Hungarian Main Dishes
Hungarian mutton stewSoup is usually followed by some kind of meat dish with potato, pasta or rice garnishing. Pickles or salad made from seasonal vegetables accompany meat dishes.
Pörkölts and paprikás are the most popular meat dishes. Pörkölt is a ragout made from pork, beef or mutton, or chicken with onions and Hungarian paprika powder as the main spice.
Paprikás is made in the same way as pörkölt, the only difference is that sour cream is mixed in the red paprika and onion sauce to add a nice creamy texture to the meal.
Fried goose liver (Libamáj) and game dishes are also must-try Hungarian delicacies.
Stuffed cabbage (Töltött káposzta) is a traditional delicious Hungarian dish that is often made for holidays like Christmas or Easter.
There are a range of pasta dishes that our peculiar to Hungarian cuisine. Túrós csusza (pasta with cottage cheese) káposztás tészta (egg squares with braised cabbage), savoury pastas.
Sweet pasta dishes include túrógombóc (cottage cheese dumplings), szilvásgombóc (plum dumplings) and palacsinta (pancakes).