Hungarian cuisine
Do you want to know what makes Hungarian cuisine different from other European cuisines? This difference lies in the huge variety of products used for cooking. In addition, some dishes combine both the first and the second course..
National cuisine of Hungary
Traditional dishes are made from beef, poultry, veal, pork, game, Balaton pike perch, Danube catfish, eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes and other vegetables. As for fish dishes, it is customary to serve them with a side dish in the form of noodles seasoned with bacon and cheese. In the national cuisine, goulash plays an honorable role - it is a dish in the form of thick beef soup with potatoes and onions. Seasonings and spices deserve special attention: in Hungary, paprika, black pepper, celery, thyme, caraway seeds, marjoram are held in high esteem..
Popular Hungarian dishes:
- “Hungarian lecho” (a dish based on paprika, smoked sausage, onions and tomatoes);
- “halasle” (Hungarian fish soup, for the preparation of which they use river fish);
- “langos” (a cake made from yeast dough, served with cheese, sour cream and garlic sauce);
- “fezellek” (soup with zucchini, potatoes, tomatoes, paprika, lentils and cabbage);
- “chicken paprikash” (fried chicken pieces stewed with onions, paprika, chicken broth and garlic);
- “retesh” (Hungarian strudel: the filling is not only sweet, but also mushroom, fish or meat).
Where to taste the national cuisine?
Going to Hungary? Be sure to visit restaurants specializing in national cuisine. If you are interested in simple and homemade Hungarian dishes, then it is advisable to go for them to the traditional taverns, which are called “chard”.
Vacationers in Budapest can look into “Paprika” (the establishment specializes in Hungarian and Eastern European cuisine: here it is recommended to try beef with creamy sauce, as well as use free Wi-Fi) or “Gundel” (it is recommended to enjoy the specialty Hundel pancakes), and in Debrecen - in “Csokonai sorozo” (you will be advised to try goulash, paprikash, halasle and other Hungarian dishes).
Cooking courses in Hungary
In Budapest, those who wish are invited to learn how to cook some Hungarian dishes in a culinary course in “Chef parade Cooking School”,“Culinary Hungary Cooking Class” or “Chef parade Chocolate and Dessert School”. For those with a sweet tooth, they can attend a culinary workshop at the Szamos pastry shop..
Tourists, for sure, will be interested to attend in September (Budapest) at the Festival of Chocolate and Sweets (guests will be offered to enjoy factory and handmade sweets, as well as attend master classes and performances of musical groups), in November (Szolnok) - at the Festival of Goulash, in February (Budapest) - at the Fish Festival.
