Discover Gamberi San Giusto: A Taste of Trieste If you’re a fan of Italian seafood dishes, you’re in for a treat with Gamberi San Giusto. It is a dish that combines just a handful of ingredients yet brings out complex flavors typical of the Friuli region. It’s all…
What is Mákos Tészta Everyone in Hungary loves Mákos Tészta, or ‘poppy seed noodles’. Because it is sweet; it’s smothered in butter; and it’s got poppy seeds in it. And of course Hungarians just love poppy seeds. Historically, Hungary has produced vast amounts of poppy seeds. They are…
Thick slices of carp are generously coated in breadcrumbs and fried, before being pickled gently in a vinegar-salt-sugar pickinsolution. After four or five days, the sweet and sour juice has not only imparted its sweet and sour flavour into the fish, but it has also dissolved away the smaller fibrous bones of the fish.
The last of Autumn’s leaves have fallen, and Winter has officially set in for the long haul. It will now be some 3 months until the green shoots of Spring start to show. But yet somehow, Nature knows we are all longing for something hearty. Something rich. And…
Everyone should know how to make Lecsó. It is a true Hungarian comfort food and one of the few classic Hungarian dishes that is vegetarian. Tomatoes and paprika thrive in the warm Hungarian climate and Lecsó is the perfect solution for using up the inevitable surpluses of both.…
Roasted autumn squash with feta and lambs lettuce is one of my favourites ways to celebrate the start of autumn. Autumn announces its arrival with the leaves begin to turn brilliant shades of red, orange, and yellow, and the air turns crisp. One of the most iconic symbols…
Ask anyone which dish stands out as a quintessential Hungarian comfort food. They will immediately tell you about Hungarian goulash. But as many visitors to Budapest will learn to their surprise, goulash is not the thick stew they were expecting. It is a watery beef soup. In fact…
Goulash alla Triestina is a classic Trieste dish which marries the bold flavours of Hungary with the aromatic essence of Italy. Trieste is a prosperous Italian port city nestled on Italy’s north eastern Adriatic coast. It’s a melting pot of cultures which has influenced the city’s culinary heritage…
Frico is a thick pancake of grated potato, onion and Montasio cheese, cooked until the outside turns deep gold and the inside stays soft and yielding. It takes about 40 minutes and costs almost nothing to make. What is Frico? Frico is Friuli’s signature dish and is at the…