Books : The Hungarian Cookbook

by: Susan Derecskey  Average Rating:

Rating: - Excellent Presentation of Distinctive National Cuisine
`The Hungarian Cookbook' by Susan Derecskey may be one of the easiest cookbooks I have yet reviewed, as this is quite literally exactly the food I grew up on. My comfort food, as a kid, was goulash, dumplings, Hungarian crepes, strudel, cabbage and noodles, and chocolate walnut cake, each and every one of these dishes made in exactly the same way as described in this book. All of these dishes came to by from my paternal grandmother who emigrated to the United States just before World War I, from ... Read More

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Rating: - How-to Manual for the New Hungarian Cook
Although my mother was a Hungarian national,she did not prepare many Hungarian dishes.Learning to cook Hungarian food has become a hobby that has helped me to connect with my own roots. However, as I seek to learn how to prepare Hungarian food, I do not have the luxery of having watched someone prepare it, and, in some cases, I am 'flying blind' with no idea how a given recipe is supposed to look or taste. This book has provided me with a helpful orientation, and enabled me to branch out with other ... Read More

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Rating: - A good basic introduction to Hungarian cooking
I grew up in a household where the cooking was almost exclusively Hungarian, and these recipes match closely to what my mother made. Whenever I have a yen to make something from my childhood, I consult all four of my Hungarian cookbooks, but inevitably, I end up using a recipe from this book. The only "americanization" that I can see is the use of butter or shortening in the place of lard, which is one of the staples of Hungarian cooking.Read More