Czech dish Svíčková is generally served with these dumplings that are usually made from what?
Svíčková Svíčková, or svíčková na smetaně (beef sirloin in cream sauce), is a typical Czech dish and one of the most popular Czech meals. It is sirloin steak prepared with vegetables (carrots, parsley root, celeriac and onion), spiced with black pepper, allspice, bay leaf and thyme, and boiled with double cream. It is generally served with "houskové knedlíky" (bread dumplings).
Mavželj Mavželj (minced pork filling in net) is a national Slovene dish. It is known mostly in Slovene Carinthia and also in Upper Carniola. It is made of the soup in which the pork head was cooked, and of the remnants of the meat and the brains of the same pork head. The dish is ball-shaped and comes in various local variations. In the past, the preparation of this net wrapped ball called "mavželjni" was much more popular than today. Potters made special earthen baking moduls to fit their shape. The dish was mainly eaten on holidays.