Halászos halászlé – Hungarian Fish Soup

Since long time I wanted to write a post about it. I love sea fish soups, and to be honest this is not one of my favorite Hungarian food, but mostly because it is not so easy to find restaurants that makes it really well and it is also not easy to find really nice…

Galician Style Octopus – Pulpo a la Gallega

I already wrote in THIS previous post how much I like octopus 🙂 And this is a very simple recipe (octopus doesn’t need many things), typical of Galicia but famous through all Spain but not only 🙂 In its place of origin is called “Polbo à feira“, that in the local language means “fair-style octopus”,…

Lécso (Hungarian Vegetable Stew)

The lécso is a typical Hungarian vegetable stew, usually with the addition of sausage. It’s a very simple but tasty recipe, and it can be found in several different recipes through the country. Moreover is a very common dish also in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia but also in some parts of Germany (obviously with local…

Birkapörkölt – Hungarian Sheep Stew

The Birkapörkölt is one of those recipes which fits perfectly on a Sunday lunch in a cold day or in those grey days. Pörkölt in Hungarian means stew, and this recipe can be used also for other kind of pörkölt (beef, veal, venison), with little variations. Personally I really like the particular taste of sheep…