Spritz cookies or Spritzgebäck is a type of German Christmas biscuits made with flour, sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs. These simple cookies can be...
Made in Hungary
Májas hurka
Advent in Hungary means not only the preparation for Christmas, but it's also the season of pig killing. At this time of year the loud noise of gas...
Őznyelv – Deer’s tongue
Rest assured, neither Bambi nor his relatives fell prey to this recipe. Őznyelv is an old-school confection that was probably named after its form...
Cheese scones
Cheese scones are the most popular pogácsa in Hungary. Pogácsa is a simple and delicious snack food, which is generally one of the first things to...
Borsos kalács – Pepper buns
The hometown of borsos kalács is Szeremle, a village in Bács-Kiskun county that lies south-west to Baja, by the river Sugovica. Agriculture plays an...
Mocskos tészta – Dirty noodles
Though its name doesn't exactly inspire confidence, mocskos tészta is one of the best pasta I have ever eaten. If you read the ingredients, you may...
Pork feet stew – Körömpörkölt
Körömpörkölt is the heavyweight champion of stews. Its taste and consistency differ completely from other stews, this sticky dish is unique in its...
Mézes zserbó – Honey Gerbeaud slices
Mézes zserbó and classic Gerbeaud slices have only 2 things in common: both of them are made up of 4 cake layers and topped with chocolate glaze....
Layered egg barley
Similar to layered potatoes this egg barley dish is made up with sliced sausages and hard boiled eggs, it's, however, also turbocharged with an...
Mushroom soup
Mushrooms have long been celebrated as a source of powerful nutrients, they are known as the "meat" of the vegetable world. Mushrooms are a...
Mákos guba – Poppy seed bread pudding
Mákos guba is a mystical food: it's dry and soggy, salty and sweet at the same time. It's a dessert, but it's often served as a main dish after...
Braised red cabbage
Braised red cabbage is the obligatory side dish of duck and goose roasts in Hungary. There are a number of ways to cook red cabbage but the most...
Túró Rudi torta
Túró Rudi is one those things that makes the Hungarian heart beat faster. It's the sweets Hungarians living abroad miss the most. This popular...
Tordai pecsenye – Roast of Torda
The homeland of this simple, but divine pork roast is Torda, a town near Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) in Transylvania. Roast of Torda is usually served...
Plum jam bundt cake
There’s probably few people who haven’t heard of bundt cakes. The distinctive ring shaped bundt cake derives from a European brioche-like cake...
Beer roasted chicken thighs
Beer is the best thing that can happen to chicken. High quality beer made from malt and hop gives the meat beautiful, shiny color and makes it...
Lightning fast cocoa snails
The dough of these rolls is yeast free, requiring neither folding nor proofing. Cottage cheese is the key element, it makes the snails butter-soft....
Pandúrleves – Pandour’s soup
This soup is named after pandours, originally Serbian and Croatian soldiers who were on duty at the southern borders of the Hungarian kingdom. Later...
Poppy seed noodles – Mákos tészta
Making this dish is the quickest way to enjoy poppy seeds instantly. There's no kneading, no waiting, just cook some noodles and combine them with...
Sour cream crescents
Besides bread rolls crescents are the most popular bakery products in Hungary. The number of crescent types is infinite, they can be varied in many...
Savoy cabbage stew
Due to its attractive deep green colouring and crinkly leaves savoy cabbage popularity has never waned. Savoy cabbage is a very versatile brassica,...
Old school cocoa stir cake
Sometimes simple is best, like this easy to make cocoa cake. The simplicity of it is also the beauty of it. Trends may come and go but a cocoa cake...
Green pea soup
Green peas are one of the ancient cultivated vegetables grown for their succulent nutritious green seeds. Peas probably have originated in the...
Lazy woman’s strudel / Lusta asszony rétese
Don't be fooled by the name of this cake, it has nothing to do with the traditional strudel, it's actually a fruity cottage cheese confection. It's...
Creamy garlic soup
"If everyone ate more garlic, the world would be a happy place" - this saying comes from the famous food author Ruth Reichl and I completely agree...
Roasted chicken legs with sausage
Chicken dishes are generally light and contain only a small amount of fat; however, it doesn't apply to the following recipe. This food is heavy,...
Coconut cookie roll – Kókuszos keksztekercs
Coconut cookie roll is an easy-to-make, no bake confection. Its dough is made from háztartási keksz, square shaped all-purpose crackers with a...
Cserta menti kanászleves
The name of this soup is another proof of the uniqueness of the Hungarian language. The English translation that can broadly describe its meaning...
Sonkás kocka – Ham square pasta
Sonkás kocka is an old member of the Hungarian pasta repertoire, which has lost some of its glamour lately. The noodles are not only cooked, but...
Fülesleves from Hódmezővásárhely
Hódmezővásárhely, a city in Southeast Hungary (25 km away from Szeged), has been one of the economic and cultural centers of the Great Hungarian...
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- Ischler cookies
- Langalló – The Hungarian pizza
- Sólet, the slow cooked Jewish-Hungarian stew
- Vargabéles
- Hungarian braided sweet bread
- Hungarian cottage cheese bundles
- Mignon
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- Zserbó / Gerbeaud Slices
- Hungarian punch cake – Puncstorta
- Házi paprikakrém – Homemade Hungarian red pepper paste
- Lángos, the Hungarian street food
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.