Mignon means small and pretty, dainty in English, in Hungary this word refers to mini filled cakes coated in a thick sugar glaze. Henrik Kugler was...
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Shredded cottage cheese squares – Reszelt túrós
Here is one more Hungarian recipe for túró. Reszelt túrós is highly recommended for those who aren't on friendly terms with a rolling pin. The dough...
Sárgatúró – Hungarian Easter egg cheese
Hungarian Easter egg cheese is a tricky food as it looks like a cheese, but it tastes like a solid sweet custard. Sárgatúró is an egg and milk based...
Twisted plum jam doughnuts
Doughnuts are everywhere. Ring doughnuts, long doughnuts, filled or twisted - there are plenty of choices. Since the 14th century they have...
Easy-to-make crackling scones
Although I have already published a recipe for classic crackling scones, today I brought you a new recipe that shows how to make crackling scones in...
Házi rétes – Homemade strudel
I'm sure many Hungarians have a sweet memory of their grandmothers walking around the kitchen table and stretching briskly and routinely a strudel...
Beigli with chestnut filling
Though I have already published the recipe of classic beigli, I have recently learned a new beigli recipe with chestnut filling and I would like to...
Esterházy chicken ragout
The Esterházys, one of the oldest aristocratic Hungarian families, were the largest land owners in Hungary and possessed a private fortune even...
Törökméz – Honeycomb toffee
Honeycomb toffee or törökméz as it's called in Hungarian is a popular treat loved by children and grown ups alike. It is certainly one of the most...
Cauliflower soup
This is a more than 100 year-old recipe, it comes from my great-grandmother's collection. Even though the list of ingredients is short, this soup is...
Ostoros kalács
Can you imagine a world without kalács? I can't. Sweet bread can make any day festive, its scent drives away stress and nagging details. Kalács is...
Túrós pite – Cottage cheese pie
If you want to eat a tasteful, soft and mellow cottage cheese pie, you have to make your own cake. Store-bought pie usually fall short of...
Mandulás kifli – Almond crescents
Most of the time the best cookies are the ones that are made with simple ingredients. Turn to this almond cookie recipe when you want something...
Csorba soup with meatballs
If you want to cook a csorba and look for a recipe, Google lists a bunch of different recipes with various ingredients. There isn't any uniform...
Vargabéles
Vargabéles is a Transylvanian dessert, its hometown is Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca). It was first made in the restaurant of the Darvas family in the...
Csotros kalács
I first saw this pastry in Gasztroangyal, a Hungarian series presenting our country's regions and traditional foods. The recipe's original name was...
Onion-cottage cheese dumplings from Neszmély
This pasta recipe comes from Neszmély, a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, which is the centre of the Neszmély wine region and can be found 70...
Kötöttgaluska-leves – Knot noodle soup
Decades ago making pasta was a regular activity in Hungary. Though the first pasta factory was already estbalished in Pest in 1859, housewives of...
Lecsó with courgettes
Lecsó is a simple stew of glorious vegetables, the perfect example of a dish that is truly way grander than the sum of its ingredients. The...
Tomato soup with wide strip noodles
In Hungary tomato soup is tied in with school canteen experiences, 8 out of 10 Hungarians cook it in the traditional way, with roux, sugar and...
Layered strudel cake – Százrétű rétes
Hundred layer strudel or prekmurska gibanica - even though it's a traditional Slovenian dessert, transborder Hungarians living in Slovenia...
Apricot-vanilla pudding filled bundt cake
Bundt cakes are a bit old-fashioned, but they’ve never gone out of style. A ring-shaped ridged bundt pan can transform the most basic cake recipe...
Deák Bundt Cake / Deák-kuglóf
Today's cake was named after Ferenc Deák, Hungarian Statesman and Minister of Justice in the 19th century, who was also referred to as "The Wise Man...
Csalamádé – Mixed vegetable pickle
In Hungary main meals are often (or rather always) served with pickled vegetables. Cucumber, beet root, water melon, stuffed peppers or csalamádé...
Lattice-top sour cherry pie
Sour cherry is one of the most popular fruits in our country, you can find at least one tree in almost every garden. Hungary is the second biggest...
Dill sauce
Dill is one of the most characteristic herbs of the Hungarian cuisine. Due to its tangy taste and fragrance this herb has two groups of fans: those...
Bálmos
Bálmos is an old Transylvanian dish, a kind of polenta made from coarsly ground cornmeal, bacon and sheep milk cheese. It was originally prepared...
Lakatosinas
This is one of the most special sweets that has ever been published in Hungarian cookbooks. Lakatosinas is actually prunes filled with marzipan,...
Crispy cottage cheese bites
If you feel like having some snacks, but you are bored with scones, cottage cheese bites are an ideal choice. The list of ingredients is curt,...
Gyuvecs
Gyuvecs is a Balkan layered dish made up of lecsó, meat, rice and/or potatoes. The word gyuvecs refers to a ceramic dish that this food was...
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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.