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The most popular “Hungarian” fish!

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Budapest Guide

It is summer, and in the summer Hungarians escape Budapest and visit Lake Balaton instead. And what do they eat there? The most popular “Hungarian” fish!

You should be warned, some people will not agree on calling this the most popular “Hungarian” fish. There are some other popular fish types in Hungary, for example, carp, catfish, perch, and pike. But, when the Hungarians travel to Lake Balaton, they eat something completely different, namely the “Merluccius Merluccius“, better known as the European hake (in Hungarian “Hekk“). The funny thing is that this fish doesn’t origin from Hungary, and not even from Europe, but from the coasts of Argentina.

A picture of the popular "Hungarian" fish — A picture of the popular “Hungarian” fish – Source

According to this article, the fish is captured in Argentina and transported to Hungary, where it is almost served as a “national” fish. According to Wikipedia, it is a popular fish to catch also in Europe, but the one we are eating in Hungary is supposed to origin from Argentina. It is, however, due to the popularity of the fish in Hungary that it is often considered a fish of the Hungarians, and thus it should origin from Hungary, at least in the minds of the people.

How do Hungarians eat the fish?

If you buy this fish by Lake Balaton, or somewhere else, it will most likely look something like this.

It is normally fried in oil and server together with white bread. It is very easy to eat as the meat can easily be removed from the fish-bones (which are so big that it is no trouble at all getting rid of them).

So, the next time you want to eat a fish course in Hungary, consider the European Hake, better known as “hekk” in Hungary. But, be warned – you will not find it in normal restaurants, only by Lake Balaton, along with the “Romai part” (in Budapest), and other places with beach-like circumstances.

Dzsúzda – Coffe and Juicebar in Szigetszentmiklos

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Budapest Guide

Are you looking for something really healthy to drink and eat? Or maybe just a cup of coffee to wake up? Are you in Szigetszentmiklos? Time to visit Dzsúzda!

Last week we got the chance to visit the recently opened juice-bar in Szigetszentmiklos named Dzsuzda. As the name suggest the main focus is one juices, but they do of course serve tea and coffee in addition to a sweet mixture of juices and smoothies.

The menu at Dzsuzda is changing from day to day, but they already have a couple of favorites on their menu that we believe will remain there for a long time. We drank ourselves mostly through the menu as we visited the juice bar and we also tasted a fresh salad and their raw chocolate cake. Did we like it?

Raw Cocoa drink — Raw cake and fantastic smoothie in Dzsuzda in Szigetszentmiklos

Healthy is not enough, it has to be tasty as well!

We absolutely love healthy food, but it is not enough that food (and drinks) are healthy. They also have to taste well! That is why we were curious to taste the raw chocolate cake available in the juice bar. It was made up by a mixture of raw cocoa, by date, cocoa fat and some more ingredients. As it was served it was a bit cold, but waiting for a few minutes it was really tasty and it was probably the best raw cake I have ever tasted!

I am not so much of a salad guy, but the salad was also nice and tasty (but if you are a salad person it will probably taste much better for you)! The highlight was however to taste all the smoothies available in Dzsuzda. They had a tropical smoothie available, a Shrek smoothie and a chocolate smoothie. They were all very tasty (and healthy), but the highlight was of course the chocolate smoothie which tasted much like a cup of hot chocolate, except from the fact that it was cold and very healthy!

Visit Dzsuzda in Szigetszentmiklos

If you want to visit Dzsusda in Szigetszentmiklos, go ahead and visit it right away. It is open every day from 9.00 till 18.00. The address is Tököli út 26 and you can also visit their Facebook site right here.

Where is Szigetszentmiklos?

If you are a tourist coming to Budapest this juice-bar might not be so interesting for you. If you however pass by Szigetszentmiklos this might be nice to now. It is a small city located 25 kilometres from the heart of Budapest, so if you have a car you will be there in less than 30 minutes.

What does Hungarian snack taste like?

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Budapest Guide

We recently bumped into a video showing Barry Lewis, a Brit guy, and in his 10 minute show he is tasting Hungarian snacks and goodies. He has no knowledge about what he is really tasting, and it is cool to see his reactions.

And it is of course interesting to see him taste the national Hungarian product (almost) named Turo Rudi. Want to take a look at the video? Here it is!

The Box Donut in Budapest

Posted on July 18, 2015July 14, 2015 by Budablogger

Yesterday I went out to grab a burger at the Burger House near Nyugati in Budapest. As I walked towards Burger House I noticed The Box Donut, a new donut house just next to it, so I grabbed a box of 6 donuts to test it all.

The Box Donut is a place for those who want high quality at a quite high price. All donuts cost 390 HUF, which is quite a lot more than a donut in McDonalds, but the quality is also very different. All donuts made in The Box Donut are handmade, they are prepared with the best sort of chocolate, they are fried in nut oil and no conservatives and so are used.

What many people find interesting about The Box Donut is that the donuts do not have the typical round shape, but they are shaped a square. You will find the normal vanilla and chocolate donut here, but there are also much more exotic and cool looking donuts available. What about a donut with vanilla cream, chocolate and Oreo biscuits on the top? Or maybe a Creme Brulee donut? There is also a triple chocolate donut available and several donuts in different colors and with all sorts of fillings and decorations.

I bought six donuts and of course I did not manage to eat all six of them, but I tasted them all and liked every single one of them. I will probably not buy six donuts to eat them myself later, but if I walk in the area and want to eat something sweet and combine it with something to drink, this will work out just as good for me as a coffee house or a confectionery.

The Box Donut
Terez Korut 62

Tasty burgers in Burger House

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Budapest Guide

Would you like to eat a tasty burger in Budapest, but in your mind McDonalds and Burger King is everything else than tasty hamburgers? Why not visit the Burger House located next to Nyugati square, just somewhere between the WestEnd Citycenter and Sir Lancelot.

I visited Burger House not long ago to grab a hamburger with my family. We ordered quite a lot of different burgers, and for some reason making the order and getting it right seemed to be very hard, so the waiter came back several times to fix the order. After quite some waiting we manage to get almost what we ordered, but those who got what they ordered were really satisfied and the taste of the burgers was for sure among the best in Budapest. What was a nice plus was that the chef preparing the burgers noticed that we had a pregnant person in the group, and automatically he prepared the burger so that even the pregnant lady could eat it without fearing meat that has not been well enough prepared.

The prices of the burgers are between 1500-2500 HUF in general, but if you are crazy then you can also go for the giant burgers with 2x450g meat in them and lots of cheese. Of course the prices for these giant burgers are much higher, but if you want to try, then go for it!

All in all we were not completely satisfied with the overall experience because of the mess making the order and so on, but the food that we were served was great, so we would have no problem returning to Burger House in Budapest another time to grab some more burgers.

[stbpro id=”info”]There are several other Burger House restaurants in Budapest. You can also find one in Lurdy Haz, in Duna Plaza and in Óbuda. But the one near Nyugati is for sure the one with the best location.[/stbpro]

Bocuse d’Or Budapest 2016

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Budapest Guide

The Bocuse d’Or is a biennial world chef championship which was named after the chef Paul Bocuse and it is definitely one of the most prestigious cooking competition world wide. In 2016 the final will be arranged in Budapest!

Every two years the finals of the Bocuse d’Or contest is held in Lyon, France. After a lot of preparations and hard work 24 of the most promising chefs of the world get together for a two day long competition to show their talents to win the greatest gastronomy trophy of the world.

At the Bocuse d’Or European Final in Budapest the participants have to prepare one meat and one fish dish in 5 hours and 35 minutes. Hungary first took part in the event in 2013 in which Szèl Tamás got 10th place and last year Molnár Gábor got 13th place.

The Bocuse d’Or European Final in Budapest will be on the 10th and 11th May in 2016. Don’t miss out on one of the most famous and interesting culinary event of the world which will be held in Budapest, Hungexpo in 2016.

Hungexpo
Budapest, Albertirsai út 10.

If you want to combine this with a good restaurant in Budapest, read about the best restaurants in Budapest here.

Restaurant Week 2015

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Budapest Guide

The Restaurant Week will be held again in Budapest in the middle of March in 2015. This is one of the most awaited events not only in Budapest but in the whole country as well and at the Restaurant Week more than 120 different restaurants will take part. So what is Restaurant Week exactly?

The Restaurant Week is a special foodie event where you can try various restaurants and their 3 course menus for a good price. So if you love eating and trying out new restaurants then this is the perfect opportunity for you. Usually having a nice lunch or dinner at a high class restaurant is pretty expensive but not when you go and try the different restaurants at the Restaurant Week. During this special week the participant restaurants serve a special 3 course menu from only 3300 HUF. As this is one of the most popular events in Budapest you better book your tables at the chosen restaurants as soon as possible. The Restaurant Week will be held in Budapest from the 16th March to 22nd March in 2015.

Some of the restaurants taking part is Kaltenberg, Karpatia, Prime Steakhouse, Gundel and lots of other restaurants.

If you want to know more information on the Restaurant Week in Budapest check the following site for more useful details on this special event.

Torkos Csütörtök 2015 in Budapest

Posted on January 12, 2015February 12, 2015 by Budapest Guide

‘Torkos Csütörtök’, also known as Gluttonous Thursday, will be held again this year not only in Budapest but in several other Hungarian cities as well. What is it about? When is it arranged?

The ‘Torkos Csütörtök’ first was held in 2006 and it got so popular over the years that it grew it self out to one of the most popular events in the whole country. The ‘Torkos Csütörtök’ is a gastronomical event which is part of the carnival season of Hungary and it has a long history which has been always part of the Hungarian traditions. At this event several restaurants take part and it is a perfect opportunity to try the best restaurants in the city. All the participant restaurants offers their dishes for 50% on this special day. As it one of the most popular events in the city you should book your tables as soon as it possible because the restaurants quickly get full. As in the last few years over 1000 restaurants will take place in this event this year as well so there are many possibilities to choose from and it is also a perfect time to try new restaurants and new dishes as well.

This year the ‘Torkos Csütörtök’ will be held 19th February 2015 in various restaurants in the whole country. There are no list of the participant restaurants yet, but in general lots of restaurants are taking part in this event, except from Trofea Grill, Michelin restaurants and some of the other restaurants that are fully booked every evening anyway!

Where to eat on Christmas Eve in Budapest?

Posted on November 30, 2014April 21, 2024 by Budapest Guide

I am coming to Budapest to celebrate Christmas, but would like to eat my Christmas dinner somewhere else than in my hotel. Can you please give me the name on some restaurants in Budapest that will be open on Christmas eve?

Thank you for the question. We have a special article related to this subject which is called Christmas in Budapest, which you can find here. The truth is that most restaurants stay closed on December 24th and they take a well deserved break on this day. But, for those few restaurants that decide to stay open, they have a nice evening ahead, because people are looking hard to find restaurants open on December 24th, meaning that these get fully booked quite fast.

So, if you want a nice Christmas dinner in Budapest on December 24th we would at the moment recommend one of the following two restaurants. Do not forget that you need to book a table as soon as possible, so just use the table reservation link and fill in the forms, and we will take care of the table reservation for you and send you a confirmation of the reservation in an email (for free of course).

1. Rezkakas

This is a very traditional, but quite expensive, Hungarian restaurant. They do have live gipsy music and a main course from their menu normally cost between 4000 and 8000 Hungarian Forint. That is quite steep, but based on customer reviews and feedback we have received, people do praise this place and really do enjoy their visits. If you want to have a nice Christmas dinner with lots of Hungarian food on the menu, this is probably the place. The restaurant is located in the heart of Budapest, not far from the St. Stephens Basilica.

More about the restaurant – Book a table here

2. Aszu

This restaurant is located on the other side of the street from Rezkakas. If were were to eat our Christmas dinner in Budapest we would probably pick this one, but that is just because we really like the food in Aszu. The restaurant has received lots of great critics from food critics and magazines, and the food served is really in the upper class. The price level is probably a bit cheaper than in Rezkakas with main courses costing between 10 and 20 Euro, in general.

More information – Book a table here

We wish you a merry Christmas, and enjoy your Christmas dinner in Budapest! If you have questions or comments, just write using the comments field beneath this text!

What to eat on the Christmas Market in Budapest?

Posted on November 28, 2014November 28, 2014 by Budapest Guide

In the end of November Christmas markets open their gates in Budapest and the biggest Christmas market in the city takes place in the heart of the city at Vörösmarty Square. At the market there are multiple different foods and drinks to try out.

At the market you can try all the typical Hungarian dishes and the different flavoured mulled wines as well. So in this article we will list some of the best things you can try on a Hungarian Christmas Market. Apart from the typical market delicates such as kürtös kalács, roasted chestnut and pizza bread baked freshly in the oven, you can try the best traditional Hungarian dishes as well.

At the market you can find stuffed cabbage which is filled with pork and rice but they are also available with duck filling, roasted goose thigh, grill sausage and different grilled meats as well. Also cooked and smoked pork knuckles, pork knuckles with lot of onions, black and liver puddings and grilled spare ribs can be found. At the market there are also dried and smoked sausages as well with different flavours which you can take home. All the dishes at the market are freshly cooked and served.

If you want to know more on the Christmas Market in Budapest check the following site for more information.