goose
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...
Sep 16 '08
Hungarian Foie Gras Makers Fear their Goose May be Cooked
Hungary is one of the world's largest producers of libamáj, (goose liver), which is also one of the world's more controversial food items when prepared as foie gras. Last week, after an article mentioning how Hungary's Animal Protection Council denounced...
Jun 21 '07
Unassuming Countryside Hungarian Restaurant May be Most Important on Earth
No, really! According to many Hungarian spiritualists, and apparently even the Dali Lama, the woods surrounding the Platán Panzió in the Pilis hills northwest of Budapest may be the actual "center of the universe."...
Nov 10 '06
Who Was Szent Márton, and Why Is His Feast Day So Darn Delicious?
The last few days have been very bad ones for geese around Europe, and especially in Hungary, as butchers and cooks have finished preparing for Márton nap (St. Martin's Day), a traditional feast day that falls every year on...
