Paprikás kattancs is a folded milk loaf, which is spread with oil and sprinkled with salt and paprika. It was a gastronomic speciality of peasant...
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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...
Lentil stew
If you are looking for a nutrient-packed, but no-fuss dish, this lentil stew can be a good choice for a hearty lunch or dinner. It’s a great way to...
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...
Paprikás krumpli – Potato stew
Paprikás krumpli is a typical homemade dish, you can't eat it in restaurants. It takes only 25-30 minutes to prepare this great stew, so it's ideal...
How to make Hungarian sausage
Winter is the season of pig slauther in Hungary, the time when you wake up at the weekend to the noise of gas cylinders used to singe the pigs...
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...
Hungarian potato soup
Potato is an essential crop in Hungary, it's an integral part of our food supply. Potatoes were domesticated in the Andes approximately 7,000–10,000...
Hungarian fisherman’s soup
Unfortunately, we Hungarians are not a fish eating nation, the annual fish consumption is insignificant, only the fish sales during the Christmas...
Hungarian Chicken Paprikash
Chicken paprikash can be called as the alpha and omega of the Hungarian cuisine, this classic dish is the highlight of Sunday lunches. It's one of...
Paprika crescents
The recipe of paprika crescents originates from the region of Kalocsa, a small town on the Southern Great Plain, 110 kilometres from Budapest, near...
Beef shank stew
Reading the post's title a question may come up: why beef shank and not another beef part? Beef shank comes from the leg of a bull or a cow. Though...
Paprika, a world famous Hungarian spice
There is a common trait of many Hungarian dishes, namely they are inconceivable without paprika. If you browse in the old cook books of the 17th 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.