A collection of Hungarian recipes and home cooking

Hungarian Tidbits

Tag: eggs

hungarian easter cheese

Hungarian Easter Cheese – Sárga Túró

Introducing a unique addition to your Easter menu – a sweet, egg and milk based dish from North-East Hungary that might resemble cheese at first glance, but is in fact quite different. Traditionally prepared for Easter Sunday when food is taken to the church for…
Russian eggs, Casino eggs

Casino Eggs – Kaszinó tojás

Casino eggs are a popular feature on buffets and cold platters. They are almost always served with a colourful vegetable salad in creamy dressing known as the “French salad” in Hungary, but elsewhere, elsewhere may be known as “Russian salad.” This recipe is a basic…

Hungarian Egg Dumplings – Tojásos nokedli

A nice spring summer dish, light and fluffy dumplings with creamy egg.  The variations are endless and you can add your own extras to it. Sprinkle with chopped parsley or serve with some smokey fried bacon scattered on top. Another variation might be to add…

Floating Islands Dessert / Eggs in Snow / Madártej

This heavenly family dessert is living a bit of a renaissance these days in Hungary even appearing on the dessert list of some posh restaurants.  Made with milk eggs sugar and vanilla, it is a chilled  crème anglaise with a fluffy meringue top.  Similar dishes…

Hungarian Layered Potato – Rakott Krumpli

A Hungarian culinary classic which is not difficult to assemble, but takes a little preparation and cooking time.  As a popular family meal and children’s favourite, it makes a good  dinner alone or stands as a second course after a lighter soup. Try with gherkins…
Spicy scrambled eggs

Scrambled Eggs with Bacon and Spicy Sausage

Breakfast time! On a lazy weekend this spiced up scrambled egg with a cup of tea will set you off for the rest of the day, Hungarian style!