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Belvaros Disznotoros

9/18/2015

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It was very hot today and we ended up walking about the Jewish quarter looking at the sights.  Debbe likes to explore the side streets without the hustle-bustle of the car traffic on major roadways and the wailing off sirens from the medical emergency vans. 

We happened upon a typical Hungarian butcher shop style eatery called the Belvaros Disznotoros which looked interesting since there were many Hungarians eating at this joint.  I call it a joint because, it is a small place where one can only eat standing up at small round tables.  The name of the place literally translated means something like "Downtown Pig Killing Eatery."  It a throwback to the pig slaughter ritual done in Hungarian villages during the winter.  It is a day long process during which lots of Palinka is drunk.   The pig butchering yields about five pints of blood, liver, all the meat cuts, the feet and head which is all used to make kolbasz (sausage with meat trimmings), verse  hurka (blood sausage), majos hurka (liver sausage) and other Hungarian style dishes during the traditional pig feast. 

We picked out a selection of dishes which included pork sausage, liver sausage and blood sausage complemented by fried potatoes, red cabbage, Greek salad and cucumber salad.  The blood sausage and liver sausage were very moist and tasty with the right mixture of spices ... very rich with each bite bursting with flavor.  This was definitely a 5/5 rating, a place we would return to many times if we stayed longer.

Additionally, we did a short river cruise which took us to Margit Island, from where we walked home.  The walk home took us past the Hungarian equivalent of the White House, the Parliament building, the largest building in Hungary.  It houses the assembly in one Europe's oldest legislative buildings. Due to its extensive surface and its detailed handiwork, the building is almost always under renovation.
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Gyongyi
9/20/2015 09:34:14 pm

It looks like a good time in Magyarorszag. I can just taste the food...yum!

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