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Well, the Hungarian Feast is history. Here is the menu (cum place card). Most of the recipes were from George Lang's The Cuisine of Hungary. A few were gleaned from other places on the net. My thanks to EvergreenDan in Spirits and Cocktails for his idea for the cocktail: "I also liked equal parts Kirshwasser, Zwack Liqueur, and Campari. Next time, I may add a bit of lemon to this, in juice, peel, or bitters form. " Now I'm looking for another country to raid for next year's feast! Thanks to all on eGullet for you suggestions... Stephen

Well, I got around to trying the Hungarian Egg Coffee I mentioned. the recipe I used is here: Hungarian Egg Coffee The result, in my opinion, was just OK. Just not worth the trouble. I suppose now we have good filter coffee systems, we don't need to fiddle with the egg, which I understand is there only to clarify the water... Stephen PS There is a video here that is similar to Hungarian, but is called Swedish: Egg in My Coffee S

Nayan! Thanks for the link. It looks wonderful! Stephen

Found it. Thanks. This could be an appetizer, couldn't it? It would be the first time I attempted a strudel dough... Stephen

Great stuff! I do like Cold Sour Cherry Soup. And George Lang has a Peach in Champagne soup that sounds summery... Stephen

Lora! I found a recipe for Kaposztas Gomboc - Cabbage dumplings. The cabbage is sauteed, spiced and rolled jelly roll style in dough. Then it is cut into pieces and rolled into balls that are boiled, then baked with cheese on top. That's not exactly a strudel... Stephen

Looking at the search results for Kaiser Melange, It sounds like the egg thickens the coffee - though I can't be sure. The Hungarian version with egg and shell supposedly clarifies the coffee. My guess is that it was supposed to ameliorate the water quality at the time... Stephen

It sounds like you definitely have some favorites! Would you mind translating. I do have George Lang's "The Cuisine of Hungary" to refer to, but I haven't found some of those terms in it... Thanks. Stephen 1. barack palinka 2. gulyas leves 3. more barack palinka 4. toltott kaposzta 5. szalonna 6. palinka 7. and maybe a meat dish and some palinka

I've seen the Google results for Hungarian Egg Coffee. That's the first thing I did. I was interested in the responses of the responses of the interesting people here. In fact, the first Google result is almost exactly what djyee100 quoted as Norwegian. Very interesting. Has anyone tried this? Stephen

It's almost time for me to host a big dinner again (for 8). I'm thinking of Hungarian. It will be summer California when I do this. Does anyone have suggestions for: Cocktail Appetizers (I probably need 3) Soup (I'm thinking Cold Sour Cherry, or another cold fruit soup) Main dish and sides Desserts (2 - almost certainly a Dobos Torte) Wines for any of the courses Thanks for any suggestions you may offer. Stephen

I have heard of using egg in Hungarian coffee. Does anyone have a recipe for this? I assume one can't use a modern filter coffeemaker. Thanks. Stephen

Thanks, everyone for the suggestions. I will certainly try some of them soon. For the dinner, I have decided to prepare a Coffee-Cocoa Spiced Rack of Lamb that I found on Epicurious. (Kona Coffee Crusted Rack of Lamb was a close second - from The Food Network). This will be part of a Coffee and Tea dinner where everything will be prepared with either coffee or tea. The probable menu: Espresso Cocktail Tea-Smoked Duck Breast Toasts with Soy Ginger Mayonnaise Coffee and Chestnut Pate Tea spiced Pecans Pear, Chevre, and Watercress Salad with Tea Vinaigrette Coffee-Cocoa Spiced Rack of Lamb Baby Root Vegetable Stew with Back Tea Prunes Tea Scented Asparagus Gateau Malakoff au Cafe ChaIce Cream with Blackberry Coulis Orange Cranberry Jasmine Biscotti Tea Buffet - with individual tea pots (Assorted Loose Leaf Teas) Recipes were garnered from several sources including Tea Cuisine, and A Little Coffee Cookbook. Stephen

I'm working on a dinner for 8. I was thinking of creating a theme around coffee and tea. Can anyone suggest recipes that include tea? That would be for appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, and dessert. Thanks. Stephen There's a separate thread for coffee...

I'm working on a dinner for 8. I was thinking of creating a theme around coffee and tea. Can anyone suggest recipes that include coffee? That would be for appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, and dessert. Thanks. Stephen I'll start a separate thread for tea...

After last year's successful Moroccan Feast, I'm setting out to create an Indian Feast for 8. I'd like to have appetizers, main dishes (a Thali, perhaps), desserts and... Any suggestions for menu or recipes would be greatly appreciated. I also need to find a source for serving dishes (trays with bowls...). Thanks. Stephen