Lángos
Deep-fried flatbread with sour cream and cheese
Think of it as: Like a fried pizza crust that went full comfort food
Fried bread, sour cream, cheese. No regrets.
What does it taste like?
Garlicky, salty and rich, with a cool tang from the sour cream.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureCrisp outside, soft and chewy inside
What is it?
A yeasted dough stretched flat and deep-fried. It gets brushed with garlic oil and piled with sour cream and grated cheese. It's the classic snack at Hungarian markets and thermal baths.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Bought from street stalls or bath-house kiosks and eaten hot, by hand.
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MusicClassical (Hungarian Rhapsodies) Starts slow and ends in a wild frenzy
SportSoccer
Ferenc Puskás (soccer; legendary striker) World HeritageBudapest, including the Banks of the Danube and the Buda Castle Quarter and more National animalTurul (a legendary bird) National flowerTulip FestivalSt. Stephen's Day (August 20, fireworks over the Danube)
Ingredients
- 300 g bread flour
- 5 g instant yeast
- 1 boiled, mashed potato
- 180 ml warm milk and water
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 garlic cloves
- Sour cream, to taste
- Grated cheese, to taste
How to make it (one way)
- Mix flour, yeast, mashed potato, salt and liquid into a soft dough
- Let it rise for about an hour until doubled
- Divide and stretch each piece into a flat round
- Deep-fry at 170–180°C until golden on both sides
- Brush with garlic oil and top with sour cream and cheese
⚠️ Hot oil. Mind your fingers.
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