The Food
For those of you whose hearts sank six years ago when I stopped eating meat, you can rejoice because there is no escaping it here. I wouldn't say that I enjoy eating meat now (because I don't), but I'm getting more used to it, and feel that I would be missing out on part of the culture if I didn't eat it while here because Hungarian meals are very meat-centric(chicken and pork are the most common) and they usually begin with soup. Sour cream and paprika are very characteristic of Hungarian dishes as well. Most Hungarian food in my opinion is quite salty. The first two weeks Bill and I were here we couldn't figure out why we were so incredibly thirsty, and then realized later it's because of the food!
I'm definitely enjoying the amount of bakeries that are here. I often pop into one in the morning on my way to work and get some type of croissant or grab a loaf of bread on my way home from work. The more traditional Hungarian pastries that involve poppyseed paste, apples or sour cherries are not so much to my liking. I still have much to try in the way of their beer and wine, but from first impressions their beer is fairly nondescript; definitely on the lighter side, and the wine here is pretty good. Palinka, is a traditional liquor in Hungary that is extremely strong and usually has different flavors such as plum, apricot, sour cherry. I've tried it, but boy is that stuff strong!!
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