This sausage-flavored ice cream is the Czech hit of the summer

Apple strudel. Poppyseed. Horseradish. Beer. Slivovice.

In recent years, Ralsko has become a destination stop in the small town of Mimoň during the summer months, with a unique lineup of ice cream flavors that few other parlors in the country can compete with.

But the biggest hit of summer 2019? Čabajková, named for the traditional Hungarian sausage that it is made with.

“Čabajková is made from Čabajka, horseradish from horseradish, bread is from bread,” Jablonovská affirms.

“These aren’t ‘flavors’; these are the ingredients that the ice cream is really made from.”

Other ingredients used to concoct the unique flavors at Ralsko include mustard, dill, cabbage, Balkan cheese, and even beef sirloin. But the Hungarian sausage has been a best-seller this year.

“There’s been a great response to the Čabajková,” says Jablonovská.

“You can have [a scoop of] bread and sharp mustard with it, and it’s a real hit.” The mustard ice cream, by the way, is her personal favorite.

Every day during the summer, Ralsko produces between 280 and 350 liters of ice cream. They have so many flavors to offer that they can’t all be displayed.

“Today, we’re offering a total of 107 varieties, we can no longer fit them all into the showcase. [In total] we have already produced 427 different kinds.”

If you’re looking for some sausage ice cream without making the journey to Mimoň, however, you may be out of luck. Čabajková is among 15 flavors of ice cream that Jablonovská has patented with the Czech Industrial Property Office.