Hungarian

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Meggyleves (Chilled Sour Cherry Soup)

A Hungarian summer soup of sour cherries simmered with sugar and cinnamon, chilled, and then let down with soured cream once it is cold. Sharp fruit and dairy share a pot without splitting here — not because of a stabiliser and not because nothing is ever heated, but because the two never meet the pot at the same time.

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Dobos Torte (Layered Sponge with a Caramel Top)

A Hungarian cake: six thin sponge discs stacked with chocolate buttercream and finished with a sheet of caramel on top. The decisive moment lasts about half a minute after the caramel is poured. It has to be scored into twelve wedges with a buttered knife while it is still plastic, and if you miss that window, putting a knife to it later is not cutting but shattering.

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Chicken Paprikash

Chicken simmered with sautéed onions and paprika, then finished silky with sour cream — Hungary's beloved home dish. The red, creamy sauce coats the tender chicken, and spooned over nokedli egg dumplings it makes the perfect plate.

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Goulash (Paprika Beef Stew)

Hungary's national dish — beef and vegetables slow-simmered with sweet Hungarian paprika. It began as a herdsmen's ('gulyás') cauldron stew. Deeply paprika-rich and, with potatoes added, a hearty one-bowl meal.