Tulip will be paprika, Paprika will be Jancsika, Jancsika will be a little prince, And the little prince will be a tulip. Hungarian families are familiar with this paper folding game that illustrates the metamorphosis of a paprika. But this clever game is just a drop in the ocean of creative applications of paprika in…
In an earlier post we explained the differences between paprika, stew and goulash. It will be important to remind the features of a true authentic stew, as in this post, we will introduce Karcag sheep stew, another Hungaricum. The cultural background The recipe for the Karcag Sheep Stew can best be learned through telling the…
In our latest post on Hungaricums we shortly mentioned the famous sausages from Csaba and Gyula. Both of these places are located in Békés county in the south eastern part of Hungary. The history of the two types of tasty sausage shows some parallels with the history of Szeged paprika. Thick sausage or salami from…
Although the concept of Hungaricums by now has been fully incorporated into our common language, it is always good to clarify the exact meaning of the word. According to a law adopted in 2012, ‘Hungaricum’ is a term that stands for a unique collection of exceptional and distinctive features that together deliver top performance in…