Customer Reviews (21)

The best hungarian book ever
This book is a real hungarian book. The food is how my mom makes hungarian food and she was born and raised there. It gives information about where the ingredients come from and about the regions of Hungary. If you want a cookbook that is truly Hungarian with recipes that are authentic this book is for you. I have the hardcover version and it's great!

Perfect if hardcover - second rate if softcover....
Item has been produced in hardcover and softcover editions. The Recipes are basically the same but flexi cover format used in reproducing the original hardcover in softcover format givesa very poor reproduction. There is no comparison in quality between the original hardcover and the later cheaper Flexi=cover format. If you want a real good coffee table book buy the hardcover edition if you can find it. If you cannot find it do what most of of the uncivilised ones do - fake it!!!!You might even be invited to Hungary...

Good Book Bad sellers!!!!
I love this book and give it 5 stars and I do alot of shopping here on Amazon. But I am outraged at the sellers that have posted their new/used books at ridiculous prices! I unfortunately had to purchase this book at Barnes and Noble because Amazon did not have it and I just happened to look at the "available from these sellers" list.... there is a person selling this book for over $300! The book cost $22 retail! I paid $19.95 for it. I hope that Amazon customers stay loyal to this website but please be careful of "these other sellers" who are just looking to rip you off!

Good home cooking
I'm very happy with this book.The recipes I've made so far reminded me of home.I especially loved
the creamed spinach recipe (spenot), which turned out just perfect.(I followed the book's recipe to the
letter.) Not everyone will like this particular dish, but this is what I grew up with and I always loved it.
I have numerous Hungarian cookbooks--some from Hungary--but this is by far the best.

I'm also impressed that on one of the first few pages there's a picture of carp soup.I'm originally from Baja,
Hungary, where this soup is served at Christmas at many family's tables.There's nothing I've ever tasted in
the 50 years of my life that compares to a properly made carp soup--absolutely nothing.I'm so impressed
that this book gives this dish the attention it deserves.

If you think that carp soup is a joke, do a Google search using the following key words:
baja hungary fish soup festival

However, don't bother trying to make the soup...

Update: If you feel adventurous, I put together a web page which has the Engish version of the recipe: web.mac.com/ferencho/halaszle/recept.html

Authentic
This book is authentic. It is not only a great cookbook but also a colorful introduction to the Hungarian culture. I am a Hungarian living in the US and have always had a hard time explaining our ingredients, dishes and delicacies to my friends and when I saw this book I realized that this was the best solution. That was all I needed in my kitchen, so nowwhenever I serve a Hungarian dish to my guests, I just show the book as an explanation. We always have a good laugh at the pictures and at the stories and memories they bring up, it is a great way to show where and how I grew up - and what I was eating meanwhile.

The recipes are authentic and they cover the variety of the home-made dishes we eat.
This book will make you want to cook a tasty gulyas soup and a chicken paprikas with noodles... but be careful! You may soon find yourself sitting in a cafe in Budapest trying one delicious pastry after the other, or getting dizzy on a wine-tasting tour near the Balaton or trying to sneak some sausage and pickled vegetables in your suitcase on the way back. :) Jó étvágyat! Enjoy! ... Read more