Time to Eat Kék Áfonya Until You Are Blue in the Face
Summer is now officially over, meaning that seasonal produce will soon start to get a little scarce in Hungary. Which makes it imperative that you take full advantage of those bits of locally-grown natural freshness still available at your local piac or green grocer. Our top pick of freshly-picked items currently popping up around town is kék áfonya (blueberries, often just called áfonya) for roughly Ft 600 (€2.20) per adorable little straw box of around 200 grams, sometimes including the adorable little straw box.
Word in the market is that this year's crop looks to be around for maybe the next two weeks, which is just enough time to bake a few blue-tinted pies or cakes, or just to stuff yourself sick with the things, either plain or buried under an avalanche of habtejszín (whipping cream) or some other equally delicious accompaniment. Either way, get out there and get some, or be prepared to feel pretty blue once they and the other reminders of summer have disappeared into the gray of winter.
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Holly Cow ! How old is this article???What are the people @ "chew" doing?? I am not an expert in the Hungarian language but (without the use of a Dictionary) what I've learned from my good Hungarian friends I always thought that "piac" meant market and that blueberries were "kökény"in Hungarian...Have I been wrong or mislead ?Consequently that reminds me; what is the correct English translation of "Ribizli" as I've had conflicting translations 'bout that berry as well.Anyway I hope everyone goes to their local "piac"or even their greengrocer to get an ample supply of blueberries as they are rich in Anti-oxidants and other "goodies"to help promote longevity.