Despite its vast repertoire, variety, and recipes bursting with flavor,
Hungarian cuisine is one of the most underappreciated and unknown
European cuisines. There are few Hungarian restaurants outside the
country so those who are interested in discovering Hungarian cuisine
(and any food lover should be!) must go to Hungary to sample everything
firsthand, prepared with real Hungarian ingredients-now by a new
generation of talented chefs and winemakers. Despite the fact that last
year more foreign tourists visited the city than ever before (36.6
million), there are still no guidebooks written in English focusing on
Budapest restaurants and Hungarian food. Carolyn Bánfalvi has written
the first culinary guide to Budapest, Food Wine Budapest. This book is
a practical guide that contains the vocabulary you'll need (one obstacle
to discovering Hungarian food and wine is the difficult Magyar
language); dozens of restaurant, café, and shop reviews; and
descriptions of Hungarian dishes and wines. The Hungarian wine industry
is young, dynamic, and relatively little known outside of the country,
which makes sampling its wines deliciously adventurous. The book will
ensure that readers have memorable eating and drinking experiences.
Throughout Food Wine Budapest there are also sidebars providing local
color and in-depth information.
