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    Hungaricum: Budapest’s Great Market Hall

    by Florian November 24, 2021
    November 24, 2021

    The Great Market Hall is the largest and oldest indoor market in Budapest, and a great place to discover hungaricums.

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    Transcarpathian Short Rib Goulash with Chipetki

    by Florian November 5, 2021
    November 5, 2021

    A goulash recipe that will appear in my upcoming cookbook, The Goulash Archipelago.

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    Hungaricum: Unicum, Part 3

    by Florian October 24, 2021
    October 24, 2021

    A blind tasting of the entire Unicum product range, and three cocktail recipes: the Hungarian Spritzz, the Tokaji Unicum Puszta, and the Transzilvanian.

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    Hungaricum: Unicum, Part 2

    by Florian September 26, 2021
    September 26, 2021

    A visit of the Unicum House in Budapest, including the cellar where more than 1 million liters of Unicum are matured in nearly 500 oak barrels.

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    Hungaricum: Unicum, Part 1

    by Florian August 24, 2021
    August 24, 2021

    “Dr. Zwack, das ist ein Unikum!” Discover the history of the most quintessential hungaricum: Unicum.

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    Siberian Expedition Infused Vodkas

    by Florian August 11, 2021
    August 11, 2021

    Two distinctive yet enjoyable Siberia-inspired infused vodkas that I’ll gladly down in the name of good health.

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    Budapest Dining: Onyx Restaurant

    by Florian July 25, 2021
    July 25, 2021

    A belated testament to the era when Budapest’s Onyx restaurant sat alone at the top of the Eastern European gastronomical world.

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    Summer Recipes, 2021 Edition

    by Florian July 2, 2021
    July 2, 2021

    A selection of recipes that I’ve posted over the past year and that you should try this summer.

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    Budapest Dining: Textúra Restaurant

    by Florian June 23, 2021
    June 23, 2021

    Textúra is the younger sibling of one of the few Budapest restaurants to have a Michelin star. Let’s look at the chef’s mystery tasting menu with Hungarian wine pairings!

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    The Goulash Archipelago

    by Florian June 13, 2021
    June 13, 2021

    I just signed a contract with a French publisher to write a cookbook! L’Archipel du Goulache will present recipes inspired by the cuisines of the former Soviet Union.

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