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In Hungary, we eat this salad as a side dish, it is perfect with every paprikash (e.g. chicken paprikash). It is a refreshing and light salad to acompany any meat dish in the hot summer weather. Ingredients: 1 big cucumber (about 400...
These no-bake chocolate coconut balls are great if you have little time but a big craving for something sweet. Several nations have their coconut ball recipe, this is how we do it in Hungary: Ingredients: 18 oz (510 g) "háztartási" biscuits (plain,...
Today, Zöldborsófőzelék - green pea stew by it's English name - is on the menu. Főzelék is a type of Hungarian dish, where we basically thicken up a vegatable soup with flour to make it into a main course and...
This week, I made Palacsinta, aka the Hungarian Pancake. Ingredients: 12 tablespoons flour 16 oz (2 cups) whole milk 3 medium eggs coffeespoon of sugar 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil (and some more to oil the pan) 1 pinch of salt What I used now, that I...
American guests who attend one of the Hungarian cooking classes at Easy Cooking Budapest, are often concerned, how will they be able to prepare the dishes they learn at the cooking class back in the States? Luckily, there is a...

Hungarian is one of only two European languages, which has its own word for ‘wine’ (bor) that is not derived from Latin. This means that the ancient Hungarians already had contact with grapes and wine over a thousand years...
Sightseeing - History everywhere you look   Halászbástya (Fisherman’s Bastion) Built to celebrate the 1000-year anniversary of the founding of Hungary, the Fisherman’s Bastion is made up of 7 towers, representing the 7 Magyar tribes that founded the nation. Sitting atop Castle...
  Aqua Vitae - That’s the spirit! This world-famous Pálinka originates from the 14th century, when „spirits” were regarded as medicine. Pálinka is fruit brandy made in Hungary: to name a spirit “pálinka”, it has to be mashed, distilled, matured and bottled...
Szimpla Kert 'aka' Simple Garden is not so simple Number three on the list of great bars in the world by Lonely Planet, Budapest’s first and most popular ruin bar right in the middle of Budapest downtown. A ruin bar is...
Do you know the one place where you can try every Hungarian food and drink specialty and also do gift shopping? The Great Market Hall (aka Central Market) is the place you are looking for! This is Budapest's biggest market since...