duck
Jan 06 '10
When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade. Same With Hungary, Liver and Terrine de Foie Gras.
While for some reason I managed to avoid adding the traditional kilo or two during this year's holiday break, it wasn't for a lack of trying. Seriously. Like many foreign foodies living in Hungary, I regularly enjoy dishes made...
Jan 14 '09
Protestors Expected to Call Foul as Hungerit Reopens Foie Gras Facilities
A company producing fattened goose and duck product in southeastern Hungary (among them foie gras) has restarted operations after being pressured to close by animal rights group the Four Paws Foundation in September, reports vallalkozoinegyed.hu. Szentes-based Hungerit, which laid off...
Oct 04 '07
Majthényi Présház: The View Gets Even Better with Wine
Although Konyári wines are highly regarded in Hungary and even come with a recommendation in the Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book, actually tracking down the winery's restaurant with a view, which we had heard so much about, wasn't quite...
Jul 16 '07
A Quick Peek at Taiwan's Quick Peking Duck
We've occasionally gotten grief from readers and friends about the ongoing "Top 33" status of the Taiwan Kínai Étterem [details/user feedback] [related Chew items], the sprawling banquet-style restaurant that sits in a nondescript building in Budapest's District IX, and...
Jul 06 '07
Klassz Notes (II): The Mysterious Appeal of Foaming Duck
While we're on the topic of somewhat mysterious things going on at Klassz, how about the fact that the restaurant's current menu contains not one but two dishes containing duck liver, and foam?...
Feb 06 '07
Government Fights to Protect Flu-Ridden Ducks from Genetically-Modified Feed
A pair of deadly serious food-related stories has collided in Hungary with what (at least to us) seems like devastatingly unserious consequences. The Hungarian government has been fighting against an EU-wide ban on Magyar poultry, arguing that despite the discovery...
Nov 08 '06
A Thumping Wine Dinner at Eger's Thummerer Pince
When city-dwellers think of wine, their minds usually turn to store shelves and high mark-up restaurant wine lists. But in Eger, or any of Hungary's 23 winegrowing regions, wine is all about popping in to the local termelő for...
Sep 26 '06
Dessert Comes Early For the Ducks of Buda's Mill Pond
I'm normally all for anything that includes chocolate, strawberries and pistachios. But I usually expect to find it on the dessert menu, rather than between the steaks and the pastas. As I studied the menu at Malomtó ("Mill Lake")...
