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Summer Gold

Growing up in a hybrid household, words sometimes got scrambled. My Hungarian born father was the primary care giver when it came to food, so I learnt the Hungarian before the English, and often didn’t retain the translation. Kukorica (pronounced cook-a-ritz-ah) is a perfect example. This is sweetcorn, or corn. It took me years to […]

Salad, but not as you know it

Hungarian salad is a bit different. For starters there’s rarely any oil involved, instead a dressing is made of water, vinegar, sugar and salt and is used to lightly pickle the vegetables. It’s tart, refreshing and slightly sour on the palate. Of course, much depends upon the base ingredient being tasty in the first place. […]