The Paprikas Weiss Hungarian Cookbook (Hardcover)

by Edward Weiss (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing (August 24, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517411199
• ISBN-13: 978-0517411193
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #747,341 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jo etvagyot!, October 21, 2005

By	Erika Mitchell (E. Calais, VT USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Paprika's Weiss Hungarian Cook (Hardcover)

This book is a collection of standard Hungarian recipes that would be familiar to any Hungarian cook. It includes chapters on soups, main dishes, side dishes, and desserts. Each chapter begins with a brief description of the type of dish and its role in the food culture of Hungary, discussing, for instance, what were foods were readily available on the farm. The recipes are provided with both their English and Hungarian names. One helpful feature is that each recipe includes not only a list of ingredients, but also a list of utensils needed for the recipe. In keeping with Hungarian farm traditions, most of the recipes call for butter, sour cream, eggs, and one or more types of meat, especially pork. Virtually all the recipes call for fresh foods, not canned foods or convenience mixes, but there are few exotic ingredients needed.

This book would make a great reference for American cooks who want to create authentic-tasting Hungarian meals. There aren't many fancy recipes in the book for special occasions- -mainly the book is about basic home cooking down on the farm, Hungarian style.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent ethnic cookbook. The best in Hungarian cooking., November 16, 1997

By	[e-mail] (Bradenton, Florida) - See all my reviews

This book is very practical. Easy to follow. More importantly its recepies are not experimental, invented Hungarian cerepies but rather REAL Hungarian cooking done in Hungary. It therefore reflects the traditional cooking of the Hungarian people. I would love to buy it for my children (daughters) to familiarize themselves with their ancestors cooking.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic Hungarian Recipes, March 12, 2006

By	S. Frank "Hungarian Princess" (Appleton, WI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

You don't get any more authentic than this book. Most other cookbooks are phoney. This is the real thing. I am Hungarian and this is how my Mother cooked and now so am I. You want the real thing...this is it. The ingrediants are easily obtained. The directions are easy to follow and the dish turns out exactly how it is meant to be.