# The best traditional Hungarian dishes

Hungary's must-try dishes according to the selections of Farmvilág, Veritex and Mindmegette: from goulash cooked in a cauldron to Somlói galuska.

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- Nov 24, 2025 · Papp Gábor
- https://even.best/en/l/1157/the-best-traditional-hungarian-dishes

## Top 15

1. **Goulash soup** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Beef and paprika soup cooked in a cauldron, the symbol of Hungarian cooking.
2. **Pörkölt** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Meat stewed in an onion and paprika sauce, with dumplings.
3. **Chicken paprikash** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chicken in a sour cream and paprika sauce with nokedli.
4. **Halászlé** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Paprika river-fish soup; the Szeged and Baja versions are the most famous.
5. **Stuffed cabbage** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Minced meat rolled in sauerkraut leaves, with sour cream.
6. **Lángos** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Deep-fried dough with garlic, sour cream and cheese.
7. **Rakott krumpli** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Layered potatoes with egg, sausage and sour cream.
8. **Hortobágy pancakes** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pancakes filled with pörkölt in a paprika sauce.
9. **Lecsó** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Peppers, tomatoes and onion slowly stewed together.
10. **Túrós csusza** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pasta with curd cheese, sour cream and crispy bacon.
11. **Jókai bean soup** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bean soup with smoked meat and pinched noodles.
12. **Somlói galuska** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sponge cake, vanilla custard, chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
13. **Dobos torte** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chocolate buttercream cake with a caramel top.
14. **Chimney cake** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sweet, cinnamon-sugar cake baked over embers.
15. **Gundel pancake** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Walnut-filled pancake with chocolate sauce.
16. **Rántott hús** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Breaded pork cutlet, the classic Sunday lunch.

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