While many people visit Budapest, Hungary for the Roman, neo-Gothic, Renaissance, and Ottoman architecture or the city’s rich culture, you don’t want to miss the food scene. The capital of Hungary has many Michelin fine-dining restaurants and amazing traditional cuisine. Here are five foods you don’t want to miss!
Gulyás (Goulash)
The national dish of Hungary, goulash, is a paprika-flavored soup with meat, potatoes, tomato paste, and seasonings. To soak up its flavor, the soup is sometimes served with bread.
Paprikás Csirke
Paprikás Csirke, which is also known as chicken paprikash, is a chicken dish flavored with butter, onion, stock, sour cream, salt, and paprika. Often it’s served with nokedli Hungarian dumplings.
Kürtoskalács (Chimney Cake)
This cake can be found throughout Central and Eastern Europe and it’s one of the oldest pastries in Hungary. Sweet dough is rolled in sugar, cinnamon, nuts, or cocoa and it can be found in markets and food courts around the city.
Langos
Cheese lovers have to try langos, which are deep-fried dough topped with grated Hungarian cheese, sour cream, and garlic. Some varieties have sausage, meat, and veggies.
Túró Rudi
The most popular chocolate bar in Hungary is called Túró Rudi and it’s a thin chocolate-covered sweetened cheese curd.