102 result(s) for folk in Food & Drink
See What Happened @ Mangalica Festival In Budapest
- 13 Feb 2014 8:50 AM
- food & drink
On a cold, wet Sunday afternoon, what better way to enjoy yourself than with some wonderful food and drink? And the crowds did come out to enjoy the annual Mangalica Festival. If you fancy a taste of a pig that came close to extinction just a few decades ago, the magnificent mangalica meat is said to be even tastier and healthier than regular pork.
Invitation: Mangalica Festival, Budapest, 7 - 9 February
- 6 Feb 2014 6:00 AM
- food & drink
Entry is free, so if you fancy a taste of a pig that came close to extinction just a few decades ago, pop along for a bite of magnificent mangalica meat - said to be tastier and healthier than regular pork. As you may know, this festival is named after a delicious furry pig that's indigenous to Hungary, this year the event is held again at Szabadság tér in downtown Budapest, between 7 - 9 ...
See What Went On @ 1st OctoberFest In Budapest
- 14 Oct 2013 10:00 AM
- food & drink
With the famous German words, “Oh zapft’s ...” which come from a popular German song, the yearly Octoberfest in Munich is always started. Today it is the worlds largest 'folk-festival' in the world with more than 6 million visitors yearly. These facts motivated other cities like Paris, Sydney and Edinburgh to run their own ‘Octoberfests’, and this year it took place in Budapest for the first time.
Invitation: Festival Of New Palinka - Plum Days Of Szatmár-Bereg In Hungary, 27 - 29 September
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
This day is to celebrate the uniqueness of the tasty blue „penyigei” plum, growing int the upper Tisza valley, and to commemorate the secular tradition of its use int he regional gastronomy, as well as to introduce local artistic groups and genuine handcraft traditions.
Now On Until Sunday: Budapest International Wine Festival
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- food & drink
Women and female winemakers take the leading role at the 22th Wine Festival in the Buda Castle. The number of women with successful wines in the market is growing and growing, and it seems they may know a secret. Organisers of this outstanding event believe that, "The curiosity of customers meets the style of their wines, which they prepare with feminine subtlety, sensitivity, and discreetness, ...
Budapest Pálinka Festival, Erzsébet Square, 16 - 19 May
- 18 May 2013 5:02 AM
- food & drink
Sour-cherry is in focus at this year's festival, and so pálinkas and other local delicacies made of this fine Hungarian fruit will play a starring role between May 16 - 19. Once again held in downtown Szabadsag square, with over 400 spirits available for tasting from 25 exhibitors. The Pálinka of the Year (a blend of the finest local spirits) will be available for tasting for the first time. Read ...
Invitation: Budapest Fish Festival, Akvárium Club, This Weekend
- 14 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
- food & drink
This free event in downtown Budapest is basically an excuse to sell a bit of fresh fish, but there's more to it than that. Beside the fact that eating fish has beneficial health effects, it also plays a part in important local feasts - such as the traditional Christmas menu of carp - yet Hungarians need more encouragement to cook up a fish dish in this landlocked country. Related consumption in ...
6th Mangalica Festival In Budapest, This Weekend
- 7 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
- food & drink
Entry is free, so if you fancy a taste of a pig that came close to extinction just a few decades ago, pop along for a bite of magnificent mangalica meat - said to be tastier and healthier than regular pork. As you may know, this festival is named after a delicious furry pig that's indigenous to Hungary, this year the event is held again at Szabadság tér in downtown Budapest, between 8-10 February.
Xpat Opinion: Café Ponyvaregény Budapest, Cosy Winter Retreat
- 29 Nov 2012 10:35 AM
- food & drink
While the maxim "There's nothing much in Buda" holds some water, it usually pours out of the mouths of Pest-dwellers who get queezy every time they get too close to the river. This is a result of budaphobia, which sets in as soon as you start renting a flat in the fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth district. The budaphobe deletes all knowledge of Buda from the memory. They don’t know where Batthyány ...
See What Happened @ Mangalica Festival In Budapest
- 13 Feb 2014 8:50 AM
- food & drink
On a cold, wet Sunday afternoon, what better way to enjoy yourself than with some wonderful food and drink? And the crowds did come out to enjoy the annual Mangalica Festival. If you fancy a taste of a pig that came close to extinction just a few decades ago, the magnificent mangalica meat is said to be even tastier and healthier than regular pork.
Invitation: Mangalica Festival, Budapest, 7 - 9 February
- 6 Feb 2014 6:00 AM
- food & drink
Entry is free, so if you fancy a taste of a pig that came close to extinction just a few decades ago, pop along for a bite of magnificent mangalica meat - said to be tastier and healthier than regular pork. As you may know, this festival is named after a delicious furry pig that's indigenous to Hungary, this year the event is held again at Szabadság tér in downtown Budapest, between 7 - 9 ...
See What Went On @ 1st OctoberFest In Budapest
- 14 Oct 2013 10:00 AM
- food & drink
With the famous German words, “Oh zapft’s ...” which come from a popular German song, the yearly Octoberfest in Munich is always started. Today it is the worlds largest 'folk-festival' in the world with more than 6 million visitors yearly. These facts motivated other cities like Paris, Sydney and Edinburgh to run their own ‘Octoberfests’, and this year it took place in Budapest for the first time.
Invitation: Festival Of New Palinka - Plum Days Of Szatmár-Bereg In Hungary, 27 - 29 September
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
This day is to celebrate the uniqueness of the tasty blue „penyigei” plum, growing int the upper Tisza valley, and to commemorate the secular tradition of its use int he regional gastronomy, as well as to introduce local artistic groups and genuine handcraft traditions.
Now On Until Sunday: Budapest International Wine Festival
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- food & drink
Women and female winemakers take the leading role at the 22th Wine Festival in the Buda Castle. The number of women with successful wines in the market is growing and growing, and it seems they may know a secret. Organisers of this outstanding event believe that, "The curiosity of customers meets the style of their wines, which they prepare with feminine subtlety, sensitivity, and discreetness, ...
Budapest Pálinka Festival, Erzsébet Square, 16 - 19 May
- 18 May 2013 5:02 AM
- food & drink
Sour-cherry is in focus at this year's festival, and so pálinkas and other local delicacies made of this fine Hungarian fruit will play a starring role between May 16 - 19. Once again held in downtown Szabadsag square, with over 400 spirits available for tasting from 25 exhibitors. The Pálinka of the Year (a blend of the finest local spirits) will be available for tasting for the first time. Read ...
Invitation: Budapest Fish Festival, Akvárium Club, This Weekend
- 14 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
- food & drink
This free event in downtown Budapest is basically an excuse to sell a bit of fresh fish, but there's more to it than that. Beside the fact that eating fish has beneficial health effects, it also plays a part in important local feasts - such as the traditional Christmas menu of carp - yet Hungarians need more encouragement to cook up a fish dish in this landlocked country. Related consumption in ...
6th Mangalica Festival In Budapest, This Weekend
- 7 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
- food & drink
Entry is free, so if you fancy a taste of a pig that came close to extinction just a few decades ago, pop along for a bite of magnificent mangalica meat - said to be tastier and healthier than regular pork. As you may know, this festival is named after a delicious furry pig that's indigenous to Hungary, this year the event is held again at Szabadság tér in downtown Budapest, between 8-10 February.
Xpat Opinion: Café Ponyvaregény Budapest, Cosy Winter Retreat
- 29 Nov 2012 10:35 AM
- food & drink
While the maxim "There's nothing much in Buda" holds some water, it usually pours out of the mouths of Pest-dwellers who get queezy every time they get too close to the river. This is a result of budaphobia, which sets in as soon as you start renting a flat in the fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth district. The budaphobe deletes all knowledge of Buda from the memory. They don’t know where Batthyány ...