Field notes
Třeboň carp
Food · Fish · Tradition
Carp from the Třeboň area enjoys the same kind of protection in the European Union as many famous cheeses and hams. And Czechoslovakia was already protecting its name in 1974.
Třeboňský kapr (Třeboň carp) is entered in the EU register as a protected geographical indication (PGI). The Commission registered it by Regulation No 1407/2007 of 29 November 2007.
Older than EU protection
According to the application Czechia submitted to Brussels, the name “Třeboňský kapr” has been in continuous use for more than a hundred years. From 1974 it was protected as Czech appellation of origin No 54, and internationally under the Lisbon Agreement. Its protection was also covered by bilateral agreements with Austria, Portugal and Switzerland.
When to eat carp
The main fish-harvest season is in autumn. That is when fresh carp is easiest to find around Třeboň. Harvests also take place in spring, but on a smaller scale.
How to try it
As a fried fillet, roasted in butter, or as fish soup. And if you avoid carp because of the bones: today it is commonly sold boned, or scored so that the small bones break down during frying.
Read on
Sources (3) checked on
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/2007 – Třeboňský kapr (PGI)
- Official Journal of the EU C 66/2007 – application for registration of Třeboňský kapr – protected since 1974, Lisbon Agreement
- Fish harvests – Rybářství Třeboň (in Czech)
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