This cozy, comforting dish comes from the Swabians - an ethnic German group with deep roots in Hungary. Many Swabians (or "svábok" in Hungarian)...
This cozy, comforting dish comes from the Swabians - an ethnic German group with deep roots in Hungary. Many Swabians (or "svábok" in Hungarian)...
This recipe is a twist on traditional stuffed cabbage. Instead of wrapping the meat in sauerkraut leaves, we make easy meatballs and cook them in a...
Romani people, often referred to as Gypsies, are Hungary’s largest minority group, with origins tracing back to Northern India. Their presence in...
Stuffed cabbage can be called as one of the basic foods of the Hungarian cuisine, it has a big cult in the Hungarian inhabited regions, only stews...
We Hungarians like to make challenging foods, layered dishes serve as a good example. Don't worry, their preparation doesn't call for professional...
The Hungarian name of this sauerkraut soup is korhelyleves whose literal English translation means drunkard's soup. It's eaten traditionally on New...
Pork stew with sauerkraut (toros káposzta) is an obligatory dish of pig-killing day in several regions of Hungary. Traditionally it's served for...
Stuffed cabbage is one of the most typical winter dishes in Hungary. It spread in Hungary in the 18th century due to Turkish influence. It's...
Sauerkraut is a typical raw material of the Hungarian cuisine, ingredient of several Hungarian dishes. Sauerkraut is finely sliced cabbage that has...
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.
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.