the best-know ingredient in hungarian food is the red-powdered spice called paprika.It is used to flavor many dishes.other staples of hungarian cooking include onions,cabbage,potatoes,noodles,and caraway seeds.both cream and sour cream are used heavily in hungarian food.Dumplings (doudh wrapped around differrent kinds of fillings)are very popular as are cabbages or green peppers stuffed with meat and rice,another favorite is the pancake called a palacsinta.It is often rolled or wrapped around different kinds of fillins.