szőlőszüret

szőlőszüret [ˈsøːløːsyrɛt] – grape harvest
szüret [ˈsyrɛt] – harvest; picking; crop
szüretelés [ˈsyrɛteleːʃ] – grape picking
szüretelni [ˈsyrɛtelni] – to pick grapes; to harvest
szüretel [ˈsyrɛtel] – he/she is picking grapes
szüretelő [ˈsyrɛteløː] – picker; vintager

szőlő [ˈsøːløː] – grape
szőlőfürt [ˈsøːløːfyrt] – cluster/bunch of grapes
szőlőkert [ˈsøːløːkɛrt] – vinery
szőlőskert [ˈsøːløːʃkɛrt] – vineyard; vinery
szőlőlugas [ˈsøːløːlugɑʃ] – vine-arbour
szőlőművelés [ˈsøːløːmyːvɛleːʃ] – viniculture
szőlősgazda [ˈsøːløːʃgɑzdɑ] – vine-grower
szőlőszedés [ˈsøːløːsedeːʃ] – grape picking
szőlőszem [ˈsøːløːsem] – grape (berry; small round thing :D) 
szőlőtő [ˈsøːløːtøː] – vine
szőlőtőke [ˈsøːløːtøːkɛ] – vine-stock; grapevine; vine

lencseleves

There are a lot of traditions in our culture and gastronomy, and one of them is eating lentil soup on the first day of the new year. We believe that if we do this, then the whole new year each day we will have enough money in our purse to live a good life. The many little round lentils symbolize money.

lencseleves [ˈlɛntʃɛlɛvɛʃ] – lentil soup
lencse [ˈlɛntʃɛ]
1) lentil
2) lens; glass

leves [ˈlɛvɛʃ] – soup
lé [ˈleː]
1) liquid
2) juice
3) gravy
4) money (used in slang)

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lőre [ˈløːrɛ] – juice; drink (archaic)
lő [ˈløː]
1) liquid (dialectical)
2) juice; drink (dialectical)
3) he/she/it is shooting; he/she/it shoots
lőni [ˈløːni] – to shoot

habroló

habroló – Hungarian pastry filled with sweet mousse/cream
[Literally::: mousse-window-blind]

hab [ˈhɑb] – foam; mousse
roló [ˈroloː] – window blind; shutter
redőny [ˈrɛdøːɲ] – window blind; shutter
sötétítő [ˈʃøteːtiːtøː] – window blind; shutter
[Literally::: darkener]

Töltött káposzta

Töltött káposzta [ˈtøltøtː kaːpostɑ] – Hungarian stuffed cabbage

töltelék [ˈtøltɛleːk] – stuffing; filling
tölteni [ˈtøltɛni]
1) to fill; to stuff
2) to pour
[e.g.: Töltök egy pohár vizet. – I pour a glass of water.]
3) to charge
[e.g.: Mobiltelefon töltő. – Mobile phone charger.]
4) to pass; to spend
[e.g.: Mivel töltöd a napjaidat? – How do you pass your days?]

káposzta [ˈkaːpostɑ] – cabbage

babgulyás

babgulyás [ˈbɑbgujaːʃ] – Hungarian Bean Goulash
bab [ˈbɑb] – bean
gulyás [ˈgujaːʃ]
1) a herdsman
2) Goulash, a traditional Hungarian dish, a thick soup made of meat and potatoes, spiced with paprika.

gulya [ˈguja] – herd (of cows)
leves [ˈlɛvɛʃ] – soup
lé [ˈleː]
1) liquid
2) juice
3) gravy
4) money (used in slang)

Csípős Huszár

When you’ve run out of Erős Pista, but Csípős Huszár saves your life! 😀

 

erős [ˈɛpøːʃ] – strong; powerful

Pista [ˈpiʃtɑ] – nickname for István (Steven)

csípős [ˈtʃiːpøːʃ] – hot (spicy)

huszár [ˈhusaːr] – cavalryman

 

csípós [ˈtʃiːpoːʃ] – hot (spicy) [dialectical]

csípni

1) to pinch

2) to sting (bee, nettle); bite (mosquito); peck (bird)

3) to nip; cut (wind); burn (spice)

4) to like (used in slang)

[e.g.: Csípem őt! – I like her!]

Molnárkalács

Molnárkalács [ˈmolnaːrkɑlaːtʃ]

molnár – miller
kalács – sweet bread; brioche
sütő – fryer; oven

For baking this Hungarian kalács you need a special Molnárkalács sütő.
Here is a recipe for Molnárkalács:::

1 kg flour
1 liter milk
1 vanilla sugar (usually it’s in a 10 g package)
1 egg
very little salt
a little bit more sugar (if needed)
a little oil or butter

Mix these ingrediences as if you were doing Hungarian pancakes. Beat the eggs with some oil, add vanilla sugar and sugar. When it’s beaten enough, add the flour and milk by turns. Some flour, some milk, some flour, some milk, until you have added all. Mix all these together until you have it smooth. Heat up the molnárkalács sütő, grease its inside with a piece of bacon each time. Pour some of the mixture, close the sütő. Wait until it finishes the screaming, turn the sütő, wait a little bit, then open and take out the molnárkalács.

kürtőskalács

A kürtőskalács egy nagy lyuk, tésztával körültekerve. – The chimney cake is a big hole wrapped in pastry. 😛

More chimney cakes at Rita’s Hungarian Delicacy. You can taste them on the Braye Road in St. Sampson on Guernsey island in the English Channel (the La Manche). Feel free to take a visit! 😀 🙂

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kürtőskalács [ˈkyrtøːʃkɑlaːtʃ]
kürtő [ˈkyrtøː] – flue; duct; stack; chimney-stack
kalács [ˈkɑlaːtʃ] – nut roll; brioche; sweet bread
lyuk [ˈjuk] – hole
tészta [ˈteːstɑ] – pastry; dough; paste
körül [ˈkøryl] – around; about
kémény [ˈkeːmeːɲ] – chimney

kocsonya

kocsonya [ˈkotʃoɲɑ] – aspic

 

As a kid I used to call it “frozen soup”, for it kind of tastes and looks like it. 😀

 

The more paprika powder you put there, the more red it looks, just like our homemade kocsonya on these photos. My family rather prepares it with pigskin instead of pigmeat (pork), but all the other ingredients like onion, garlic, parsley, carrot, celery or kohlrabi, and black pepper are a must have! 🙂

 

Check out some recipe and more info here.

Az Erő

A Paprika legyen veled! – May the Paprika be with you!
[ˈɑ ˈpɑprikɑ ˈleɟen ˈvɛlɛd]

Az Erő legyen veled! – May the Force be with you!
[ˈɑz ˈɛrøː ˈleɟen ˈvɛlɛd]