Top 10 Hungarian Foods!
Statue of Saint Stephen in Budapest, Hungary.
In honor of Saint Stephen’s Day on August 20th, a national holiday in Hungary marking the state of the nation. I’ve decided to feature a posting of the top 10 Hungarian foods.
Enjoy!
10. Beigli
Beigli is a sweet bread roll filled with poppy seeds, raisins and walnuts. It is most often prepared for holidays like Christmas and Easter.
9. Sour Cherry Soup
Cherries are abundant in Hungary during the hot summers. This cold soup is wonderfully refreshing and flavorful.
8. Winter Salami
You don’t have to be Hungarian to recognize this famous salami! Winter Salami can be found all around the world including at your local deli. The salami is based on a century old producing tradition from the city of Szeged. It is packed with flavor and cured to perfection.
7. Debreceni Sausage
Hungarians are serious meat eaters. There is no doubt Hungary is well-known for having excellent sausages which includes Debreceni. This flavorful treat was named after the Hungarian city of Debrecen. It contains pork that is spiced with paprika, garlic, pepper and marjoram.
6. Fisherman’s Soup
Fisherman’s Soup also known as Halászlé is a hot and spicy river fish soup. It is a favorite among locals and tourists especially around the Danube and Tisza river regions.
5. Palacsinta
Who could resist fried crepes?
4. Dobos Torte
Stacked with several layers of chocolate buttercream and topped with a thin crust of caramel, Dobos Torte is a rich and elegant cake. It was invented by Hungarian confectioner József C. Dobosin in 1884. If your looking to indulge this is must have dessert!
3. Tokaji Wine
This sweet wine has a long and distinguished history. For centuries, it was the favorite among royalty such as Louis XIV of France, Gustav III, Peter the Great, and even great composers like Beethoven.
Tokaji Wine became the subject of the world’s first appellation control, established several decades before Port wine, and over 120 years before the classification of Bordeaux.
Today, it is still recognized as a highly esteemed wine and has won several international awards.
2. Chicken Paprikash
Tender chicken simmered in broth with onions and paprika then mixed with sour cream. A traditional Hungarian dish that is truly irresistible!
1. Goulash
There is no dish more known to Hungary than goulash. It is a staple in every Hungarian home. Although, it can be made in a variety of different ways, there’s no disagreeing that using fine ingredients like paprika is what makes goulash so great.
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I want some of that dobos torte!!! Sounds fantastic!
Me too. I can’t wait to go to Budapest and sit in a nice cafe enjoying my dobos torte.
Always amazed by the way the Hungarians can turn everyday staples into something soooo delicious! The list could easily be extended beyond 10. Pogacsa, lecso, stuffed cabbage, kuglof, bean soup ….
I agree. I also think Hungarian paprika is amazing. There is so much variety and the quality is outstanding.
Mmmm chicken paprikash, palascinta. I have such fond memories of my grandmother making these dishes. She made kocsonya too, love *it*!
My mom makes Chicken Paprikash for our family Christmas gathering, plus we have palascinta as a dessert. My daughter loves palascinta. Lots of good food in that list.
Hi everybody,
Im a hungarian in Toronto and I planed to go to check out the Hungarian restaurants but I saw they menu and is really poor.Why is that?In a hungarian restaurant why they have just a few hungarian food and they have Greek,italian and mexican food too.Why is that?
My mother was Hungarian and she used to make a dish called Trepanki. If anyone has the recipe for this dish I would greatly apreciate it. It was sort of a potatoe dumpling made with sauerkraut.
I found a Hungarian that makes good “How To” videos.
One is Palacsinta- definitely high on my “Favorite Hungarian Foods” list.
Here’s her You Tube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/zmagdi
Hi Kristen,
Thanks for the link. It seems like she has some really nice homemade recipes.