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Hungarian Cuisine

Hungarian recipe book – Transylvanian mixed grill

Place the potato wedges in the middle of a large wooden platter (actually that’s what “Erdélyi fatányéros”...

Pork pörkölt

Seed and chop the bell peppers. Cut the tomato into 8 pieces. Sauté the onion in the oil, and remove from the...

Hungarian recipe – Stuffed cabagge

Stuffed Cabbage is the National dish of Hungary. It consists of tightly rolled bundles of meat and rice...


Hungarian cake recipe – Chocolate Mousse Cake "Rigó Jancsi"

Hungarian cake recipe : "Rigó Jancsi" Rigó Jancsi was a famous Hungarian gypsy violinist. In 1896,...

A trip to the world of the Hungarian wines

The specialties of the Hungarian wines hungarian-winegrape The versatilities of the country, the soil,...

Hungarian jelly (kocsonya)

The traditional Hungarian jelly

The traditional Hungarian jelly is made from the pork’s less noble, cartilaginous, boney, collagenous parts....


The king of wines, the wine of kings: Tokaji aszú

Louis XV is said to have remarked to his mistress, Madame de Pompadour, as he handed her a glass of Tokaji...

Paprika isn’t always paprika

When Hungarians speak of "paprika," they could be referring either to the whole pods of different members of...

Hungarian salad – the essential accompaniment

Salads are not served as an independent course in traditional Hungarian cuisine, but as an essential...


Hungarian recipes for chicken – Chicken soup

Hungarian recipes for chicken Cut the chicken into portions. Place in a high-sided pot, and pour over 4-5...

Hungarian coffee

The actual national drink of Hungary is coffee - a strong mocha with a high level of caffeine, a kind of...

Chicken paprika – csirkepaprikás

In western Europe, chicken paprika (Paprikás csirke) became a prize-'winning dish at the end of the 19th...