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Tomato wax bean stew

Eszter — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:13:51 +0000

In Hungary, főzelék is a common, well-loved dish – something you’ll find in most homes and school canteens. It’s a thick vegetable stew, somewhere between a soup and a side dish, often served as a main meal. People make it from whatever veggies are in season – peas, spinach, potatoes, beans – and it’s usually […]

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Pinto bean soup

Eszter — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 11:14:55 +0000

Pinto beans are affordable, easy to prepare and nutritious, in Hungary they are a commonly used ingredient in many savory dishes like simple pinto bean soup or Jókai bean soup. Pinto beans are highly nutritious, and research suggests that eating them may help provide protection against many chronic illnesses. They are gluten- and cholesterol-free and […]

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White summer squash soup with dill

Eszter — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Most summer squash today are varieties of Cucurbita pepo. Summer squash plants differ from winter squash because most summer squash varieties bear their fruit on bushy plants rather than vining or sprawling plants like winter squashes. Summer squashes are harvested when their rind is soft and the fruit is still immature. In Hungary the most […]

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Cauliflower soup

Eszter — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:20:31 +0000

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 rich in flavour. This simple dish doesn’t fit the current food trends (it’s not dairy-, gluten- and fat-free), but it keeps the memory of my ancestors, who cooked and ate […]

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Garlic chicken soup

Eszter — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 13:08:26 +0000

Family recipes are really appreciated when a loved one passes away, and you realize that those earlier underrated dishes can also keep their memories alive. Garlic chicken soup is an old school dish, one of those memories that bind our family. My granny often made it, every time we eat this soup, it reminds us […]

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Caraway seed soup – Köménymagos leves

Eszter — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:59:01 +0000

Caraway seed soup belongs to the group of those dishes that every Hungarian knows, but cracks in its reputation can’t be hidden. Caraway seed soup is very divisive, it gives most of my countrymen nightmares to think of the dreaded soup, but a minority of people loves it since it stirs up pleasant memories in […]

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Hungarian egg drop soup – Savanyú tojásleves

Eszter — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 13:45:11 +0000

Hungarian egg drop soup is a traditional, cheap and easy-to-cook dish, which is served often in households and hash houses, as well. It consists of an onion blond roux, beaten and poached eggs, flavoured with paprika, sour cream and vinegar. Similar to other countries’ recipes, a fine stream of beaten eggs is added to the […]

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Cabbage soup

Eszter — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 12:45:47 +0000

This cabbage soup is my mother’s speciality, I even venture to say that no one cooks it in the same way in Hungary. The widespread version prepared in many households is the Frankfurter soup that is made with savoy cabbage and frankfurters. My Dad has unpleasant memories of savoy cabbage from the time when he […]

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Hungarian potato soup

Eszter — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:57:03 +0000

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 years ago, but they were introduced outside the Andes only about five centuries ago. It is the world’s fourth-largest food crop, following maize, wheat, and rice, and there are now over a […]

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Hungarian yellow bean soup

Eszter — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:16:04 +0000

In Hungary the most widely planted bean type is yellow bean, this variety is more popular than green bean. Yellow beans belong to the family of snap beans, which can be eaten pod and all. Compared to other been varieties yellow wax beans contain less protein and carbohydrate, easily digestible; therefore, they can be included […]

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