Poppy-seed Pasta – Mákos Tészta
Poppy seed is widely used for a variety of sweet cakes and bakes in Hungary and this dish can’t be more simple to assemble. All we need is some tagliatelle or wide strip pasta, poppy-seeds and sugar. The only fiddly…
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Hungarian Noodles with Cabbage – Káposztás tészta
Two basic ingredients, pasta and cabbage flavoured with a bit of caramelised sugar and freshly ground black pepper with a delicious result. The flat square-shaped pasta is quite an authentic version but any pasta shape will do. I broke up some…
Hungarian Quark Cheese Noodles – Túrós tészta
Hungarian quark cheese noodles, “túrós tészta” is a firm favourite with the entire population of Hungary. It’s not exactly a diet food but so easy to make and utterly delicious for an ocassional indulgence. Often served as a second course…
Hungarian “tarhonya” pasta pellets with “pörkölt” stew
Tarhonya is best described as a pellet like pasta, similar to giant couscous though it is cooked somewhat differently. Interestingly the word “tarhonya” /ˈtɒrhoɲɒ/ itself is likely to come from the Ottoman Turkish influence in Hungary, the modern Turkish spelling…
Chicken Paprika with “Nokedli” Noodles
Chicken paprikash and the classic Hungarian pasta nokedli are perfect partners and are almost always served together. Nokedli is made from a simple homemade noodle dough – similar to a very thick pancake batter – which is pressed through a…
Meat Stew (pörkölt) with Pasta
Ingredients for two people I used pork in this, but it can be made with most meats just to list the most popular: chicken, beef, lamb or turkey.