The first time I tried them was when Paul and I were dating, maybe a year into us dating.

Yeah. I think it may have been the first thing that we did upon entering the borders of Texas.

Because we're like, so my family's like, they always go and work out. And it was an Easter weekend, I think it was the first weekend.

He came down to Texas.

And they were all like, we're going on a run.

And I was like, I've got some errands to do.

I was like, I need to show Sarah my Kalachi places.

They were all right to the arm curls.

And we were just, you know, bun to the mouth.

That was our.

This is the Sporkful. It's not for foodies, it's for eaters. I'm Dan Pashman. Each week on our show, we obsess about food to learn more about people. And today we're exploring

the story behind the Kalachi. It's a pastry that's become a beloved specialty in Texas,

but traces its roots to a wave of

Czech immigrants who came to the state more than a century ago. We'll hear how the Texas influence

has led to evolution in Kalachi's over the generations. And later on, I'll enlist a friend who's a proud

Texan to join me for some Kalachis in Brooklyn. But the first part of our story comes from our

friends at the Atlas Obscura podcast,

who spent some time in Texas's Czech belt looking into the history of the Kalachi, or as it's

called in Czech, the Kolach. Here's Atlas Obscura producer, Alexa Lim.

So, you know, when you're a kid, a lot of times it's the little things, the small things,

that make a big impression.

And there's a lot of childhood foods that can do that, remind you of a certain time.

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