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    Cooking up the kyselo

    Oct 09, 2020 4 minutes
    PHOTOGRAPHY: Dominik Mach

    A MYTHICAL MOUNTAIN SPIRIT is watching over us. The Krkonoše, known in English as the ‘Giant Mountains’ of the Czech Republic, are the domain of Lord Krakonoš, a bearded Gandalf-like being with a capricious temperament. To the good of heart, he is friendly and paternal; to those who cross him, he exacts severe revenge, sending lightning bolts and snowstorms to punish them. Will we feel his wrath or garner his favour?

    Mercifully it seems to be the latter. Krakonoš is happy, blessing us with blue skies and calm air. Is he rewarding us for doing our civic duty and respecting lockdown rules for so many months? Or maybe he’s just eager to

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