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Hungarian red wine (Sopron, Villány, Szekszárd)

When the mighty Count Festetics entertained the Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, Maria Theresa,...

Fish soup recipe

Fish soup recipe with Hungarian style: fish soup made from different varieties of fish Start this fish...

Fish soup

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


Veal paprikash recipe

Veal paprikash / Borjúpaprikás Veal paprikash sour cream recipe Dice the meat (1 ¼ inch/3 cm or...

Pork pörkölt

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

Halasi lace cross with hungarian crest

New Hungaricums – 2014

New Hungaricums – 2014 The Hungaricum Committee has added six new national treasures to the “priority...


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...

The “PigSlaughter Sausage Festival” brings country flavours and feeling to Budapest

With winter coming, it is time to stock up the pantry. That is the reason why it is worth visiting the “Pig...

Fortuitous encounters – Restaurant Gundel Budapest

The life story of the founding father of the famous Gundel dynasty is almost like a fairy tale. In 1857, at...


The goulash family – „Pörkölt” „Paprikás” and „Tokány”

We don’t always know exactly who the people are who have provided us with some great inventions. And we don’t...

The men’s cooking pot Hungarian kettle

The men’s cooking pot Hungarian kettle It’s not a museum piece, nor is it an ethnographic rarity, but an...

Restaurant Gundel recipe – Veal Braid a la Queen Elizabeth

The name Gundel still stands for stylish dishes, comfort, and elegance. This was evident at the State...


Traditional goulash soup recipe

Traditional goulash soup recipe. Traditionally this soup is cooked over the open fire in a cauldron. This...

Hungarian recipe book – Transylvanian mixed grill

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

Hungarian chicken recipe – Stuffed chicken

 Hungarian stuffed chicken recipe Ingredients - serves 5 takes / 50 minutes: 1 chicken about 1,5...