LUCK-BRINGING LENTILS Like it or not, you must eat LENCSEFŐZELÉK on New Year’s Day. Lentils symbolise prosperity, wealth and luck for the new year. Although it’s an international dish – as is the new year’s custom to start the year with lentil soup – the...
HUNGARIAN CUISINE FOR BEGINNERS Hungarian Recipes Traditional Hungarian cuisine is dominated by onion and pepper. It would be easy to explain the topic like this, but then what is the difference between a pörkölt and a goulash? And what’s langosh anyway?...
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...
Hungarian easter Unlike in usual times, in this virus-stricken year, Easter is mainly about eating. Eating a lot! Traditional Hungarian Easter food includes: smoked ham, hard boiled eggs and most importantly, Easter kalács (sweet bread baked in a braided form). A...
Goose feast Saint Martin, the 4th century Christian saint was born in Savaria, a Roman settlement in the West of Pannonia, now called Szombathely. He is the opposite of the archetypal power-hungry politician: after being appointed Bishop of Tours in France he went...
