Published in 2002 in Csíkszereda (Miercurea Ciuc) in the Transylvanian region of Romania (which is heavily populated by Hungarians), the recipes in this book came from a handwritten book of family recipes that were given to the author as a wedding gift. Transylvanian Hungarian cuisine is known for being influenced by the cuisines of its neighbors (like Romanian, Saxon, and Armenian) and for making a lot of food with few resources, states the book’s introduction.
Erdélyi Szakácskönyve (Marcsa Néni)
Her Transylvanian Cookbook, by "Aunt Marcsa"
is there an English translation of this book available?
I have a hungarian recipe for a dessert that calls for 20 DKG and I don’t know what DKG means in English. Can you interpet it for me? Thank you.
evalyn,
DKG stands for “dekagram”, which is 10 grams in the metric system.
20dkg = 7.1 ounces
When I cook from a Hungarian cook book, I use this converter:
http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/butter_converter.html
Sue–As far as I know, this book is not available in English. If you’re looking for a good Transylvanian cookbook, the classic is Paul Kovi’s Transylvanian Cuisine.
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