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Where to Eat Local Street Food in Budapest

Budapest is a great city if you want to discover Hungarian food without sitting in a restaurant for hours. Some of the most typical dishes can be eaten directly from a small stand, a market or a simple counter. They are usually filling, easy to eat and a good way to try the local cuisine while exploring the city. From lángos to Hungarian sausages and kürtőskalács, these are some places worth trying. Lángos – the Hungarian street food you have to try Probably the most famous Hungarian street food is lángos. It is a round piece of fried dough, crispy outside but soft inside. The classic version is covered with garlic, sour cream and grated cheese. One of the easiest places to try it is Retro Lángos Budapest. It has become one of the best-known lángos places in the city and offers both traditional and more unusual versions. A simple…

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Grocery Shopping in Budapest: How Much Does a Day Really Cost?

Budapest is not as cheap as it used to be, but if you know where to shop, it is still possible to live here without spending too much. For tourists or students staying for more than a few days, buying some food at the supermarket can make a big difference. Where to do your grocery shopping The cheapest and easiest options are usually Lidl, Aldi and Penny. They have good prices for basic food, fruit, vegetables, meat and ready-to-eat products. Spar is also very common, especially in the city centre, but prices can be a little higher. Some typical supermarket prices are around 400 HUF (€1.10) for one litre of milk, 570 HUF (€1.55) for bread, 1,250 HUF (€3.40) for 12 eggs, 700 HUF (€1.90) per kg for bananas and around 2,200 HUF (€6) per kg for chicken breast. For a simple breakfast, lunch and dinner bought mainly at the…

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Eating Like an Italian in Budapest: Best ways to Source Food

As soon as you start living in Budapest, after leaving Italy, you will experience a culture shock. The exact moment when you will realize you are no longer in Italy occurs when you find yourself standing in front of a Hungarian supermarket, staring at an entire shelf filled with sour cream (tejföl ) and paprika, looking for some good quality extra virgin olive oil or a piece of Parmigiano. Eating like an Italian in Budapest can become quite challenging, considering the lack of necessary ingredients, the presence of alternative local products which may seem to commit culinary high treason and the high prices charged by imported products, which may question your life choice. However, this guide will help you survive and even prosper. These are the secrets of where to purchase products, what to use instead and how to eat like an Italian in Budapest, regardless of the price. What…

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Eating like a Spaniard in Budapest: what you can find (and what you can’t)

When you move to Budapest from Spain, there are a lot of things that strike you: the language, the cold, the public transport, the people… But there is an exact moment when you know that you are no longer at home: the moment when you stand in front of a supermarket shelf looking for chorizo… and you realise that everything is in Hungarian, and nothing is like what you know.Eating like a Spaniard in Budapest is not impossible, but it is an art. Between ingredients that don’t exist, others that are similar (but not the same), and prices that make you wonder if you really need Serrano ham, you learn to improvise. And to value much more the aioli from a jar or a simple loaf of crusty bread.This article is an honest and useful guide for those who want to keep a little taste of home without losing their…

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