Meaty dumplings are a no fuss noodle dish that can help you solve your "what's for lunch/dinner" dilemma. It's a combination of the popular...
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Házi paprikakrém – Homemade Hungarian red pepper paste
Have you heard of Erős Pista and Édes Anna? They are not living celebrities, but they are the brand names of the most popular Hungarian red pepper...
Peach biscuits
In Hungary peach biscuits played a part at weddings for decades in the 20th century, when the wedding desserts were made by family members and...
Rongyos kifli – Hungarian croissant
Rongyos kifli is actually a Hungarian croissant, a quicker, simpler and rustic version of the classic French croissant. It's crispy on the outside,...
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...
Cabbage in tomato sauce
Cabbage in tomato sauce is one of those divisive canteen foods in Hungary, which either appeals to you or gives you the shivers. However, homemade...
Répafőzelék – Carrot stew
This carrot stew is an old family recipe, we often cook and usually serve it with boiled pork (it can be a delicious sidedish after a pork bone...
Savoury crepes with mushrooms and ham
In Hungary homemade crepe-like pancakes are usually served for lunch as a second course after a thick soup. The filling is almost always something...
Kapros dübbencs – Dill buns
The season of fresh dill has begun and its fans may enjoy this amazing herb in several foods: dill sauce is perfect for a light summer lunch, or you...
Cottage cheese bundt cake
This soft and delicious homemade cottage cheese bundt cake is like the little black dress of dessert: it's elegant in its simplicity and it’s...
Kedves szelet
Kedves szelet is an old-fashioned layered cake, which has been a beloved dessert in my family for decades. It consists of 3 soft cake layers, which...
Sausage scones
There are hundreds of pogácsa recipes, but the common feature of Hungarian scones is that they all have egg, yeast and a considerable amount of fat...
Rácbab – Serbian bean stew
The Hungarian word rác is the archaic name of the Serbs who have been living in our country for centuries. Many Serbian dishes like gyuvecs,...
Wafers with walnut brittle cream
The hometown of wafers known today is Vienna where the first official recipe was created by Joseph Manner in 1898. He laid the foundations for the...
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...
Hortobágy pork stew with sausage
If you hear the word Hortobágy, you may associate it with the puszta, herd of grey cattles or the famous meat crepes. But there is also a stew that...
Cheese crescent rolls
If you like cheese scones, you may also find these cheese crescent rolls enjoyable. They are filled with salted butter and a mild-tasting cheese - I...
Lemon bars
The recipe of these delicious lemon bars is from my grandmother's cookbook and it's more than 60 years old. Lemon bars are one of the best desserts...
Lekváros derelye
Derelye is a classic noodle dish, which appeared in the Hungarian cuisine during the 17th century. It resembles the Italian ravioli and the Polish...
Prepared horseradish
Easter is coming, so it's time to share the recipe of prepared horseradish. In Hungary horseradish is an inevitable part of the Easter menu, boiled...
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...
Mushroom stew
We Hungarians can make stew from almost anything, mushroom is no exception. Packed with a ton of essential vitamins and minerals, mushrooms make for...
Ludaskása
In autumn and winter we often eat goose, which is an excellent source of protein, iron, vitamin B2 and B6. Ludaskása is one of the most popular...
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...
Papsapka
Papsapka looks like cottage cheese bundles, but it still differs. This oddly named pastry, which means priest's cap in English, refers to the form...
Buckwheat cake
More and more people are paying attention to healthy eating. However, we tend to spend a fortune on expensive superfoods instead of discovering...
Ring doughnuts
Sometimes even the tiniest thing is enough to make us feel all right for a moment. To me, biting into a doughnut is one of those things. While not a...
Cottage cheese pancakes
This recipe is a piece of cake - you just mix all the ingredients together and fry the batter in batches until both sides are golden brown. I...
Fruitcake
Fruitcake shows up every year at Christmas, though it isn’t everyone’s favourite holiday treat. Mass-produced fruitcakes created the classic image...
Two-tone bundt cake
Bundt cake - especially with yeast dough - summons the spirit of good old times and it is one of those old fashioned recipes that will always have...
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Flódni- Zserbó / Gerbeaud Slices
Beigli- Körözött – Hungarian cheese spread
- Golden walnut dumplings – Aranygaluska
- Sólet, the slow cooked Jewish-Hungarian stew
- Ischler cookies
- Let’s make szaloncukor
- Chocolate coconut balls – Kókuszgolyó
- Crackling scones – Tepertős pogácsa
Sour cream chicken stew of Beregszász- Piskótatekercs – Jelly roll cake
- Swabian potato salad
- Langalló – The Hungarian pizza
- Cocoa snails – Kakaós csiga
- Hungarian gingerbread biscuits – Mézes puszedli
- Májas hurka
- Snow crescents – Hókifli
- Brassói aprópecsenye
- How to make Hungarian sausage
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.