🌾 Zátkovy Egg Alphabet 500 g – Czech **dried egg pasta shaped like lower-case letters (“alphabet”) **, ideal for soups, children’s meals and creative cooking.
🍽️ What is it?
This is a traditional Czech egg pasta made from wheat flour and dried eggs, dried to ensure a long shelf life and easy storage. The letter shapes (alphabet) are particularly popular in soups, but can also be used in bakes, salads or as a side dish with various sauces.
🧾 Ingredients and allergens
Main ingredients:
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Wheat flour
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Dried eggs
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Water
Allergens:
✔️ Contains gluten (cereals)
✔️ Contains eggs and egg
products
⚠️ Not suitable for people with a gluten or egg allergy.
📊 Nutritional values (per 100 g of dry product) (approximate)
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Energy: ~1 544 kJ / 364 kcal
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Fat: ~2.3 g
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of which saturated ~0.6 g
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Carbohydrates: ~72 g
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of which sugars ~2.6 g
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Fibre: ~3.8 g
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Protein: ~12 g
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Salt: ~0.06 g
🍳 Preparation
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Bring salted water to the boil (approx. 1 l per 100 g of pasta).
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Add the pasta to the water and cook for 5–7 minutes (depending on the desired firmness), stirring frequently to prevent it from sticking.
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Drain and serve with sauce, in soup or as otherwise specified in the recipe.
🍽️ Taste and use
✔️ Flavour: a delicate, classic pasta flavour enhanced by the egg.
✔️ Texture: soft when cooked, with a slightly firmer bite (al dente).
✔️ Uses:
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Soups: a great choice for vegetable or meat broths.
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Baked dishes: layered with cheese, vegetables or meat.
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Salads: once cooled, as part of pasta salads.
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Children’s meals: a fun shape for kids.
💡 Tip: If you want an extra-rich flavour, you can add a tablespoon of oil to the boiling water to prevent the pasta from sticking, or briefly fry it in butter with vegetables.
📦 Summary
Zátkovy Vaječné Abeceda 500 g is a traditional Czech dried egg pasta in the shape of letters, easy to prepare for soups and other dishes. It is versatile and pairs well with various ingredients, but it contains gluten and eggs – please bear this in mind if you have any allergies.
