Ajvár is a Serbian sauce, but it becomes more and more popular in Hungary. It's made from red pepper, aubergine and garlic, served with roasted...
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Heavenly apricot pie
Sweet. Fragrant. Beautiful. These three words come to my mind when we are talking about apricot. It's one of the most valueable and healthy fruits....
Palots soup – Palócleves
Palots soup was invented by Johann Gundel, the founder of the Gundel dynasty. Johann arrived to Hungary in 1857 to try his luck. He made an...
Indiáner
The story of Indiáner relates closely to the Theater an der Wien whose intendant was Count Ferdinánd Pálffy in the first half of the 19th century....
Layered potatoes (Rakott krumpli)
Rakott krumpli or layered potatoes are a typical, Hungarian, baked casserole-type dish. It's made from only a few ingredients, but it contains all...
Beef shank stew
Reading the post's title a question may come up: why beef shank and not another beef part? Beef shank comes from the leg of a bull or a cow. Though...
Hen soup in Újházy style
Pursuant to an online survey this hen soup is our country's favorite soup, obligatory part of the menu of weddings and special events. It's named...
Oven baked chimney cake
Chimney cake (or kürtőskalács in Hungarian) is a popular pastry specific to the Hungarian-speaking regions, mainly to Szekler Land (East...
Jókai bean soup – The great tale-teller’s favorite soup
Jókai bean soup is named after Mór Jókai (1825-1904), one of the greatest Hungarian writers. He was the greatest figure of Hungarian romantic prose....
Pork stew with sauerkraut – Toros káposzta
Pork stew with sauerkraut (toros káposzta) is an obligatory dish of pig-killing day in several regions of Hungary. Traditionally it's served for...
Paprika, a world famous Hungarian spice
There is a common trait of many Hungarian dishes, namely they are inconceivable without paprika. If you browse in the old cook books of the 17th and...
Pig Slaughter
Pig slaughter is a very important event in the villages, a part of the Hungarian culture for centuries. Pig is killed to provide the family with...
Beigli
Several legends circulate about the beigli's origin, but it's sure that it appeared in Hungary in the second half of the 19th century and since then...
Szaloncukor
Szaloncukor is a traditional Hungarian Christmas candy, a real Hungarikum, which means that this candy is special, unique and only characteristic of...
Fedák Cake – In memory of a great actress
This cake cherishes the memory of Sári Fedák (1879-1955), one of the best known and most successful Hungarian actresses. She was one the greatest...
Home-made Sweet Chestnut Puree
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) belongs to the family of beech species and it's unrelated to water and horse chestnut. Originally native to...
Stuffed Cabbage
Stuffed cabbage is one of the most typical winter dishes in Hungary. It spread in Hungary in the 18th century due to Turkish influence. It's...
Sauerkraut – The real multivitamin
Sauerkraut is a typical raw material of the Hungarian cuisine, ingredient of several Hungarian dishes. Sauerkraut is finely sliced cabbage that has...
Sunflower shaped sweet bread
This sweet bread is not only breathtakingly beautiful, but its taste is also heavenly. It isn't as difficult to prepare it as it seems. Sunflower...
Chicken (or duck) Soup with Quince
Chicken soup with quince is a less common form of using quince in our country. It can be made from chicken or duck. A very unusual taste for those...
Popular recipes
This is what Hungarian túró looks like
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.
Metric system vs cup
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.