Culinaria: Hungary

by Gergely, Aniko

• ISBN13: 9783829026185
• ISBN10: 3829026188
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Konemann

Table of Contents

Notes on abbreviations and quantities	4	(5)
Introduction	9	(1)
Map	10	(2)
Az Alfold - The Great Plain	12	(108)
Introduction	15	(2)
Paprika - The premier	17	(8)
How to use the red spice	18	(2)
Drying pepers	20	(2)
Capsaicin	22	(1)
Types of paprika	23	(1)
Spices in Hungarian cuisine: then and now	23	(2)
Goulash - A plate of Hungarian history	25	(1)
Gray cattle - National heritage	26	(2)
Medieval packet soup	27	(1)
Kettle - The men's cooking pot	28	(2)
Porkolt, Paprikas and Tokany - The goulash family	30	(3)
Regional porkolt	30	(3)
Chicken paprika	33	(1)
Popular chicken dishes	34	(2)
Pasta pellets	36	(2)
A poetic Hungarian name for a down-to-earth ingredient: Lebbencs	37	(1)
Pasta	38	(2)
Soup garnishes	39	(1)
Dumplings	40	(2)
Debrecziner - A famous pair	42	(3)
Heyducks - Proud and free	43	(2)
Single farmsteads - Inhabited islands	45	(1)
Mulberry tree	44	(2)
Vegetables	46	(4)
Parsley	46	(2)
Vegetable dishes	48	(2)
Vegetable soup	50	(2)
Pickled gherkins	52	(2)
Summer salads - The essential accompaniment	53	(1)
Onions and garlic - ``There's still an onion in the provisions sack...''	54	(5)
Bell peppers (capsicum) - Paprika isn't always paprika	59	(1)
Different types of peppers	58	(1)
The ``paprika'' prize	59	(1)
Tomatoes - Paradse apples	60	(2)
Lecso	62	(1)
Paprika potatoes and the March of the Grenadiers	63	(2)
Stuffed cabbage	65	(2)
Salami - In summer and in winter	67	(1)
Gyulaer and Casbaer - The land of milk and honey - and sausages	68	(2)
Bread - Give us this day our daily bread	70	(4)
Giant loaves	71	(1)
Popular rolls	72	(2)
Langos	74	(2)
Popular variations	74	(2)
Roast ox - A rediscovered tradition	76	(2)
Racka sheep - Fading glory	78	(2)
Breaded dishes - Sunday lunch	80	(2)
Pancakes	82	(4)
Gingerbread	86	(3)
Wine spritzers	89	(1)
The inventor of soda water	88	(1)
Ratios	89	(1)
Duck and goose - One clever and one silly bird	90	(6)
Game - Delicacies from woodlands and forests	96	(2)
Fishing - A touch of romance	98	(4)
No bones in this soup	99	(3)
Fish soup - No two the same	102	(4)
Quark and cheese	106	(5)
Dairy cattle and their products	107	(1)
Cheeses from all over Hungary	108	(3)
Growing apricots	111	(2)
Seductive cherry	110	(3)
Fruity spirits made from apricots and cherries	113	(1)
Strudel - To wrap around a Hussar and his horse	114	(4)
Vargabeles	116	(1)
Popular strudel variations	117	(1)
Fritters, twists, and doughnuts	118	(2)
A noble piece of dough	118	(2)
Budapest and surrounding area	120	(60)
Introduction	122	(2)
The big market - The heart of Budapest	124	(2)
Coffee houses	126	(2)
The ``New York'' - A legendary coffee house	128	(2)
Coffee - The beloved drink of the Turks	130	(3)
The espresso machine	131	(2)
Eszpresszo	133	(1)
Cold buffet	134	(2)
Restaurant Gundel - Fortuitous encounters	136	(4)
Specialties created by Karoly Gundel	136	(1)
Jozsef Marchal	137	(1)
Living tradition	138	(2)
Beer - The art of traditional brewing from Pest	140	(2)
Daily meals	142	(2)
Favorite desserts	144	(2)
Budapest medallions	146	(1)
Famous soups	147	(1)
Layered and stuffed specialties - Imagination required	148	(2)
Sauerkraut from Vecses	150	(2)
Sour pickled vegetables	151	(1)
Dishes with sauerkraut - Comfort on cold winter days	152	(2)
The legacy of Jewish cuisine	154	(2)
Serbian cuisine	156	(2)
Cake shops - Sweet enticement	158	(9)
Ruszwurm, Gerbeaud	160	(2)
Classic Hungarian cakes and pastries	162	(2)
Dobos cake	164	(3)
Gateaux	167	(1)
Popular homemade cakes	168	(1)
Unicum	169	(1)
Marzipan - More than just a cake decoration	170	(2)
Sparkling wine	172	(2)
New Year - Cheerful and relaxed	174	(2)
Sweet and savory for New Year	174	(2)
National passions	176	(3)
Bread and drippings	176	(1)
On the move	177	(1)
Snacks	177	(2)
Hunting in the Borzsony and Pilis mountains	179	(1)
Raspberries	179	(1)
Felso-Magyarorszag - Northern Hungary	180	(58)
Introduction	183	(1)
Hungary's apple orchard - Favored by Nature	184	(4)
Concentrated apple juice	184	(3)
Eating apples	187	(1)
Preserving fruit	188	(4)
Plum puree	192	(2)
Filled pasta - Generous fillings; exquisite casings	194	(2)
Plum brandy - Sure to keep out the cold	196	(3)
Easter customs - Can I water this flower?	199	(3)
Easter eggs and the Easter bunny	200	(1)
Walnut trees	201	(1)
Easter meal - Ham and eggs are traditional fare	202	(2)
Pogacsa	204	(2)
Organ meat	206	(2)
Dumplings	206	(2)
Potatoes	208	(2)
Potato dishes	208	(2)
Pulses	210	(2)
Stuffed cabbage Szabolcs style	211	(1)
Fruit soups and sauces	212	(2)
Watermelons and sweet melons	214	(2)
Eger wine - Bull's blood	216	(2)
Gomolya - Flavorsome ewe's milk cheese	218	(2)
Red and fallow deer - Monarchs of the forests	220	(2)
Buying and cooking game	221	(1)
Trout - All the colors of the rainbow	222	(2)
Tokay - ``Drops of pure gold''	224	(8)
The king of wines, the wine of kings	227	(2)
The traveling ambassador	229	(1)
Tokay at a glance	230	(2)
Cherries in brandy - Sweet perfection of the morello cherry	232	(2)
Saint Nicholas brings his gifts	233	(1)
The country wedding - A time to dance and eat heartily	234	(4)
A Dunantul - Transdanubia	238	(56)
Introduction	241	(1)
Fogas - The king of Lake Balaton	242	(4)
Freshwater fish from the length and breadth of Hungary	243	(3)
Mineral water - Fresh from the spring	246	(2)
Wine from Lake Balaton - Wine for the wedding night	248	(6)
Somlo	248	(2)
Badacsony	250	(1)
Csopak and Balatonfured	251	(1)
Mor	252	(1)
Del-Balaton	252	(1)
The wine harvest	252	(2)
Cookery contest in Nagyszakacsi	254	(3)
Wild mushrooms - A gift from the woods	257	(1)
Play on, cigany ...	258	(3)
Csarda	261	(1)
Betyars	260	(2)
Red wine	262	(2)
Franz Liszt	263	(1)
Home butchering - Living customs	264	(7)
The Mangalica pig	265	(1)
Sausage-making	266	(1)
Hearty eating while butchering	267	(2)
Favorite butchering celebration dishes	269	(2)
Lard	271	(1)
The lard pot	270	(1)
Sunflower oil	271	(1)
Bacon	272	(2)
Skewered bacon	274	(3)
Specialties from Transdanubia	277	(2)
Honey - A pure, natural product	279	(2)
Honey wine	278	(1)
Acacia	279	(2)
Sweet chestnuts	281	(1)
Chestnut puree	282	(3)
Szaloncukor as Christmas tree decorations - Year after year	285	(3)
Christmas menu	288	(2)
Beigels	290	(3)
Ice cream cones - On hot summer days	293	(1)
Appendix	294	(2)
Transylvanian Cuisine - The cuisine of the enchanted garden	296	(2)
Tips on Hungarian Cuisine	298	(4)
Bibliography	302	(1)
Acknowledgments	303	(1)
Photographic credits	304	(1)
Index	305	(9)
English recipe index	314	(3)
Hungarian recipe index	317