If the sight and smell of fresh fish blood in the street don't stir your feelings of yuletide cheer, then chances are you're not Czech. For 'tis the season when the streets of Prague are filled with stands selling carp, a staple of the Bohemian holiday table, served breaded and fried with potato salad. Many folks buy their fish live and kill it at home. More squeamish celebrants have it gutted for them.
Not all regional holiday specialties are quite so dramatic. Stollen, a kind of fruitbread, is popular in Germanic countries, along with gingerbread and mulled wine....
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