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8 Sep

Day-By-Day – Travel in Traditional Hungarian Foodies #4

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“Gödöllő” Style Stuffed Chicken –  Gödöllői  Töltött Csirke

To increase the taste buds pleasures we can add canned peaches

The name Gödöllő stand for a small city, a suburb area of Budapest. It was the summer resort of Queen Sissy – wife of Franz Joseph 1.

A peck into the background of the small city Gödöllő … The recipe for stuffed chicken breast from Gödöllő is an imprint of the former Baroque abundance. This dish has an upscale name, the name of an upscale place with a rich history. The stuffed chicken breast from Gödöllő and the honey kiss from Gödöllő preserve the memory of the former greatness of the eponymous city. Gödöllő was built in the XIV. century. It was founded in the 16th century, and although it became almost completely unpopular during the Turkish occupation, it was later repopulated in the XVIII century. In the 16th century, Antal Grassalkovich was the landlord of this, thanks to him, today, the defining structure of the town, the castle. Since then, Gödöllő and Gödöllő Castle have been direct witnesses to many turning points in Hungarian history, and the accommodation of countless famous figures.

Chicken breast is a good food in itself, but from now on it can be varied and it bears well if it is supplemented with all kinds of delicacies. In this way, mushrooms, liver and green peas can be included in the spirit of the Gödöllő filling. The stuffing could be a rich food in its own right, but along with the meat and the garnish it offers, it’s a truly fabulous feast.

The recipe  the most stuffed chicken legs, shows the love of hiding food in other food… Try with bigger parts in the beginning, it will be easier doing the fillings.

Ingredients for 4 persons – Preparing time cca 60-80 mins.

4 whole chicken legs with their skin  left on, or if taste may have chicken breast meat, 151-200 g chicken liver, 2 rolls of soft bread, 100-150 g green peas,100-150 g mushroom, 100-150 g bacon, 2 eggs, 50 ml milk,1 handful of chopped parsley, 1 tbs of lard or butter,salt, pepper to taste, 3 tbs breadcrumbs.

Chop the bread roll, mashroom, liver and the bacon.Star frying the bacon in a  cooking vessel. Remove the bacon, saute the liver and the mashroom in the grease of the bacon, then mash the liver when cooked. Add the peas, cook for a while, thenafter mnix parsley together. Season with salt and pepper. This will take only 10-15 mins. Poor milk on the bread rolls, mix it together with the liver, eggs and mash. Add some breadcrumbs to it and there you go the filling is ready. Now come the chicken legs. Use your fingers to loosen the skin of the chicken legs and take a small spoon to stuff the mixture under the skin. Put  a little grease into the roast pan or tray. Place the chicken legs in it, add some grease on top of the chickens. Bake them in the oven until the get a golden color. Upon the baking time grease them to avoid the skin to open while baking and skin won’t open with the stuffing.  The heat has to be 140-150 celsius that will bake the chicken and will not burn. Do the baking cca. 20 mins. Good to know … When working with chicken skin, make sure no feathers are left on it. Can easily burn over the fire.

May read more about other traditional  Hungarian dishes by visiting previous recipe @ “Q” & “A” Culinary Heritage Into Hungarian Kitchen. 

© by Aggie Reiter

14 Aug

Fairy Tale Run RB Leipzig via Atletico Madrid – UEFA Champions League

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Less than 10 minutes FlashNews!
We Love Football/Soccer … you name it  … Footy Lovers had an unsuspected game to watch by person and/or through TV broadcasts from the Arena at Lisbon. Those did not have had the chance by any means here’s below shortage update.

Just like a fairy tale run of RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League continued on Thursday night at Lisbon as the German side piped Atletico Madrid 2-1 to qualify for the semi final.

This was the first time RB Leipzig were making it as far as the quarter final and many thought they had gotten to their final bus stop as they would face Atletico Madrid.

Both sides played in the first half, failing to create clear-cut chances, but “things have changed” in the second half when the German team returned with renewed energy and with a clear mission to go in search of the decisive goal.

The German side showed they meant business as they stormed into the lead five minutes into the second half after the first 45 minutes failed to provide any goal.

While it was looking like it was going to be a long night and the game would extend into extra time, both teams looked to the penalty shootout, RB Leipzig midfielder Sabitzer landed a spectacular pass to Angelino Tasende who served Tyler Adams at the edge of the area. Adams kicked and saw the ball deflect into the net in the 88th minute. Adams –  primarily a midfielder – American football player …

who plays for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga since January 2019.  With his goal in the 88th minute scored what proved to be the crucial winning goal.

A word or two cannot be unsaid about Péter Gulácsi  the first Hungarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for German club RB Leipzig from July, 2015 – June, 2023.

 Péter Gulácsi name is listed in the World’s  top 10 goalkeepers. This is the first time in the history footy having a Hungarian born – goalkeeper serving at the magic net.

Gulacsi been playing previously at several footy clubs. His latest club  German club RB Leipzig from July, 2015 – June, 2023. Gulacsi was the player of the Year 2019 in Hungary. He is also in Hungary’s national team. He is definetely one of the “main actor” in the  match RB Leipzig to beat Atletico Madrid by  2-1 of yesterday’s August, 14. Champions League semifinals.

The RB Leipzig competing in the UEFA Champions League for the 2nd time, stunned Atletico Madrid by result 2-1. This meant for them to enter the tournament’s demi-finals for the first time. RB Leipzig will take on Paris Saint-Germain, who defeated Atalanta on Wednesday. The coming up semifinal match scheduled to be the August 18.

The much talked about Bayern Munich vs Barcelona tie is predicted to be explosive. The game will be played on today on Friday at 9 p.m.

© Aggie Reiter

14 Jul

Western Classics on Cinema in Memory of Ennio Morricone @ Budapest

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The sad news has come in recent days that has shaken both the film industry and cinema fans: the late Oscar-, Grammy- and Golden Globe-winning Italian composer Ennio Morricone, the best-known and most influential figure in the history of film music.

In honor of Ennio Morricone, the Former Once Upon a Time in the Wild Westwill be shown at the Polus Cinema, featuring “Good, The Bad and The Ugly” for two weeks from July 16. The western classics, with a digitally restored image and remixed sound, will be subtitled screenbed @ Corvin Cinema.

During Morricone’s career, he composed music for more than half a thousand films, including countless cult works. The best known of these are his music for western films, including For a Handful of Dollars (1964), A Few Dollars for More (1965), The Evergreen, The Bad and the Ugly (1966), The Ever-Green Melodies of the Once Upon a Wild West (1968). Sergio Leone‘s western classics with the unforgettable soundtrack of Morricone and the brilliant playing of Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Claudia Cardinale, Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda, the beautifully photographed extra-widescreen visuals and the long atmosphere for generations of movie fans, it embodies the uppercase cinema experience.

“It’s the only scene I can’t imagine ever being able to soar beyond,” Quentin Tarantino said of the finale of Good, Bad and Ugly. In addition to the main drive before the master of film music, it is no secret that today’s film fans can see the evergreen works of cinema history where their creators originally intended them: on the cinema screen.

In the “Classic” film club of the Polus Cinema, more films will be returning to the big screen for one night in the next few days, including The Thing (1982) from John Carpenter, whose creepy music is also named Morricone. James Cameron’s 1991 classic, Terminator 2 – Day of Judgment, The Apocalypse Now – The Final Cut (1979) and The Godfather 2 (1974) by Francis Ford Coppola, and Robert Zemeckis ’cult trilogy, Back to the Future 2. ( 1989) and 3 (1990).

There are roughly 4 parts of the films … Acting … Writing … Music … Cinematography. The movies tick all the 4 boxes.

© Aggie Reiter

10 Jul

Multiple Outdoor Programs @ Corvin Square – Buda Vigadó – Budapest

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Finally coming up … Multiple programs  on  the venue  Corvin Square in front of the Buda Vigadó.

During the epidemic, the House of Traditions did not receive any visitors, but from July, 14  until August, 20 they will be preparing for an unprecedented outdoor event at the Metropolitan Folk Courtyard.

Due to the epidemic situation, the Atrium Dance House has a maximum of 100 visitors.

Concerts, singing lessons, ethnographic performances, a dance house and other exciting programs awaiting locals and foreigners working not only in Budapest but throughout the country those interested.

Every Tuesday and Thursday, the atmosphere of the summer festivals is evoked in the Corvin Square in front of the Buda Vigadó as part of the series of programs lasting from July, 14 until August, 20. The audience are invited to concerts, ethnographic performances, a dance house, song lessons, exciting performances and many other interesting programs, there will also be a pub water competition, for example, where groups of 4-7 people are expected to apply in advance.

The program series begins on July, 14 at 6 p.m. with tuned music and singing instruction, followed by adult storytelling. From 8 pm. the Dűvő orchestra will be waiting for those arriving at Corvin Square, then at the end of the evening the Zagyva Band  will most probably cheer the audience by tapping their feet and turn to dance to the beat at the open-air dance on the spot at the Atrium of the House of Traditions. There the dancers of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble will hold a come together “Lets Dance” teaching as well.

Admission is free.

© Aggie Reiter

9 Jul

Hungary’s Ice Cream of the Year 2020

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The National Confederation of Hungarian Confectionery Craftsmen organized the Ice Cream of the Year competition again this year in aim of which is to promote high-quality handicrafts ice cream made in a classic and traditional way.  This year in the handicraft category 43 ice creams were nominated within the competition to be the winner to the title “Ice Cream of the Year 2020.” Ice cream makers from all over the country took part in the competition. The ice creams were made only with natural basic and additional materials, and only be flavored and decorated with home-made toppings. This year the starters competed in two rounds, after the regional semi-finals the final ice creams had to be frozen locally in the workshop of the Industry Association. Following the national final, was announce the winners of the competition at  the Zila Coffee House – Krisztina Confectionery to the media at the public event.
The award-winning ice creams were to be tasted after the announcement of the results by members attending at the press conference. In addition to the final ice creams of the handicraft category, 19 ice creams of the company category were to be also tasted.

Confectionery and handicraft ice cream parlor competition:

Gold medal ICE CREAM OF THE YEAR 2020 – traveling cup winner: Passion caramel – Dobó Norbert, Füredi Ice Cream Parlor – Balatonfüred.

Silver medal: Turkish honey vanilla – Dobó Norbert, Füredi Ice Cream Parlor – Balatonfüred.

Bronze medal: Treasure of Modena – Andrea Koncz, Sissi Handicraft Ice Cream Parlor – Gödöllő.

Two Bronze Medals were awarded this time – Lemon with a pinch of mint – Renáta Somogyi and Bringatanya (BikeFarm) Ice Cream Parlor, Somogy Ice Cream Workshop, Gyenesdiás.

Competition of raw material manufacturers and distributors:
Gold medal: Crispy pistachio sorbet – Zoltán Gácsi (Goodwill Ltd. – Nagytarcsa).

Silver medal: Yuzu-mango-caramel – Kálmán Regina (m-Gel Hungary Kft. – Budapest).

Bronze medal: Cherry brownie – Zoltán Magyar (König-Units Kft. – Üllő).

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26 Jun

Herald News – György Ráth Villa Reopen @ Budapest

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District VI., 12. Városligeti alley

Open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. except on Mondays

After more than 3 months of closure, the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts can be visited again from Friday in the György Ráth Villa in Budapest. After the end of the emergency, the exhibition halls can be reopened in Budapest as well. The permanent exhibition Our Art Nouveau, composed of outstanding pieces from the unique Art Nouveau collection of the Museum of Applied Arts, and the chamber exhibition presenting the masterpiece of Antonio Tempesta await the public in the former opening hours, except Mondays. In the museum building, we ask our visitors to maintain the recommended protection distance. Hand disinfection and wearing a face mask is optional, but recommended.

Our Art Nouveau
György Ráth Villa reopened its doors in the autumn of 2018 with our permanent exhibition Our Art Nouveau, which presents the most significant pieces of the Art Nouveau collection of the Museum of Applied Arts and makes them available to the general public during the reconstruction, at the same time , the first director of the museum. The nearly 600 works of art in the exhibition represent all branches of applied art, supplemented with paintings and interesting pieces from the collection of György Ráth. Due to its condition, several objects that have now been restored have not been exhibited so far.

Painted in a Gem – Antonio Tempesta’s Rediscovered Work (s)
The rock from the fabulous East, the lapis lazuli, is a precious gem in itself, the raw material of the painters ’admirable deep blue, ultramarine. This stone of special beauty was used as a painting base by some of the aristocratic commissioned artists of the early 17th century, Antonio Tempesta. Tempesta’s works painted on various stones are real rarities. There are only three surviving paintings of Lapis in the world – one of which is no less important than the Louvre in Paris. The work is actually two images at once: Tempesta painted a biblical scene on each side of a thin slab of stone that even allowed light to pass through. The two representations are an eye-catching interplay of nature and art. The underlying stone, which is not covered with painting everywhere, is integral to the representations with its color and pattern.

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23 Jun

Part2 – Celebrating International Day of Yoga … Facts on Yoga.

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H.E. Kumar Tuhin (in Utthit Padmasana)

The International Day of Yoga is celebrated by huge gatherings around the world, but this year by “stay home” the celebration is difference when the world is locked in with the corona virus but it can’t stop from celebrating, do Yoga within our home, or in a park keeping in mind the social distance. Two billion people, nearly 1/3 of our population on this planet taking interest in Yoga, many of them are doing Yoga.

Some thoughts not in a nutshell on Yoga by – Kumar Tuhin Ambassador of India to Hungary.

We have celebrated the 6th International Day of Yoga on June 21.  As the world is still grappling with the corona pandemic, this year’s Yoga Day will be very different. Instead of gathering outside in parks or public places, we will all be doing Yoga from home to honor this timeless practice, in keeping with the requirement of social distancing. And, when we practice Yoga from home and with  our family members this Sunday, it will be important to remind ourselves once again of the  universal message of Yoga, which is  as much about realizing our inner self and our place in the nature as it is about keeping ourselves physically healthy.

The word ‘Yoga’ comes from Sanskrit root word ‘Yuj’, meaning ‘to join’.  So, the question naturally is, ‘to join’ with what?  About 2500 years ago, Maharishi (Sage) Patanjali compiled his famous book ‘Yoga Sutra’, putting together the principles of Yoga which had already been in practice in India for a few millennia. In this book, Maharishi Patanjali has explained the different tools and paths for ‘Yoga’ and not surprisingly, many of these have not much to do with physical exercises but with achieving mental and emotional harmony with the nature around us, and realizing our oneness with the universal consciousness.   

The fact that matter (and therefore we) are one and the same as universal consciousness is quite a strong philosophical tradition in India, known as ‘Adwaita (a-duality)’.  This has also been realized by modern science now. The quantum field theory is currently an active area of research.  Discovery of fundamental particles has always been an area of great interest for modern physics, and some time ago we thought we would soon find all those fundamental particles that form the basic building blocks of matter in the universe.  But many decades later, a realization has dawned that this search would never end. Or, to put it differently, we may be searching in the wrong direction.  During my school days, we studied Schrödinger’s wave equation that told us we could only find the probability density associated with a particle because the exact location of the particle was not possible to be determined.    Now, we learn that matter may not actually be made out of matter. Hans Peter Durr, former director of the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich had stated that after decades of painstaking research his most important discovery was that matter just did not exist as we know.  What we see as matter is actually fluctuations (waves) in quantum field, and the fundamental reality of universe is not matter but fields which are constantly moving and changing. 

It is indeed fascinating to imagine matter just popping out of these quantum field fluctuations and then also disappearing in these.  Like waves originating in the ocean and disappearing.  But waves are not distinct from the ocean, they are the ocean. We too may be like these waves formed out of this ocean of universal consciousness (or the ocean of quantum field fluctuations) and dissolving back in the same.   Now, in the backdrop of this interesting scientific explanation, the Sanksrit root word ‘Yuj’ for Yoga, which means ‘to join’ starts to make sense.   A guru once told me that when you sit in a yogic posture, close your eyes and practice ‘Pranayam’ (breathing exercise) your skin should just “melt away” and your inside should become a part of what is around you.Fortunately, the awareness about Yoga and its scientific and philosophical basis is now extensive across the world.  Nobody will ask you if you would be able to walk on fire or be able to eat glasses after practicing Yoga.  The positive impact of Yoga on our holistic health is well acknowledged and admired. There are numerous diseases, especially those that are caused due to our modern lifestyle and stresses that can be effectively tackled with Yoga.

This is a true story of a person I know. We were together in school but later could keep in touch only occasionally.  So, when I was posted in India the last time, I learnt that he had not been keeping well. I called him to enquire about his well being. “I have just been reborn after facing a frightening experience on health front”, he told me on phone.  “Everything was going well, till I developed severe pain in my leg muscles, which slowly started decaying. Doctors described it as one of the auto-immune diseases and prescribed me different categories of medicines one after another, but nothing worked”, he told me with a tinge of pain in his voice.  “When nothing worked,  and I had resigned myself to the fate, someone pointed me to an Ayurveda and Yoga research centre, which thankfully admitted me and systematically went about removing the toxins from my body through a scientific system of food, massages, exercises and brought me back from the brink”,  he added, “You should also go there for one or two weeks every year just for getting the toxins out from your body.”  

There would be numerous such instances.  And, there is a huge body of literature on Yoga, including by well known experts and gurus.

H.E. Kumar Tuhin  ending this chapter said: “Yoga is not an esoteric philosophical doctrine. It is for everyone, for people of all ages, and people with different physical capacities and conditions.  We need to experiment with it and tailor it to our needs. Even when we have information about other people’s experiences, sometimes we still need to experience it ourselves to make it our own.”

Philosopher Sri Aurobindo Q.: “When mind is still, then truth gets her chance to be heard in the purity of the silence”. 

Aggie Reiter

 

 

23 Jun

International Day of Yoga … Yoga @ Home … Yoga with Family … Yoga @ Amrita Sher-Gil Cultural Center @ Budapest

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Everyone has a sake in International Joga Day

Yoga … implies perfect harmony of body and mind. It implies the harmonious integration of personality. The most common benefit of Yoga practice is the sense of well being at all levels of our existence

The Embassy of India in Hungary was celebrating this year’s  6th International Day Of Yoga –  21st June, 2020

This year the theme for the International Day of Yoga is “Yoga From Home’”. Keeping the theme in mind, Embassy of India is to organize a series of events that will not just follow “social distancing” but would also connect with as many people of Hungary as possible.

It is specially designed to be easily adoptable by majority of the people irrespective of age and gender, and can be learnt through simple training sessions, even through online classes (individuals facing health issues are advised to consult a physician before taking up Yoga practice).

To celebrate the International Yoga Day, Embassy of India has collaborated with eminent Yoga teachers from major cities in Hungary included Budapest, Szeged, Debrecen and  Pecs to participate in „Live Streaming” of Common Yoga Protocol from their studios,  led was by Ms. Ankita Sood, Yoga teacher of Amrita Sher-Gil Cultural Centre @ Budapest from the iconic Hero’s Square in ’Live Streaming’ method.

Highlighting the importance of this occasion, Ambassador of India in Hungary, Mr. Kumar Tuhin has said, „This year, the whole world has faced  unprecedented challenges. The global pandemic has severely impacted the world economy, our health –  physical and emotional,   and  our well being.  The positive role that Yoga plays in teaching us the path from illness to wellness and in connecting our body, mind and soul  so as to bring holistic health, is well recognized. As the theme itself beautifully conveys, Yoga is able to meet diverse needs and is adaptable in different situations,  it gives the maximum health assurance at  individual, family, society, and global levels.”

Also H.E. has several initiatives been taken up under his stewardship to propagate and promote Yoga across the country and abroad. Through various digital activities, Embassy of India in Hungary is hoping to further expand the outreach of Yoga this year and involve as many persons as possible on the digital domain paving way for a unique experience for the yoga enthusiasts and also contributing to the success of this significant international event.

The a/m upon previous News Conference

Snaps are shared by India Embassy Budapest

Aggie Reiter

15 Jun

Transylvania/Székely Land Flavors in the Hungarian Cuisine

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Who has not heard of Count Dracula’s Haunted Castle even though been there or not. Whether visited found out that the Transylvanian Bran Castle was never home to a vampire, it’s still blood-curdling. Dracula is a purely fictional creation. Bram Stoker’s character was inspired by Count Vlad the Impaler, who was known for his bloodthirstiness. The air inside the castle and environment is spooky anyway.

Talking about gastronomy, it can be said those who like Hungarian cuisine also like Székely Land – Transylvanian flavors through Turkish cuisine. Many dishes are similar in preparation and taste.

Transylvania Cottage Cheese Pasta – Eedélyi Túróstészta

Recommended after more hearty soups, excellent for lunch or dinner. From the age of 8 months, it can also be given to babies with cow’s curd, the dough should be egg-free.
Ingredients: 1/2 kg sheep’s curd or other salted curd, 20 dkg ham / meat bacon (optional), 20 dkg grated cheese (optional), 1 packet, laska (pasta), 2 tbs oil.
Cooking: cook the salmon in salted water, strain the ham / bacon in a little oil, take it out of a bowl, put the salmon in the fat, sprinkle with cottage cheese and half of the ham, mix well, put in a fireproof dish, sprinkle the top with the grated cheese and grated cheese put bacon in the oven until the cheese is melted on top.

Transylvanian cabbage – Erdélyi Töltöttkáposta

Recipe for 6 people, overall time 2hs over medium heat. Made from real sauerkraut, but also very delicious sweet cabbage. If made from the latter, the cabbage head is boiled, then the leaves are taken apart and left in hot water for about half an hour. Once the fillings are cooked, pour in half a liter of tomato juice.
Ingredients: 1-2 heads of cabbage, 1 kg of minced pork (thigh) but also delicious with minced turkey meat, 2-3 slices of smoked bacon (optional if the meat is fatty), 1 small piece of smoked side, bacon skin or knuckle (optional, but real), 2- 3 heads onion, 4 tbs rice dill, cluster, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper 2 tbs oil, 3-4 dl water.
Cooking: Prepare the cabbage leaves, if too sour, soak in water for 1 hour, if hard, boil the leaves thick, cut out the middle vein, if the leaf is large, cut it in half for the filling … simmer the chopped onion in oil, sprinkle with rice, stirring constantly we braise the meat with the bacon for a few minutes, we add the cabbage stuffed with onion rice, sprinkle with fresh, chopped dill, 1 tbs grated, 1 tbs pepper, salt and pepper, we work well together by hand.
To make small fillings …put a certain amount of filling (approx. 1 spoon) on the leaf, we fold it up, we fold it from the side, we fold the unfolded end in the pot as follows: it is lined with cabbage leaves and bacon skin from below, we place it in a clump and dill stalks the stuffing, we put the smoked side or knuckle in the middle half, then we put the other stuffing on it, if there are left dill and clods left, we put the remaining cabbage chopped on top, we can cover it with whole cabbage leaves also cook on low heat for 3-4 hs at the end.  Serve with 1-2 tsp of sour cream on top and enjoy the majestic taste, but it is a matter of taste.

Became Real Hungarian Treat – Chimney Cake … Kürtős Kalács

Foreigners a.k.a. Chimney Cake – for it’s chimney-like appearance!

Strangely enough there is no mention of this Chimney Cake amongst Hungarian dishes.

Kitchen tools needed: small saucepan, big bowl, Stand mixer with dough hook attachment, 1 or 2 paper kitchen towel cardboard tubes, tin foil, cling film, oven + baking tray.

Recipe for 6 people, overall time: 75 mins, baking time: 20 mins. Ingredients: 500 gr plain flour, 200 ml full fat milk, 5 tbs vegetable oil or sunflower oil, 3 tbs regular sugar, 2 tbs yeast (14 gr), 2 eggs, Pinch of salt. Baking time: 15 mins + resting time: warm up the milk in the small saucepan over medium-low heat. Mix the warm milk, sugar and yeast into the big bowl and give it a good stir. Set aside for 5 mins or until a thick bubbly foam has formed on top of the milk. Mix flour and salt in the stand mixer’s bowl. Make a hole in the center and pour into the vegetable oil, two eggs and the milk mixture. To mix using the medium setting for about 5 to 10 mins, depending on the stand mixer. With stand mixer only 5 mins. The chimney cake dough is ready when the dough has become a solid mass, and does not stick to the hands. Not to add in extra flour if sticky, add in a few more drops of vegetable oil instead. Cover with cling film and set aside to be for rest 1h, it will double in double size. In between time to create the holders. Keeping this as simple as possible by using one or two paper towel tubes. Wrap them tightly in tin foil, fold the remaining tin foil inwards. Test it on the baking tray to see if it fits aligns, and stays put. Wrap the dough over these holders. Since these chimney cakes need to be heated all the way around and inside, these make-shift holders will do perfectly fine. After the Kürtös Kalács dough has doubled in size, place it on a clean working surface. Knead the dough until smooth, then divide into six portions. Roll each portion along into a long string and roll it around the prepared holder. The thicker these strings are, the more soft they will be eventually. The oven has to be pre-heated to temperature of 200 C, or 392 F. Placing each holder on the edges of the baking tray, and bake them for about 10 to 15 mins and once in a while turn it around the other side, so that the crust color will be browned.

After it is baked may sprinkle it around with different flavors. With what to cover with is a matter of taste …  grain walnuts, coconut, sugar, cinnamon, grain poppy seed and cocoa powder, but any other ingredients will do that your heart desires. Also can be filled with pudding, ice-cream and so forth. When done baking, it’s best to eat the chimney cakes immediately while it is hot. Keeping them only for two days, when wrapped in cling film.

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12 Jun

Battle of Legends – Gyulai István Memorial Hungarian Athletics GP @ Székesfehérvár – Hungary

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The best athlete in the world will start @ Székesfehérvár – Hungary

Wednesday, August, 19. 2020. 

Take place: Bregyó-közi  – Regional Athletics Center 

During the morning hours the press conference was held at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium Press Center in announcing some background figures about this year’s Gyula István Memorial Games which will be from this year part of the Wold Athletics Continental Tour (WACT) Gold series. The 10-station Gold Section of the Continental Circle, will include several numbers in its program that are Diamond League-level in value and strength. There are only 24 in GYL from 2020, and those who missed out will be on the Gold competitions.

Take place Bregyó-közi  – Regional Athletics Center – Székesfehérvár … On the 19th of August. 

Press meeting was open by Márton Gyulai, the competition director, announced Olympic and world champions will undertake to compete was announced at the press call and starting off with one of the headlines … Dalilah Muhammad can also be there coming to Székesfehérvár as she indicated to compete. Added,  for this year’s competition the numbers are: for men, 100, 200, 400 meters, 110 hurdles, triple jump, discus and hammer will, while for women 200, 400, 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, long jump, discus and hammer. Added  there will be a traditional competition, but they will be forced to impose certain restrictions, such as no more than 400 meters. The reason for this is the regulation of the International Federation (WA), as WA allows the adoption of recommendations. Taking about the athlete at previous Gyulai István Memorial  Hungarian Grand Prix … already 12 athletes who have already competed at the Gyulai István Memorial were able to take the second stage of the world championship podium, including 10 individual silver medals and 14 athletes finished in third place, including 8 individual bronze medals. In Doha, a total of 39 athletes won 46 medals (including 29 individual numbers) who have visited Hungary in the last eight years – between 2011-2019 – and started at the Gyulai István Memorial. In Doha – among the starters of the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix preformed in 67 places …  4-8. 38th place, 1-8.
In 2019 ., 17 international issues were held at the Gyulai István Memorial at Székesfehérvár. 10 athletes competed with Hungarians that year, who later won gold medals in Doha (including 9 individual world champions). Athletes who later won the World Cup in Doha started in 14 numbers.

Chairman of the organizing committee Péter Deutsch mentioned, based on the decision of the international association, the Hungarian Grand Prix was placed in a special elite circle. From 2020, the classification of one-day athletics has changed in competitions with seven categories created. Continued, will be from 2020, the classification of one-day athletics competitions has changed, with seven categories created and will be in the second priority category after the Diamond League, competitions and have become part of the Gold series Hungarian organizers do not want to make in order to preserve the seriousness of the fight and as an example said that one of the recommendations is to start runners with a handicap, and if overtaking, athletes should wear a face mask.

Sports Director Attila Spiriev highlighted in this regard that the current classification of the competition is a huge recognition and is on a par with traditional competitions such as Tokyo the Hengelo or Kingston Athletics Army Parade. The sports director emphasized that this was not a coincidence, as the Gyula Memorial produced better results year-after-year, with 16 athletes who had previously participated in the Hungarian competition won a total of 19 gold at last year’s Doha World Championships. In 2019, ten athletes later world champions started also in Gyula. Several of them have signed for this year as well. Spiriev also emphasize that there is a lot of uncertainty about the corona virus epidemic, it is not yet known whether those who promised can come. However, according to the current position, Dalilah Muhammad – American Olympic and world champion of the women’s 400 dam, who ran two world tops last year. Also the audience will see again Christian Taylor of the United States triple jump epochal figure, unique ruler of the 2010s London and Rio Games, furthermore who won World Cup champion at four outdoor competition, also Steven Gardiner from the Bahamas who triumphed in Doha last year on 400 meter within 43.48-second parade time … just mention a few awesome athlete to be on the startshot at Székesfehérvár In addition to the three overseas stars, Polish Pawel Fajdek – four-time world champion in men’s hammer throwing, has also promised to compete in the competition, and in addition to World Cup bronze medalist Bence Halász, he will certainly have to contend with London Olympic champion Krisztián Pars – hammer thrower.

Mayor of Székesfehérvár, András Cser-Palkovics was pleased to say the Gyulai István Memorial Games is a very import part of the life of the city with the International stars liven up the city. Athlete lovers from regions of Hungary and foreigners from around the world will have a chance to see these superb athletes live. The mayor also emphasized that the Athletics Games need to be kept as a traditions and carry on.

Last but not least it was underlined to the visitors who may see, bump into the athletes in the city,  still common interest from both side to keep as a precaution to the distance regarding the corona virus, so this time non taking snaps, autograph request or hugs is undesirable.

Update: © Aggie Reiter with snaps

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