S we began work on our accompanying Treasury of Hungarian Recipes, it quickly became clear that knowing something about Hungarian food (and drink) is a prerequisite to making or fully enjoying it. The following list points the way to entries on ingredients and other food and drink-related topics mentioned in these recipes and in articles on this site, as well as things we just felt should be explained. While this resource shares some characteristics with user-generated encyclopedias like wikipedia - lots of hyperlinks, with entries added and expanded over time - the items are not open to users, though you are free to leave any suggested modifications as comments. Meanwhile, if you think we are missing anything important, let us know via the email link at the top of the page. For example, what on earth is dödölle? Ooooh, that's what it is. Who knew?

A(pronounced "A" like the "A" in "apple")
Á(pronounced "AY" like the "A" in "fry")
B(pronounced "B" like the "B" in "bacon")
C(pronounced "TS" like the "C" in "quince")
Cs(pronounced "CH" like the "C" in "chicken")
D(pronounced "D" like the "D" in "dumpling")
E(pronounced "EH" like the "E" in "elderflower")
É(pronounced "EY" like the "E" in "café")
F(pronounced "F" like the "F" in "fat")
G(pronounced "G" like the "G" in "gooseberry")
Gy(pronounced "DGE" like the "J" in "juice")
H(pronounced "H" like the "H" in "Hungary")
I(pronounced "EE" like the "EE" in "seed")
Í(pronounced "EE" like the "EE" in "cheese")
J(pronounced "Y" like the "Y" in "yummy" or "yucky")
K(pronounced "K" like the "K" in "milk")
L(pronounced "L" like the "L" in "liver")
M(pronounced "M" like the "M" in "mousse")
N(pronounced "N" like the "N" in "nectarine")
Ny(pronounced "NY" like the "N" in "nutritious")
O(pronounced "O" like the "O" in "orange")
Ó(pronounced "OW" like the "O" in "low")
Ö(pronounced "UH" like the "U" in "pudding")
Ő(pronounced "EAU" like the "EAU" in "water")
P(pronounced "P" like the "P" in "paprika")
R(pronounced "R" like the "R" in "rosemary")
S(pronounced "SH" like the "SH" in "shrimp")
Sz(pronounced "S" like the "S" in "soup")
T(pronounced "T" like the "T" in "terrine")
Ty(pronounced "T" like the "T" in "tuna")
U(pronounced "U" like the "U" in "put")
Ú(pronounced "OO" like the "O" in "bamboo")
  • Újhagyma (Scallion/Spring Onion/New Onion)
Ü(pronounced "U" like the "U" in "suit")
Ű(pronounced "UR" like the "U" in "slurp")
V(pronounced "V" like the "V" in "velvet")
Z(pronounced "Z" like the "Z" in "zinfandel")
Zs(pronounced "ZSH" like the "S" in "measure")
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