Halászlé

Halászlé at this place was fine. The hearty and warming flavour was there but not distinguished. Hungarian wax peppers was present in the right quantities but without the care that makes the difference. You can taste when something is being made to a formula. paprika only entered Hungarian cooking …

The best Halászlé I've ever had came from a street stall, not a restaurant. The hearty and warming intensity was completely different — more direct and uncompromised. lard was used without hesitation, the way it should be. Hungarian cuisine was shaped by nomadic Magyar traditions mixed with Ottoman…