Puskás Öcsi Everybody’s Little Brother Before some dimwit in the Ministry of Tourism invented the image of “goulash and the Great Plains” to advertise Hungary abroad, the person who helped foreigners put Hungary on the map was Puskás Ferenc. Even in...
Attila the Hun Attila’s historical representation is most controversial in Western countries and Eastern cultures like Turkish or Hungarian. Actually, they are two parallel stories. One is the real historical version, the other is a colourful pool of legends and...
Katalin Karády A sex symbol and a legend Most nations have a history, Hungarians have Fate. If you want first-hand experience of what this means, go to YouTube and listen to Katalin Karády’s melancholy chanson ‘Smouldering cigarette end’ (Hamvadó...
THE CASE OF ST STEPHEN WITH THE HUNGARIAN BREAD August 20 this year is a long 4-day holiday for most Hungarians from Thursday to Sunday, enjoying the last days of summer pleasures at Lake Balaton or elsewhere but away from work. But what is this holiday about? Learn...
BEST OF ZSOLNAY ROOFS Quiz Vilmos Zsolnay (1928-1900), who referred to himself just as a potter but his admirers gave him the title The Greatest Hungarian Potter, made Budapest beautiful by his ceramic art. In this five-item quiz, you’ll have to guess the most...
St. Stephen’s Vikings Luckily for us, Fungarian’s clientele is becoming increasingly diverse. Recently, we hosted a lovely couple from Iceland and we exchanged views on the Vikings. They were surprised to learn that Hungarians had strong ties with the Vikings whom we...
