Budapest: Must Try Foods you Need to Know

Hello, friends! Sorry for the disappearance, but the blog is back! I literally just wrote this whole blog, and my wifi decided that ‘oop betta do that again’. So, here I am, rewriting it all. Welcome to Colombia. I have been a little AWOL for a month and I was actually in Budapest back in October (ok, maybe more than a month). The holidays in the States and living a jungle life in the Caribbean really upped my laziness and a need to unplug to a maximum. I am heading to Medellin today so the blog should be up and running to its normal schedule. Enjoy my food adventures in Budapest!

Gulyás (Goulash)

Goulash is a dish typical in many central European countries, but for some reason I tend to associate it most with Hungary. With all the rain in Budapest, I ate this practically every day, along with the fact that it is a budget meal that fills you up! A stew made of meat and veggies (mostly meat), it is seasoned with tons of paprika to really warm your bones after a chilly day turisteando.

Kürtőskalács (Chimney Cake)

A dessert treat for after a meal, the infamous chimney cake is now seen across Europe. Traditionally, it is baked dough wrapped into a chimney shape and baked with sugar. I had been salivating for one since I saw them in Prague but I waited until I could get ‘le original’ in Budapest. Not sure if you can tell from the photo but this thing was huge! I forced half down and saved the rest for later (heating it up in the micro where it became a gooey, delicious mess). Many tourists add on the now popular option of ice cream in the middle of the cake, which just thinking about gives me a heart attack.

Halászlé (Fisherman’s Soup)

The dish many people recommended to me as an iconic Budapest meal at last! The Danube cuts Budapest right in half (Buda and Pest sides, I had never known….), so of course fish is a star dish in the cuisine! This is a famous meal made from carp and seasoned with lots of Paprika, thus the color. It was quite possible the fishiest food I had ever eaten and also extremely filling.

Langós

Street food heaven, party of one! Langós is a big (hugggggge) piece of fried dough topped with cheese and sour cream typically. I don’t know how people put more on top of their dough because I got the basic one and it was already falling off. This was an intense meal as the dough reminded me so much of funnel cake (of which I ate a full one once at a State Fair and have proceeded to avoid the food since) topped with a full bar of cheese. I had to sit and recover from the meal, even though it was delicious. Definitely one to be shared with friends!

Budapest was great, and I am happy I was able to divert there last minute before heading to Austria. It is hard to write a food blog when you are on a budget like me, especially when you are in a place for a few days extremely last minute!

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