Hungary

Hungarian food has a lot of similarities with other Eastern European countries in that meat, potatoes, vegetables, cheeses, soups and stews are common staples. With a climate that sometimes necessitates keeping warm, especially in the winter, hearty meals of meat, veg and potatoes have become a tradition. Most Popular Hungarian Dishes Hungarian food can be …

Rigo Jancsi, also known as the Hungarian Chocolate Mousse Cake, is a cube-shaped, two-layered chocolate pastry named after late gypsy violinist Rigo Jancsi.  As with all the other pastries, it requires skills along with various ingredients for its preparation. However, the savory scrumptious taste serves as the most perfect outcome one could ask for. History …

Krémes, meaning “creamy” in Hungarian, is a favourite traditional pastry dessert popular in Hungary. It is made up of two thin, flakey layers of buttery flavoured pastry that are filled with vanilla custard cream.  Similar to the more well-known Mille-feuille cake or custard slice dessert, Krémes are are wonderfully airy, messy, creamy and rich. Origin …

Lángos is a famous Hungarian fried bread that’s sold on street carts and vendors of Hungary. The classic snack is made with soft dough that is typically fried and loved by both locals and tourists.  Lángos (which is actually pronounced langosh) is a classic Hungarian recipe that is made from soft, round dough. The doughs …

This Hortobágyi Palacsinta (or Hortobagy pancakes) recipe is a traditional Hungarian stew stuffed pancake dish. Found in abundance in the beautiful capital of Budapest, one of Europe‘s greatest cities, they are essentially stuffed crepes with a delicious stew sauce. Hortobagy pancakes consist of a beautiful meat stew which is then stuffed into a pancake before being …