Apr 28 '08

Premium Free-Range Beef Cattle Now Available Locally in Budapest

The somewhat bizarre but interesting video above showcases a recent "promotional tour" of Budapest by a pack of szürkemarha, organized by something called the Magyar Szürke Projekt ("Hungary Gray Project"). Among other things, (Hungarian-speaking) viewers learn that the country's very tasty and extremely hardy breed of premium cattle was routinely driven across Europe as far as Venice and Brussels as early as the 14th century and that in the 60s only four bulls and 180 cows were left. Today, there are 20,000. Tasty!

Read More: meat , media , szurkemarha

Use the above to do keyword searches of our article archive, though note that you need to get those pesky Hungarian characters right.

Use the above form to search items from our sister site Caboodle.hu's list of more than 800 restaurants in Hungary.

Recent Comments:

#10

Shakes: There is no scandal at all. Delgado is the first ever Argentinian who earned Michelin Star. His reputation back home is now astronomical. He was off... from "The Real Scandal Behind the Costes "Chef-Swapping" Story"

#3

foodie: i'll second everything, from the food being really yummy (and cheap), to the waitress being nice and smiley, to the noise of the traffic slightly spoi... from "Montenegrói Gurman New Leader in Endless Budapest Balkan Food Fight"

#3

wolfi: Monika, you're absolutely right! But even in the píac you have to choose carefully, some people just resell what they bought on some big market ... ... from "Hungarian Consumers Still Find Organic Products Just Too Expensive"

#1

Pete H: Fermented cucumber? How is this prepared?... from "Uborkás Tojássaláta"

#1

Elsbeth: Here in Budapest, my food comes from the piac behind the Mamutt and I feel very good about eating it. However, in the states I am afraid of the foo... from "Hungarian Farmers Deny Claims of Widespread Pesticide Contamination"

Most Recent Entries

Hungary's Wine Producers Now Hoping for a Long "Old Women's Summer"

Enjoy an Exciting Climax to This Year's Hungarian Cucumber Season

Montenegrói Gurman New Leader in Endless Budapest Balkan Food Fight

Hungarian Farmers Deny Claims of Widespread Pesticide Contamination

Hungarian Consumers Still Find Organic Products Just Too Expensive

Visegrádi and Auchan Cry Foul as Magazine Calls Their Water Unsafe

The latest news from the other member sites of the All Hungary media network

© Copyright 2004-2010 The All Hungary Media Group | About Chew.hu | Become an All Hungary Member | Contact Us | Advertise