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.
Hortobágy Crepes – So Much Hungarianness in One Meal – with Recipe! Hortobágy crepes are one of our most controversial foods, but at the same time so much Hungarianness is rarely found... 2021.09.10.
Lángos – The Most Ancient of Hungarian Foods – with Recipe! While it may be completely different in its modern form, lángos, in its original style, is the most ancient piece... 2021.08.27.
Madártej – Hungary’s Popular Take on Floating Islands – with Recipe! Just about all Hungarians believe to this day that madártej is one of our homeland’s splendid desserts, and I would... 2021.08.13.
Prepare for Hungary’s ‘Best Ever’ St Stephen’s Day Celebrations Hungary is preparing for its biggest ever St Stephen’s Day weekend, featuring a 34-minute fireworks show, a huge folk arts... 2021.08.13.
Fried Carrot-Dog Declared Balaton’s Beach Food of the Year The carrot-dog is the official dish of lake Balaton this year, after having won the Beach Food of the Year... 2021.08.08.
Hake – The Most Beloved Hungarian Fish, Which Is Not Hungarian at All – With Recipe! It is likely thanks to the internet that today more and more people are in agreement that Generation X grew... 2021.08.06.
Lecsó with Eggs – One of Hungary’s Most Iconic Foods – with Recipe! Considering that the first pepper was brought to The Old Continent by Columbus’ doctor and that, likewise, the first tomato... 2021.07.23.
Roast á la Brașov – A Different Take on Meat and Potatoes – with Recipe! There is a sort of unexplainable adoration around Roast á la Brașov (brassói aprópecsenye) which I myself have never really... 2021.07.09.
Körözött, Hungary’s Crème de la Crème – With Recipe! In the heat that is currently engulfing Hungary, people are less likely to have the motivation for cooking, and others... 2021.06.25.
Green Pea Stew – King of All Stews – With Recipe! Stews first showed up some time during the 16th century, but back then they were very different from their modern... 2021.05.28.
Breaded Chicken – The Crispy Meat That Everyone Considers Their Own – With Recipe! It is practically a given that if we ask 10 Hungarians what their favorite food is, at least 7 will... 2021.05.14.
Nyírség Dumpling Soup – An Old Hungarian Dish That is Slowly Disappearing – with Recipe! Certain Hungarian foods have origins which we know very little about, yet they have still been ingrained in our memory... 2021.05.07.
Egg Dumplings (Galuska) – Our Simplest Dish, but We Love It – With Recipe! If there exists such a thing as Hungary's favorite side dish, it is without a doubt Hungarian dumplings (known in... 2021.04.23.
Bear’s Garlic Pogácsa: The Scent of Spring – With Recipe! Early Spring is the time when a dense green thicket covers a few of Hungary’s forests, but without creating a... 2021.04.16.
Meat Will Be Allowed Again on Saturday, Add This Lamb Dish to the Feast! Easter is an ancient tradition, extending all the way back to 1400 BCE, to the Jewish holiday of Passover, or... 2021.04.03.
Our Favorite Lent Dessert, Mistakenly Given an Intriguing Name – With Recipe! We consider it to be among our most interestingly named foods, but like countless other dishes we have, barátfüle (friend’s... 2021.04.02.
Tócsni: From a Potato to a Miracle with a Thousand Names – With Recipe! I think we can confidently say that out of all our foods, the dish we know most commonly as tócsni... 2021.03.19.
