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Hungarian lángos recipes

Lángos is the Hungarian name of a flat cake that today is deep-fried from a potato-based dough. It was...

Peppered tokány from Hungary

Peppered tokány

Peppered tokány /  Borsos tokány Cut the beef into strips of 1/2 inch/ 5 mm thickness, and 2 inches/5 cm...

Hungarian chicken stew with dumpling

Stew with chicken

In western Europe, the stew with chicken as chicken paprika (Paprikás csirke) became a prize-'winning dish at...


Hungarian pancakes – palacsinta

Pancakes from Hungary. The origin of these thin (palacsinta), which are extremely popular in Hungary, is not...

Paprika isn’t always paprika

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

Abundance platter in János Vitéz style

The following foods are became the part of our abundance platter whole grilled chicken homemade black...


One clever and one silly bird: Hungarian duck and goose

One clever and one silly bird: Hungarian duck and goose! Although the term "silly goose" is derogatory, in...

Sweet enticement – Hungarian cake shops

Hungarian cake! Hungarians who travel around the world may marvel at beautiful scenery and splendid cities,...

Fish soup

Fish soup and Hungarian fish soup - no two the same. Even though Hungary is not a “nation of fishermen” the...


Hungarian jelly (kocsonya)

The traditional Hungarian jelly

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

Christmas sweets

Traditional Hungarian Christmas dinner

Christmas, the family celebration, is a time for hearty eating. Over the holiday period, even the...