I stumbled upon the recipe of Swabian onion pie a few months ago when I was searching for traditional recipes, which would be worth showing you. I...
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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...
Csacsifül
Csacsifül, which tranlates as donkey's ears, is apricot jam filled cookies similar to snow crescents. The dough contains considerable amounts of...
Chicken ragout with kohlrabi
Chicken ragout with kohlrabi was an old Hungarian recipe that had been forgotten over the past 100 years. It was published for the first time in a...
Dried bean ragout with smoked pork and sausage
This bean ragout is a robustly flavoured dish containing smoked pork, sausage and tomato. I suggest using dried beans if you can, to avoid...
Chocolate-sour cherry mousse cake
This mousse cake is a light summer dessert. I usually use sour cherry for the fruity layer, however, I have also made the cake with blackcurrant,...
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...
Layered Swiss chard
Despite its name, red Swiss chard (mángold in Hungarian) did not originate in Switzerland, it's native to the Mediterranean region. All chard...
Redcurrant-semolina cream cake
Currants are member of the genus Ribes in the gooseberry family Grossulariaceae, they have long been cultivated in Europe. The berries grow in...
Kohlrabi stew – Karalábéfőzelék
Kohlrabi belongs to the cabbage family, so if you enjoy cabbage, broccoli, and even Brussels sprouts, there’s a high chance you’ll also love...
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...
Butter scones – Vajas pogácsa
I received the recipe of these butter scones from a dear acquaintance of mine a few years ago, and since then I have baked them several times. The...
Vanilla-coconut cake
This vanilla-coconut cake consists of a cake layer, which is made with egg whites, flour and coconut, and a vanilla custard enriched with coconut,...
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...
Apple yeast pancakes
In this recipe apples are not cut into rings, but they are diced and simply folded into a thick pancake batter, which contains yeast. The yeast...
Sweet millet dumplings – Kölesgombóc
Millet (köles) was grown in the Kingdom of Hungary for centuries, it was an important food of everyday diet in the Middle Ages until its cultivation...
Green pea stew with milk and parsley
The value of peas is often underestimated, however, this naturally sweet legume is rich in essential vitamins and antioxidants like vitamin K, C and...
Cabbage scones – Káposztás pogácsa
Cabbage is a versatile vegetable: it can be stuffed, braised, combined with noodles, and it can also be used as a filling for scones. Cabbage scones...
Easter ham-horseradish puff pastry wreath
Ham and horseradish are inevitable elements of Easter in Hungary. The following recipe combines these two main ingredients in a savory puff pastry...
Búrkifli – Walnut and poppy seed crescents
Búrkifli is a crescent shaped Hungarian bakery product, that is made from puff pastry and filled with ground walnuts or poppy seeds. Puff pastry is...
Wax bean stew
In Hungary wax beans or yellow beans are more popular than green beans, soup and stew (főzelék) are more often made with them. Wax beans do not...
Classic salty tea biscuits
These salty tea biscuits are often served at parties and weddings in Hungary. They are heavy and dense, as neither yeast nor baking powder can be...
Round challah – Kerek barhesz
Challah (barhesz) is an iconic food of the Jewish cuisine. The term challah is applied to any bread that is used in Jewish rituals, it doesn’t have...
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...
Meringue cookies – Habcsók
Though I'm not a big fan of meringue cookies, they are a good way to use leftover egg whites. Whipping egg whites and sugar into a light dessert...
Walnut-vanilla cake
This walnut-vanilla cake is an old family recipe. It consists of two different cake layers and a cooked cream filling, which is enriched with...
Egérke – Spoon doughnuts
Egérke is a simple Hungarian spoon doughnut recipe (similar to tarkedli), which requires just basic ingredients, so there is a good chance you will...
Krumplifőzelék – Sour cream potato stew
We often make főzelék, which is a special category in Hungarian cuisine and is a popular way to cook vegetables. Potatoes, which are cheap, easy to...
Lard scones – Zsíros pogácsa
Lard is your friend, escpecially if you are a Hungarian. These lard scones are a good example how lard can turn ordinary foods into tasty wonders....
Kokosh cake – Kakaós kalács
A few weeks ago I got an email whose sender was looking for the recipe of kokosh cake. I couldn't help her instantly, as I had never heard of it...
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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.