by fungarian | Dec 30, 2021 | HUNGARIAN FOOD, THE HUNGARIAN CALENDAR
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...
by fungarian | Apr 3, 2021 | HUNGARIAN FOOD, THE HUNGARIAN CALENDAR
Ritual easter food from hungary A unique Easter custom known only in the Eastern part of Hungary (mainly in Hajdú and Szabolcs counties and in Carpathian Ukraine among the Greek Orthodox community) is the ‘pászkaszentelés’ i.e. blessing Easter food with holy water....
by fungarian | Oct 30, 2020 | HUNGARIAN FOOD
HUNGARIAN CUISINE FOR BEGINNERS 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? And bird milk? This...
by fungarian | Aug 20, 2020 | FAMOUS HUNGARIANS, HUNGARIAN FOOD
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...
by fungarian | Apr 11, 2020 | HUNGARIAN FOOD, THE HUNGARIAN CALENDAR
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...
by fungarian | Nov 11, 2019 | HUNGARIAN FOOD, THE HUNGARIAN CALENDAR
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...
