Egg salad, or tojáskrém, is a beloved classic in Hungarian cuisine, often served as a creamy spread on fresh bread or crispy toast. Unlike the more...
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Chicken noodle casserole
Chicken noodle casserole is a comforting and satisfying dish that is perfect for family dinners, potlucks, or anytime you're craving a hearty meal....
Fried pork cutlets of Makó
These fried pork cutlets were inspired by Makó, a town in Csongrád-Csanád county, which is famous for its unique onions that have been grown in the...
Pork rib roast with paprika-onion dumplings
This pork rib roast recipe comes from Galgahévíz, a small village in Pest county. It's a heavy meal, so in order to enjoy it, you need to have an...
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...
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...
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...
Dödölle
Dödölle, ganca, gánica, cinke - all these names refer to one dish that is known and cooked throughout Hungary, a cheap peasant food that was eaten...
White kidney bean stew
In the Hungarian cuisine dry pinto beans are commonly used, mainly for soup and sólet. However, dry bean stew is made with white kidney beans. This...
Lemon roast pheasant with onion-apple sauté
Hunting has a long tradition in Hungary, the diversified and ample game population provides great possibilities for hunters nearly all year round....
Fried liver with onions
Liver is often avoided, but it can actually be very flavorful and enjoyable if it's cooked right. This offal is a rich source of various nutrients...
Vegetable soup with liver dumplings – Májgombóc leves
After harvesting the first, but small amount of green peas, I pondered the question of what dish to cook that wouldn't call for too much peas, and...
Braised and roasted pork shank / Csülök pékné módra
Pork shank is unfairly undervalued in my opinion, its tough texture usually deters people from trying to cook it, albeit it can be juicy, tender and...
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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.