Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: fried cheese

This is maybe the dish most associated with the Czech Republic, "Smazeny syr," or fried cheese, with tartar sauce and one or another potato side, in this case baked potatoes. Usually it's served with beer, but it was a work day when I was having lunch at Havelska Koruna, so I ordered some kind of cola. In this case, I think the cola was Kofola, which is another traditional Czech product. Havelska Koruna, incidentally, is a traditional Czech "jidelna" or fast-food restaurant, serving traditional Czech pub food. Havelska Koruna is and was unusual in that it's located close to Mustek in the tourist area of Prague, and not in a working-class neighborhood where these types of restaurants would normally be located. More impressively, it's survived for the long-haul, as it is still in business today: www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g274707-d2018223-Reviews-Havelska_Koruna-Prague_Bohemia.html

Smazeny Syr, or fried cheese, may be the ultimate Czech junk food, and it's also one of the easiest things to get late at night. This is both because the pubs sell it, and because these kiosks stay open late into the night, at least in Prague. This was another shot that I never though my Contina could get, especially without having 400 ISO film in it, but somehow it took a nice picture, I think.