cookbooks: ciganyok foztje (geza csemer)

Feb 02 '09

Send Home the Gypsy Band, and Bring on the Roma Recipes

After a "kitchen break" of a few months, we have again started adding entries to our treasury of Hungarian recipes. Among them are more than a dozen recipes from Hungary's Roma/Gypsy community. Some are "takes" on simple Hungarian dishes, and...

Nov 09 '08

Cigány Lecsó (I)

This Gypsy version of this classic Hungarian dish comes from Cigányok főztje ("Roma Dishes") by Géza Csemer. Recipes in the book don't contain any quantities for the ingredients, so there's lots of leeway. This is "the most sacred Gypsy dish,"...

Nov 09 '08

Pacalleves

This recipe comes from Cigányok főztje ("Roma Dishes") by Géza Csemer. Gypsies in the north are still big fans of this soup, writes the author, and in Transylvania they make it with garlic. "In Hungary they don't make it anymore,...

Nov 09 '08

Sonkás Káposzta

This recipe comes from Cigányok főztje ("Roma Dishes") by Géza Csemer. Recipes in the book don't contain any quantities for the ingredients, so there's lots of leeway. Ingredients: Sauerkraut Smoked szalonna Onions, chopped Sugar Salt Black pepper Parsley, chopped Prágai...

Nov 09 '08

Lecsós Tökkáposzta

This recipe comes from Cigányok főztje ("Roma Dishes") by Géza Csemer. Recipes in the book don't contain any quantities for the ingredients, so there's lots of leeway. Ingredients: Lecsó Squash, grated and salted Sour cream or cream Dill, chopped...

Nov 09 '08

Prézli Karfiol

This recipe comes from Cigányok főztje ("Roma Dishes") by Géza Csemer. Recipes in the book don't contain any quantities for the ingredients, so there's lots of leeway. Ingredients: Cauliflower, chopped into florets Breadcrumbs Butter Sour cream Cheese, grated...

Nov 09 '08

Töltött Tök

This recipe comes from Cigányok főztje ("Roma Dishes") by Géza Csemer. Recipes in the book don't contain any quantities for the ingredients, so there's lots of leeway. Ingredients: Squash Veal, ground Rice Onion, grated Dill, chopped Sour cream Salt Sugar...

Sep 30 '08

Cigányok főztje (Géza Csemer)

This cookbook (which appears to have been published in the early 2000s, though no date was given) includes Gypsy recipes, as well as essays on Roma culture, cuisine and history....