In our last week’s post, we covered a November 1, 1940 publication of Millers News. Today we continue our „Item of the Week” series by shining our light on a Szécsi-paprika box. The Szécsi-paprika box and collection of tin paprika boxes at the Paprika Museum Similar to this item of Miller News, the Szécsi-paprika box…
Recently, various museums initiated a series called „The item of the Month” and it becomes increasingly popular on social media. This initiative wants to highlight some of the more interesting pieces of the collection or those that are not part of the exhibition. In our Paprika Museum we too collected many artefacts – and there…
Another year has passed, most paprikas have been harvested and collected and the first round of milling is done. Freshly milled paprika is ready! From planting to processing This year’s paprikas have seen it all: It all started with a chilly and rainy May. Because in the planting time there were many heavy rainfalls several…
Sender: PaprikaMolnár Ltd Dear customers, visitors and partners! The autumn season is the busiest time for PaprikaMolnár Ltd. The fresh paprikas are continuously on the move: harvested from the fields, loaded, transported and unloaded at our courtyard, and our drying machine is working full-time day and night. Although we are working hard we don’t…
In our articles on the Szeged suburb „Alsóváros” or Lower Town, the importance of the Franciscans has been mentioned several times. However, the history of the monastery garden and its impact to date have not been discussed in detail. This history starts with the establishment of the Franciscan order in Szeged in 1316. Some 200…
Paprikamarketing? Yes! And we will explain how 🙂 We all know that marketing is important in pretty much every area of today’s life. Most certainly in commercial services such as hospitality. Of course, we too are confronted with their magical effects. In our PaprikaMolnár Mill & Museum we are proud to have obtained an impressive…
Albert Szent-Györgyi is one of the few Hungarian scientists who has gained big recognition all over the world. The Nobel Prize-winning researcher awarded for isolating vitamin C is certainly one of the most exciting personalities ever. Many people might know that he used paprika for his breakthrough research. But only few people know that this…
According to tradition, last Sunday, September 8, paprika farmers reached a significant date. The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is associated with the start of the paprika harvest. Around the city of Szeged, it was believed that the Swallow-chasing Lady sets out to chase the birds away from their homes thereby…
Hearing the word “Guinness,” probably most of us imagine a pint of strong Irish beer in front of them. However some of us may think of the famous Guinness’ Book of Records, a collection of certified and internationally recognized legends. Probably even fewer of us know that the two concepts are closely related: The original…
Nálam nem az újévhez kötődik az új kezdet, az újratervezés ideje, hanem szeptember elsejéhez, az új tanévhez. Ez lehet, hogy azért van, mert végzettségem szerint tanár vagyok és pontosan emlékszem tanár koromból, hogyan kezdtem neki a tanévnek: tervekkel, elhatározásokkal és tenni akarással. Az idén videokészítésbe vágtam bele: elindítottam a PaprikaMolnár youtube csatornáját és feltettem az…
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…