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Top 10 weirdest Hungarian dishes
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It is usual for Hungarians to consume the most typical Hungarian dishes every day, but it should be noted that these dishes might seem weird for people in other parts of the world. Hell, even Hungarian people might be appalled by meals like blood cake with onion or pig feet stew.
Here is the subjective list for the weirdest Hungarian meals, collected by HelloVidék.
The Hungarian cuisine is remarkably diverse, unique and has characteristic flavours despite the same ingredients being used in practically all Hungarian dishes.
The Hungarian culinary art was influenced by the culture of its surrounding countries as well as the natural gifts of Hungary. Naturally, onion and paprika cannot be left out from favourite ingredients, but pork and lard have a strong tradition in Hungary too. The traditions of pork can be traced back to the times when Turkish soldiers took all domestic animals except for pigs because their religion forbade them consuming it. The most popular Hungarian dishes are stew, goulash soup, stuffed cabbage, chicken paprikash, potato paprikash, bean soup, fisherman’s soup and cottage cheese noodles.
However, there are those Hungarian dishes that most foreigners are baffled by – and many Hungarians too.
For example, dishes made with poppy seed are natural for Hungarians but are frowned upon elsewhere since many see the primary ingredient of opium in them. But soups and sweet noodles like cottage cheese, jam and walnut noodles are also strange for foreigners.
Tripe stew
Consuming tripe is very divisive even among Hungarians. Although it is consumed in many parts of the world, tripe stew often hurts many. There are two kinds of people: those who love it and those who hate it. There is no in-between!
Rooster testicle stew
While on the subject of stew, rooster testicle stew is worth a mention. Many swear by it while most wrinkle their noses at this characteristically Hungarian dish.
Pig feet stew
Perhaps the weirdest of all is pig feet stew. Who eats pig feet? Many people ask that question while others cannot wait for a big bowl of hot pig feet stew to be served now and again.
Brawn also called Head Cheese and has more ingredients that are mentioned, like tongue, the meat from the pig’s head. But, it really depends on the taste of who makes it.
Ate all ten . Plus for breakfast before school a piece of rye with lard,salt and paprika and for variation the next day bread , lard and sugar.
We eat most of them in Uruguay