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....
Desserts
Apricot slices
The sweet and tart apricot is in season in July, however, due to drought, this year's yield is lower than usual in Hungary. Inspite of that I...
Rice pudding with fruits
Fruity rice pudding is an easy-peasy dessert that makes hot summer days bearable. It's a classic comfort food well loved the world over. Cooking the...
Hungarian krémes
Mille-feuille, mille foglie, Napoleon, vanilla slice, Crèmeschnitte, krémes - several names, but one recipe. They all refer to a much-loved dessert...
Floating islands – Madártej
Meringue floating on crème anglaise - this is the composition of this simple and light dessert of French origin. In Europe it's known by different...
Mézes tészta – Honey-vanilla squares
As I haven't found better translation for mézes tészta, I decided to use the term honey-vanilla squares. Honey-flavoured cakes are very...
Gundel crepes
We are a crepe eating nation. I have met nobody who isn't fond of those beautiful paper thin pancakes. They can be sweet or salty, rolled up,...
Rigó Jancsi
This old fashioned cake keeps the memory of a Hungarian-Belgian romantic story. It was named after Rigó Jancsi (1858-1927), who was a famous...
Mézes krémes
Mézes krémes is a delectable dessert, which is an excellent representative of those typical Hungarian cakes that are made from kneaded dough and...
Magnate’s walnut pie – Mágnás diós pite
My grandmother often baked this walnut pie, especially for holidays. This pie can be stored without refrigeration, and it was a great thing in the...
Rákóczi túrós – Hungarian curd cheese squares in Rákóczi style
This sophisticated cake was named after János Rákóczi, a Hungarian confectioner and chef (1897-1966), its recipe was first published for a food...
Somló Trifle – Somlói galuska
Somló trifle or somlói galuska is one of the most famous desserts of the Hungarian confectionery. Two legends are linked with its name; according to...
Plum coffeecake with cinnamon sour cream
In Hungary the most common fruit tree is plum tree. Two plum trees fall to every Hungarian citizens, their number mounts up to 25% of the country's...
Dill and cottage cheese squares – Kapros-túrós lepény
This dill and cottage cheese pie was my grandma's favorite dessert. It's a real peacetime recipe from her hand-written cookbook. In fact, it can be...
Cottage cheese dumplings – Túrógombóc
Although it's an easy-to-make dessert, it took years before I found the perfect recipe of these cottage cheese dumplings (túrógombóc). It was shared...
Hungarian apple pie
Hungarian apple pie is my favorite dessert. Its grandeur lies in the recipe's simplicity. Apple and cinnamon wrapped in short pastry - the world's...
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....
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....
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...
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.