[geeks] the mail debate (please read!)

[Andrew Weiss]

On Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 04:24 PM, Eric Dittman wrote:

>
> My wife's mother is Hungarian (lost her family during WWII,
> escaped during the Communist takeover), and cooks some really
> incredible meals.  My wife learned to cook from her, I think.
>
> When my wife makes Hungarian goulash, she makes the real
> thing, including the home-made dumplings (nokedli).  She
> uses real Hungarian paprika, too.
>

Hungarian food rocks!... have you ever had the goose-fat spread?

One of my favorites was a simple poppy-seed pasta with raspberry jelly 
(just a teensy bit) mixed in.  One of my best friends in HS was 
Hungarian and I'd always enjoyed his mom's cooking... as well as the 
fact that my dad's mom was also Hungarian.  I love cooking Hungarian 
food... Hot paprika is great stuff.

The four Hungarian cooking staples : Sour Cream, Onions, Paprika, and 
Bacon drippings...
<HOMER>mmmmm hog fat</HOMER>

Hungarian food is great because my friend always called it peasant food, 
but it was some of the most filling comfort food you could get.

A countess once said the Englishman lives like a king but eats like a 
pig, while the Hungarian lives like a pig but eats like a king... this 
is an excerpt from my Hungarian cookbook.

Andrew