The way to a man's heart is through his stomach - as the saying goes. The recipe's name legényfogó, that means 'Catch the guy', refers to the...
Soups
Favágó leves – Lumberjack’s soup
Lumberjack's soup (favágó leves) is a hearty meal containing pork, mushrooms, root vegetables, noodles and sour cream. I generally make this soup...
Gölödinleves – Potato dumpling soup
Gölödinleves is a potato dumpling soup often cooked in Tápióság and its neighborhood. Tápióság is a small village located in the county of Pest,...
Cream of yellow split pea soup
Yellow split peas are a nutritious and versatile food that can be a healthy addition to a balanced diet. They are a good source of plant-based...
Cream of broccoli soup
Broccoli is closely related to cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale and cauliflower, and it's a nutritional powerhouse full of vitamins, minerals, fiber...
Red lentil soup with sausage chips
Red lentils are an easy-to-cook and versatile legume. They don't need to be soaked before cooking, the texture quickly becomes soft and creamy, so...
Savoy cabbage and frankfurter soup
With its low calorie content and high nutrient density, savoy cabbage is just the thing for the cold months. In Hungary savoy cabbage is often...
Classic tomato soup with alphabet pasta
I have already shared a tomato soup recipe, which contains vegetables and wide strip noodles.The following recipe is a kid-friendly version of...
Lentil goulash
Goulash can be prepared in many ways. I have already shared the recipe of classic goulash and bean goulash, now it's time to make you acquainted...
Reaper’s soup – Kaszás leves
Before the appearance of reaping machines crops were cut and collected by hand. Harvesting grains with a sickle or a scythe was a hard physical...
Pinto bean soup
Pinto beans are affordable, easy to prepare and nutritious, in Hungary they are a commonly used ingredient in many savory dishes like simple pinto...
Cauliflower soup with green peas and nokedli
I have recently learned a new cauliflower soup recipe, which is lighter than the old family recipe I shared. This soup is thickened with cream...
Dried bean soup with quince
Dried bean soups are hearty and perfect for chilly days. My grandmother often cooked dried bean soup with quince. She generally made it without meat...
Vegetable soup with zucchini and butter dumplings
This vegetable soup with zucchini is a great way to make use of your garden veggies. Zucchini, carrot, onion, green peas and mushrooms combined with...
Swabian onion soup
You might wonder why a Swabian onion soup has been published on a Hungarian website. Hungarian-Germans have been living in our country for...
Lebbencs soup with ground pork
Lebbencs is one of the simplest noodles that are used in the Hungarian cuisine. It's the main ingredient of slambuc and túrós csusza, and it's also...
Creamy cauliflower soup with tarragon
This creamy cauliflower soup is a pure comfort food; it calls for basic ingredients but yields amazing flavor. If you have a head of cauliflower in...
Potato soup with summer savory
Summer savory (Satureja hortensis - csombor or borsikafű in Hungarian), which has been growing in our garden for seven years, can be described as a...
White summer squash soup with dill
Most summer squash today are varieties of Cucurbita pepo. Summer squash plants differ from winter squash because most summer squash varieties bear...
Wax bean soup with ham and shredded noodles
If you have already checked the Hungarian wax bean soup off your to-do list and you seek for new impressions wax beans can provide, this hearty dish...
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.