Budapest Gastronomic Festival to Showcase the Diversity of Traditional Cuisine The area around the Castle Garden Bazaar will soon be filled with delicacies, concerts and gastronomic discussions, as one of... 2024.08.09.
Hungarikum Days Showcase Culture and Gastronomy of the Carpathian Basin Guests and performers from many countries are coming to Nagyszeben (Sibiu, Romania) for the 15th Hungarikum Days, an event that... 2024.07.05.
Gastro-Tourism Becoming Increasingly Popular in the Country Gastronomy tourism is on the rise in Hungary, with more and more people coming to the country to get to... 2024.04.18.
Szolnok Goulash Festival Awaits Lovers of Traditional Cuisine The Szolnok Goulash Festival (in central Hungary) will be held between September 8-9, 2023. This year they are also looking... 2023.09.05.
Hungarian Chicken Thigh Hunter’s Stew “Vadas” – with Recipe! Hungarian Hunter’s Stew (Vadas - literally ‘of the wild’ in Hungarian) is a characteristically mysterious dish. Its origin is almost... 2022.05.06.
Poppy Seed Nudli – Hungarian Gnocchi – with Recipe! The Hungarian word nudli (noodle) was inherited from the “schupfnudel” (also called finger noodles), which spread throughout south German and... 2022.04.14.
Hollywood Stars Enjoyed Hungarian Dishes at Oscars Gala As we reported before, István Szántó, the head chef of Spago restaurant in Budapest, had the chance to present some... 2022.03.31.
Hungarian Chef Cooks at Oscars for First Time István Szántó, the head chef of Spago restaurant in Budapest, had the chance to present some iconic Hungarian dishes at... 2022.03.28.
The Home of Gyulai Liverwurst and Gyulai Sausage When the city of Gyula is mentioned, surely the thought of one of our famous hungaricums comes to mind, Gyulai... 2022.02.27.
Palóc Soup – The Little Brother of Gulyás – with Recipe! With a name like Palóc soup, one may rightfully think the dish has a connection to the Palóc people, but... 2022.02.20.
The New Year’s Savior, the Hangover King – Korhely Soup – with Recipe! Even in the times of our grandparents, korhely (sot) soup was an indispensable element of the day after New Year’s... 2021.12.30.
Képviselőfánk – The Dessert We Hardly Know Anything about – with Recipe! Regarding its origins, the képviselőfánk (cream bun or cream puff in English) is one of the biggest mysteries in Hungarian... 2021.12.28.
Our Three Best Hungarian Recipes of 2021 It’s a common occurrence; you have friends coming over for dinner over the holidays and you just cannot decide what... 2021.12.26.
Chestnut Cream Soup – Delicacy for the Rich, Daily Bread for the Poor – with Recipe! There are fewer seasonal ingredients available toward the end of December, but sweet chestnuts can still be found, a trait... 2021.12.21.
Esterházy Torte: A Dessert for the Prince of Gourmet – with Recipe! Esterházy torte is one of Hungarian cuisine's most prestigious desserts, on par with Dobos torte and Sacher torte. It is... 2021.12.19.
The Return of Gundel: The Birthplace of Hungarian Dining The history of the country’s most well-known restaurant began in the 1860s, when the opening of a zoo was accompanied... 2021.12.12.
Almás Béles – Hungary’s Response to Apple Pie – with Recipe! Pie is like distilled fruit: every nation has its own, but each variation involves different fruits and has a different... 2021.12.10.
Hungarian Sausage: Disznótoros – The Feast that Celebrates the Animal Nowadays it may sound brutal that the most popular community tradition in Hungary is tied to the killing, bleeding out,... 2021.11.26.
The Queen of Leftovers – Hungarian Bread Pudding – with Recipe! The history of the Hungarian máglyarakás (bonfire) is not as romantic as it may sound at first. It can be... 2021.11.06.
Foie Gras and Tokaji Aszú – with Recipe! The preparation of fattened goose liver was customary even back in Roman times, served with mixtures of flower, milk, and... 2021.10.29.
Budapest-Style Pork Tenderloin – The Kádár Regime’s Attempt at Befriending the World – with Recipe! The Hungarian pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair wrote history from many points of view. After all, this was... 2021.10.01.
