Apple has been accompanying the history of humanity, there are only a few fruits that have such a long past as the apple. Apple's story dates back...
Apple has been accompanying the history of humanity, there are only a few fruits that have such a long past as the apple. Apple's story dates back...
We Hungarians love pork however it's prepared. It works like a blank canvas that compels you to unleash your creativity. The number of preparation...
There is perhaps no other food that has more names in the Hungarian language than potato pancakes. Tócsni, lapcsánka or röszti - they are only three...
Dobos torte is the best and most famous Hungarian torte made of 6 paperthin sponge cake layers, filled with chocolate butter cream and topped with...
Potato is an essential crop in Hungary, it's an integral part of our food supply. Potatoes were domesticated in the Andes approximately 7,000–10,000...
The origin of cat's eye or macskaszem is lost in the mists of time, but it's sure that it belongs to the old fashioned Hungarian granny desserts....
Rainy, misty fall days have set in, so this is a good reason to support our nervous system by boosting the endorphins and look up recipes of...
Don't let yourself be deceived by the name of the biscuits, it has concern neither with the Roman Emperor nor with the CD burning software. In...
Fasírt - this magical word can make any Hungarian heart throb. It's the king of canteens and everyday kitchens, an indispensable attendant of...
You often ask me what kind of cottage cheese (or curd cheese or farmer's cheese - call it what you want) I use in the recipes. In Hungary the store-bought cottage cheese is dry and crumbly as you can see in the picture. So if a recipe calls for túró, I mean this type. If you can't obtain túró, you can try to make your own from whole milk. Click on the link below.
In Hungary metric units are in use, all the recipes on this website are based on this system, so a kitchen scale is necessary. Since I’m not familiar with cup as a measurement unit, I convert grams to cups by using an online converter. The values in brackets, therefore, are only approximate volumes, so, please, double-check them before you start cooking.