Discover how to prepare Kürtőskalács, a traditional Hungarian chimney cake, at a workshop in Budapest. Prepare one of Hungary's favorite foods which are made from sweet dough, formed into strips, and then are wrapped around a cone and rolled in sugar. After a short introduction, be guided through the entire process of preparing an authentic chimney cake. Start by making the sweet dough from scratch. Receive tips and tricks which help with the baking process. See how the sugar stuck on the cake caramelises and forms a shiny, crispy golden crust. Once the baking process is finished, cover the cake with different flavors, such as ground walnut, powdered cinnamon, chocolate sauce, or similar.  At the end of the workshop try your delicious creation, and receive a certificate of completion with your name as a memento of your experience.

Delight in a 2.5-hour hands-on culinary experience making traditional strudels in a small group. Delight in a hands-on culinary experience making traditional strudels. Bake 2 different strudels with your choice of filling and enjoy eating them afterward. Make your way to the local partner's private apartment in the center of Budapest. With your professional chef, discover the history of the strudel, a typical Habsburg Empire dessert whose origins can be traced to the Turkish influence in Hungary. Learn about the dessert's importance to wedding dinners in the countryside, as well as about wider Hungarian cuisine, customs, and everyday life. Then, delight in learning the local partner's mother's recipe, which makes the stretched version of the strudel. Stretch the elastic pastry by hand until it is very thin, under your chef's guidance. Fill your strudels with typical fillings — such as poppy-seed with pumpkin, sweet or salty cabbage, and sweet cottage cheese cream — and then put them in the oven to bake.  While you wait, taste some other typical Hungarian bites and enjoy some Palinka (fruit brandy), Hungarian wine, soft drinks, mineral water, tea, or coffee. When your strudels are ready, sit down and savor them together with your group. Finally, take the recipes home with you so you can recreate the strudels for your family and friends.

Join us as we explore the largest indoor market in Hungary, gather fresh ingredients, and then head over to our nearby apartment for a hands-on cooking session and cultural immersion. We'll start by meeting up at the iconic Central Market Hall of Budapest. From there, we'll take a short walk around the market, chatting about Hungarian history, cuisine, and culture while tasting some of the flavorus of Hungary! After the Market, we head over to our apartment, where a selection of mouth-watering snacks, like sausages, salamis, dips, and cheeses waiting for us before we get to it! Then, it's time to roll up our sleeves and get cooking! Our dishes are tried and true family recipes that have been passed down through the generations and you get to choose what to make: (Your party can choose one of the following main dishes to prepare.) The Chicken Paprikash - It's easy, delicious, and super Hungarian! Beef Goulash Stew - A traditional beef goulash based on our family recipe that will warm your heart! Hungarian Stuffed Sour Cabbage Rolls - My Grandma's recipe, straight from Transylvania! Vegetarian Lecso - A hearty and delicious Hungarian dish, perfectly suitable for vegetarians and vegans alike (We can provide Halal ingredients upon request.) And of course, wine, palinka and a surprise souvenir is included as well in the tour! Looking forward welcoming you!

The guide guided tastings you will encounter in this tour feature a carefully curated selection of 8 Hungarian wines. Together they will distill the wide range of Hungarian wine into a comprehensible story, which is hoped will be just the beginning of your Hungarian wine experience. Over 2 hours you will get a good overview of Hungarian wine, including the history, the major regions, the important varietals, unique characteristics and styles, and promising trends. The wine is bought directly from the producers, who your guides have gotten to know well over the years. Every wine you will taste during the course of the tasting will be there for a reason, and by the session’s end you will have a good understanding of Hungary’s place in the world of wine, and plenty of good wine in your belly. This tasting is designed for anyone with an interest in wine, who would like to know more about the relatively unknown wines of Hungary. There will be a total of eight wines, beginning with an aperitif, followed by reds and whites (and perhaps a rosé), and ending with a sweet botrytised Tokaj aszú wine.

Flavors of Budapest was created to provide guests with the opportunity to taste traditional Hungarian food and drinks and learn about Hungarians in a personal setting. This unique 4-hour culinary course is held in the flat of your hosts. Hungarians have a love for cooking and eating great food. When meals are being prepared, the kitchen is full of life: someone is chopping onions, someone else is preparing the meat or kneading dough. The pots are bubbling, the kitchen is filled with talking and laughter. During your cooking class, you’ll sip delicious wine and the smell of the food will fill the entire flat. This is the atmosphere in which you’ll enjoy learning about and preparing traditional Hungarian recipes. This is also a great opportunity to learn about everyday life, customs, and Hungarian hospitality. At the end of cooking, you’ll sit down to a delicious 3-course meal.

Immerse yourself in the culinary scene of Budapest and visit the central Great Market Hall to experience the everyday hustle and bustle of life in the city. Learn the history of the market and purchase all the ingredients you will need to prepare an authentic Hungarian 3-course meal. Avail of the services of hosts who are passionate about food in the comfort of a private apartment. At the end, tuck into the delicious Hungarian meal you prepared, served with drinks, including some local wine.

Langos is deep-fried flat bread. It is eaten fresh and warm when it is crunchy, topped with sour cream and grated cheese, red onion or sausages or most frequently, without toppings, just brush with garlic cream. In Hungary, there is no summer or festival without Langos. Come and join us, and you understand why we say this. During this course from the beginning to the end we make together this delicious dish, and you can taste it with different toppings as well. When you fried your Langos (2 big pieces), you can enjoy them with a glass of Hungarian wine. We can give you some ideas how to make different Langos dough, how to serve it in the same way as in the restaurants. Schedule 1. arrival, introduction, welcome drink 2. make the dough & toppings 3. learn about ingredients, different versions, customs related to this food and some interesting stories 4. fry Langos 5. eating together

Do you know the delicacies of Jewish cuisine? Have you heard of Jewish New Year dish? Have you ever made Challah or Rugelach?Are you interested in Jewish culture and customs? As you probably know Jewish cuisine is still determined by a large number of religious regulations, which makes this world even more fabulous for us. My relationship with Jewish people and culture started more than 17 years ago when I got to know my husband. I met him and became part of a modern Jewish family. The main figure of the family is the grandmother whose love for life, attitude and modern way of thinking is an example for me to follow. It was her who taught me the following dishes and I am really grateful to her for introducing me the secrets of Jewish cuisine. Come, cook Jewish dishes and join a multi-religious group. Learn about the history of Central European Jews as well as about the bustling Jewish life in Budapest.

Get an introduction to the Hungarian language, as well as the history and art of Budpaest on this immersive, customized private orientation tour. Dubbed “Fungarian Express,” the unique program is designed for you to learn some basic Hungarian, get an orientation of the city, and explore current cultural events as you wander past the neo-Renaissance manisons of the Andrássy út boulevard. Structured so that you can learn about 20 practical phrases to use in everyday situations, the tour is tailored to your personal interests, and you will be provided with lots of information on the culture and local customs as you explore. Ask your guide questions ranging from Hungarian literature to shopping tips; their expert knowledge is bound to provide the answer.

To begin with, you will be guests of the Fehér Nyúl Brewery & Taproom, where you can get to know the operation of a real craft brewery, during a 1.5-hour brewery tour led by a brewer, you can taste 5 types of fresh craft beer and learn about the brewing process. After the cooking tour, you will be treated to a real barbeque dinner at Petrol Beer & Barbeque, one of the best barbeque restaurants in Budapest, where you can try the following menu: -Beef mac n cheese -Pulled pork bowl - 250g pulled pork -Brisket nachos plate -Smoked cauliflower with cheese sauce and relish -1 tray: Burnt ends Beans, creamed corn, 2 large Farm fries, 4 Korean chicken wings, pickles, chipotle mayonnaise, pickled jalapeno -a choice of craft beer or lemonade Of course, in Fehér Nyúl Brewery & Taproom and Petrol Beer & Barbeque, it is also possible to consume more than the value of the offer, which must be paid on the spot with cash, huf or credit/debit card.