trout and brook trout within six days, the most favoured dish being "Grilled trout filled with ramsons".
"Trout and brook trout rank amongst the most savoury domestic fish, which can also be prepared in a less common way, e.g. boiled," says the Masné Krámy restaurant's head chef Luděk Hauser. The head chef also prepared several interesting meals with the use of ramsons for the forthcoming week. Specialties from ramsons will appear on the restaurant's menu for the seventh time in a row. "The flavour of ramsons is milder and less distinct than that of regular kitchen garlic, therefore it is very suitable for seasoning fish. I recommend that the guests try ‘Bruschetta with cherry tomatoes and ramsons' as an ideal light starter before savouring fresh fish. As far as the main course is concerned, the guests should not definitely miss ‘Grilled trout filled with ramsons and spring onions' and ‘Chicken breasts filled with goat cheese, served with pasta and ramsons pesto', adds Luděk Hauser.
The Masné krámy restaurant draws its visitors not only due to its great cuisine, but primarily owing to the perfectly treated beer, particularly Budweiser Budvar Krausened Lager. Masné krámy is the only restaurant in the world where Budweiser Budvar Krausened Lager is drawn directly from a tank.
This year, the Masné krámy restaurant celebrates two important anniversaries. On 13th February, it was 650 years from the moment when the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. ordered the demolition of the original meat market (‘masné krámy' in Czech) on today's Přemysl Otakar II. Square and its subsequent moving to Krajinská St. to today's location. In addition to that, the Masné krámy restaurant was open to the public on 1st October 1954, therefore nearly 60 years ago. The restaurant has always exclusively drawn beer from Budějovický Budvar Brewery.
TROUT SEASON OPENING AND RAMSONS SPECIALTIES
in the Masné krámy restaurant
16. 4. – 20. 4. 2014
Starter:
100g Bruschetta with cherry tomatoes and ramsons, white bread prepared au gratin with goat cheese
Soup:
0.22 l Ramsons cream soup with butter croutons
Main meals:
1 pc Grilled trout filled with ramsons and spring onions, served with home-made fried dumplings from mashed potatoes
150 g Pork burger with ramsons, served with a fried egg and spring salad
1 pc Baked brook trout with cumin, served with mashed potatoes
180 g Trout fillets served in a foil with ramsons butter, served with home-made fried dumplings from mashed potatoes
250 g Vegetable couscous with mushrooms and ramsons, topped with Parmesan cheese
The head chef Luděk Hauser recommends:
1 pc Boiled trout with root vegetable and butter, served with parsley potatoes
150 g Chicken breasts filled with goat cheese, served with pasta and ramsons pesto
Dessert
110 g Lime parfait with fresh peppermint and fruit