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Pancakes are very popular in Hungary. Its origin is not clear, most probably it developed from the roman plazenta, a small round cake that was eaten instead of bread. Hungarian pancakes are thin, similar to French crepes but totally unlike American hot cakes or griddle cakes and they are [...]

Fluffy egg white clouds floating in vanilla custard. This traditional Hungarian dessert is really nice and very popular among kids (and grown-up kids). It is easy to prepare, light, and extremely delicious. It is called ”Madártej” (“MOD-AR-TAY”) in Hungarian, which means bird’s milk. It is [...]

Cottage cheese dumplings are simply heaven if you are a fan of not too sweet desserts. It is very easy to make, the cottage cheese balls are coated with toasted breadcrumbs, served with sour cream and powdered sugar. It is not deep-fried! Instead of cottage cheese you can [...]

is a Christmas classic in Hungary. Poppy seed is a favorite ingredient all over Central-Europe, a symbol of wealth and fertility. In Hungary, we fill everything with poppy seeds at Christmas time, but we also use them in bread, pasta and baked goods like pies, strudels, and cakes. Mákos guba [...]

Hungarian meatballs are very easy to make, scrumptious and perfect for a party or a buffet. Also, they are eaten either with vegetable stews (I prefer potato stew) as a simple dish, or with white bread as a sandwich. Not to mention, kids totally love them! Traditionally it is made [...]

are a favorite dish in Hungary, simple and homey. The practice of stuffing vegetables actually originated with the Turks. But after years of domination by the Ottomans, Hungarians adopted töltött paprika as their own in the 16 and 17th centuries. For this dish, Hungarians like to use long, sweet, yellow peppers. Known as banana [...]

is a savoury Hungarian pancake, filled with meat. Hungarian cuisine uses chicken stew as a filling.This dish originaly was a warm appetiser but now it served as a main course. The pancakes are filled with the minced meat, tucking in the ends, and are baked in the oven with a [...]

is a Hungarian specialty thanks to the special spices used in it. Preparation varies according to region and family, people are preparing them not only on the stove top, but also in the oven. The Hungarian stuffed cabbage is made with sauercrout, pickled cabbage leaves, ground pork, rice, egg, sweet [...]

Layared potato casserole is served regularly in Hungarian homes – though there are several variations on the recipe. Smoked Hungarian sausage is the star in this one-pot comfort food dish of layered potatoes and hard-cooked eggs smothered in sour cream,  known as rakott burgonya (RRAH-koht BOORR-gohn-yoh). [...]

is one of Hungary’s most famous dishes, traditionally made with chicken, onions sauteed in sunflower oil or pork lard, red paprika powder, tomato, pepper, thickened with sour cream, served with nokedli noodles. Hungarian nokedli noodles are made by passing the dough through a noodle grater into boiling water. If [...]

is one of the most popular peasant dishes of the country, easy to make, quick and delicious. You will often find in the rural areas and family cooking but rarely in restaurants. It can be a nice vegetarian dish, however, I almost always add some smoked paprika sausage. Main ingredients: [...]

is a vegetarian dish, it is cooked exactly the same way as the famous chicken paprika, but we use mushrooms instead of chicken. It is served with nokedli noodles (spaetzle).

Anywhere in the world if you say the word goulash, people think of another word: Hungarian Gulyás is primarily a soup, also existing as stew. The preparation of the goulash soup starts exactly the same way as of a stew but then more water is added, plus vegetables, a [...]