cuisines: transylvanian
May 21 '10
French Hypermarket Offers Treat for Hungarian Nationalists
Last month we jokingly suggested that the triumph of the Hungarian right in the 2010 general elections could have certain culinary repercussions. Maybe it's not a joke! Via eletforma.hu we learn that the French-owned Cora hypermarket chain is launching a...
Feb 15 '10
Hungary Wins Knife-Edge Victory Over Romania in Fourth Annual Pig-Killing Olympics
This opening of the Vancouver Olympics wasn't the only closed-watched international winter sporting event this weekend. Over in the heavily Hungarian (81.75%!) Transylvanian city of Miercurea Ciuc/Csíkszereda, Sunday witnessed the fourth installment of what we assume is the world's most...
Jan 08 '09
A Genuine Transylvanian Love Story Turns to Horror in Final Scene
For a city with so many Hungarians originating from Erdély (Transylvania) there are precious few restaurants in Budapest specializing in the hearty fare from that region. And if you have been to Transylvania, you know just how good the...
Sep 17 '08
A Tepid Taste of Transylvania
For some reason I never noticed the Hargita Grill Café (follow link for contact details and user feedback) but with its shiny sign outside now featuring pictures of its food, it's hard not to notice. I checked this place...
