As you know, palinka is the one and only tradiotional fruit spirit of Hungary. In the UK many of us call palinka as ‘brandy’, ‘fruit brandy’. Palinka is made from 100% fruit, and contains no additional ingredients or sweeteners. But there is a way, you can make palinka more interesting if it is too strong […]
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Cheesecake with plum palinka
Autumn and the plum season have arrived so it’s time to make delicious pies and cakes. Almost everyone in the world love cheescakes, so why not make one with palinka? Plum palinka creates wonderful harmony in the cream so it’s worth a try. Here comes the recipe: Ingredients (for a 18 cm cake mould) 150 […]
Palinka: at home and abroad
Palinka is an inevitable part of Hungarian culture and gastronomy that deserved its place among the most popular alcoholic drinks. Palinka as a Hungaricum has also become very popular among tourists who visit Hungary. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it is made from 100 % fruit and the climate is very optimal in […]
Palinka and coffee
Coffee is one of the most widespread and popular drink all around the world. Similarly to Hungarian palinka it has become more and more popular in the past few decades. Coffee offers many ways for consumption and these ways vary from nation to nation and from continent to continent. People drink coffee with sugar, without […]
Gastronomy and palinka + recipe III. – Palinka and Desserts & Baking
Tourists who visit Hungary will taste the famous Hungarian ‘brandy’ called palinka sooner or later during their visit. This unique Hungaricum is a strong, yet tasty and fruity alcoholic beverage and one of the main characteristics of Hungarian culture and gastronomy. The soil in Hungary is extremely suitable for cultivation of fruit and vegetables, especially […]
Gastronomy and palinka + recipes II. – Palinka in main dishes
Hungarian cuisine and gastronomy is often said to be a homogenous part of the Hungarian culture and tradition but it is not necessarily true. In order to understand the essence and uniqueness of Hungarian cuisine, it is essential to know that the nomadic past of the Hungarian nation played a huge role in making Hungarian […]