A cheese-filled strudel-type dessert and available in most bakeries. This is so Hungarian, you won't find it outside of the country. Many returning visitors look for it on their first day back. Shaped like a small log, it is a cheese called quark, which is thinly coated with chocolate. The most famous is the " natur " flavor, though there are others with fruit added. The original is in a white, red-dotted wrapper.
You will not find this on any menu, but if you venture into any convenience store or supermarket, they will be plentiful in the refrigerator case. They are welcome sweets by Hungarian parents for their nutritional value and low cost, about 80 Ft. Hungary never developed a beer culture. Its beer is unremarkable, but don't tell a Hungarian this; they are staunchly proud of anything Hungarian. A number of European beers are now produced under license in Hungary. Your best bet though are Czech beers, such as Budvar, Staropramen, or Pilsner Urquell, which are the real thing.
Hungarian wines are excellent. Travelers seeking advice on Hungarian wines are encouraged to visit one of the full-service wine stores in Budapest. You can also pick up the free pamphlet Wine Regions in Hungary at Tourinform.
This aromatic bitter liquid is a taste worth acquiring. It is still produced according to the original recipe owned by the Zwack family the current owner of the company, a Zwack family member, was Hungary's first ambassador to the U.
The distilled fruit brandy palinka is another variety of Hungarian firewater that is often referred to as schnapps. It is a liqueur with high alcohol content and some fruit or honey flavor.
Palinka is traditionally brewed at home where apricots, plums, pears, or honey are plentiful; folk wisdom claims it has medicinal value. Only the better brands have much fruit flavor at all. The menus in a number of coffee shops have expanded greatly.
In general, when ordering coffee in Hungary, you are still ordering espresso. Espresso drinks are now available in most coffeehouses, as is koffein mentes decaffeinated coffee. Hungarian food is probably best known for its generous use of paprika, but its influences come from far and wide, including France, Turkey, other Central European countries and neighbouring Serbia. In addition to paprika; sour cream and garlic also feature widely in Hungarian cuisine. The most popular meat is generally pork, with chicken a close second.
As Hungary is landlocked, fish do not play a large part in the Hungarian diet, although freshwater species such as carp are quite commonly used. Elegant Vienna-style coffee houses serving coffee and rich pastries are common in the capital. But if we take a look at what Hungarian people are used to buying, then I have to disappoint you. It seems that Hungarians prefer beer to wine, and mostly cheap beer at that, portfolio.
If drinking was a sport, Hungary would win a lot of competitions. So what do we like to drink? Foreigners coming to visit Hungary always learn about our wine and palinka. But does that mean that we usually drink those two? We are very lucky, considering the geographical location of our country since we can produce quality wines. Unless you're certain what side of politics they fall on and what football team they support, proceed with caution.
You may not have to talk much. It's likely one of the old guys there will start talking, non-stop, about what they were doing during the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet occupation, or in when the Iron Curtain fell.
Oh and they might even pull out an old socialist-era album and show you all their childhood photos. Also you'll hear all about famous Hungarian inventions like the Rubik's cube and the Biro pen. And practically every famous person known to man will have some kind of Hungarian heritage. Oh and while we're at it they'll probably mention that Hungarian is the hardest language to learn.
There'll always be a tiring great uncle who'll try and make everyone laugh by telling stories about the time he travelled through Yugoslavia in the boot of a Trabant. It'll be fun! For most Hungarians lunch is the most important meal of the day , so you're more than likely to be invited for this meal. These are salt, cheese or bacon flavoured pastries.
If you're lucky these won't be dried out but soft on the inside, crunchy on the outside and simply delicious. Still don't go overboard because there's so much more food to come. Firstly there's soup - generally a chicken or meat broth, but in summer it could be a fruit soup.
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