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Kolache with apricot filling
A kolache (also spelled kolace, kolach, or kolacky, from the Czech plural koláče) is a type of pastry consisting of fillings ranging from fruits to cheeses inside a bread roll. Originally only a sweet dessert from Central Europe, they have become popular in parts of the United States. Several cities, including Prague, Oklahoma and Caldwell, Texas, hold annual Kolache Festival celebrations, while Montgomery, Minnesota claims to be the "kolacky capital of the world"[1] and holds an annual festival known as "Kolacky Days"[2]. Verdigre, Nebraska stakes the same claim,[3] with a similarly named festival. Prague, Nebraska is commonly known as the home of the world's largest kolache.
It was the sweet chosen to represent the Czech Republic in the Café Europe initiative of the Austrian presidency of the European Union, on Europe Day 2006.
Ethnic bakeries in the Chicagoland area produce kolache for sale in grocery stores.
In Texas and Oklahoma, several restaurants and bakeries specialize in kolaches; one popular area is the central Texas community of West, which has a large Czech population (see the Czech Stop link below). These restaurants and bakeries now sell varieties for all meals of the day and include versions such as Philly cheesesteak, ranchero, and chocolate cream cheese. The Bluebonnet City of Ennis which has celebrated the Polka Festival (see National Polka Festival link below) since 1966, with a weekend of parade, street dancing and dinner/dances at the fraternal Czech halls. Kolaches are sold on the street.
A related dish is a klobasnek, which often uses similar bread but is filled with a piece of sausage. These are sometimes mistakenly referred to as kolaches.

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