Hurka and kolbász represent everything fantastic about Hungarian sausages. Kolbász is the perhaps the backbone of Hungarian sausage culture. It’s generally made with pork shoulder and other pork trim, and a healthy amount of back fat. All with a good dose of paprika to give it a mild…
This refreshing sweet and sour Hungarian cold cucumber soup can be served warm. But is is usually served cold. It is made with normal salad cucumber as well as the kovászos uborka. The much loved fermented cucumbers that are so popular here in Hungary. The sourness of the…
Risi e bisi is a delicious combination of Vialone Nano Rice with fresh Spring peas. You would be forgiven for thinking risi e bisi is a risotto. But what makes it different is its more soup-like consistency, and the puréed pea pods that intensify the pea flavour. Whilst…
The people of Friuli-Venezia Giulia have farmed trout for hundreds of years. And this northern Italian region supplies huge quantities of trout throughout Italy. So they certainly know a thing or two about eating trout too. But it is the trota ‘fil di fumo’ (smoked trout) of San…
Csikóstokány is a tasty Hungarian stew made with thin strips of pork cooked in fried onions and smoked bacon. The dish gets its name from Hungary’s traditional mounted Csikós herdsmen from Eastern Hungary. Although in some ways this doesnt make sense. Today Csikóstokány is mostly made with pork,…
Hungarian’s love their paprika. If you ever visit a Hungarian market, one of the first things that stands out are the rows and rows of a pale yellow green waxy paprikas in the vegetable section. They don’t have the vibrance of the multi-coloured bell peppers that I’ve grown…
Plump paprika peppers stuffed to the brim with a savoury mixture of ground meat, rice, onions, and Hungarian sweet paprika, then simmered in a rich tomato sauce until they’re tender and bursting with goodness.
Paprikás csirke, or paprika chicken, is a true Hungarian classic. It includes all the core ingredients of Hungarian cooking: sweet Hungarian paprika, onion, peppers, tomatoes and meat. All cooked until tender in a rich creamy sauce. Here in Hungary, it is a real crown pleaser and has been…
Palócleves, or Palóc soup is a popular dish in Hungarian cuisine. Hungarians enjoy it either as a hearty and flavourful meal in itself. Or as a first course. The exact origin of the soup is not clear. According to one legend, the famous Hungarian novelist, journalist, and politician…