Dobos torte is a traditional Hungarian cream cake. It was created by Hungarian confectioner József C. Dobos in 1884. This photo was taken at the famous Gerbeaud confectionery in Budapest. If your looking to indulge in fine pastries – this is the place to be!
A traditional Hungarian dish, chicken paprika is a stew of chicken flavoured with paprika and thickened with sour cream. This photo was taken at Bagolyvar Restaurant in Budapest (owners of the famous and prestigious Gundel Restaurant). Bagolyvar Restaurant H-1146 Budapest, Állatkerti út 2. www.bagolyvar.com
What your seeing in this photo isn’t raisins! These are actually grapes afflicted with noble rot (Botrytis cinerea), a grey fungus that is the key factor in producing late harvested wines such as Aszú and Essencia. When carefully cultivated, it causes the grape to shrivel which concentrates and intensifies both the sugar and flavor. This photo was [...]
I’ve finally arrived in Hungary! Today, I was able to sample a local Hungarian speciality known as Halászlé which is a spicy fish soup. It is is prepared with hot paprika and carp fish. The soup is particularly known in the Danube and Tisza river regions. As you can see from this photo, the soup was displayed in [...]
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