Back in Paprika Land

and suffering from jet lag.

- difficult to keep eyes open during the day,

but not at night...

 Visited WAMP Spajz

Hungarian culinary fair

in Millenaris hall behind Mammut shopping mall.

 Let the cake begin by Oven Heaven

 Brownies by Su/Akrakadabra Chocolade Kft

 Man with a white van,

always dangerous combination in traffic

but this time it was nicely parked

and refreshments're sold from the van

 A briefcase?

 Just fold it 

and you got a chair!

This Flux chair costs EUR129,-

www.fluxchairs.hu

Meals At The Hotel

 Breakfast was served at the buffet restaurant

- it was ok, the view was perfect,

a bit too crowded as everyone arrived at the same time

 Lunch and dinner were served

at Thalassa a la carte restaurant

 As in Greece

Greek food is a must!

Lunch at Thalassa restaurant

- Greek salad, tzatziki...

 Zucchini balls

 Cheese saganaki

 Sometimes had lunch at Ammos Beach Bar

- Greek salad

 You could also take a lunch box to the beach or by the pool

 Clun sandwich with fries

- not so Greek, though

 Lobster moussaka

at Thalassa a la carte

- extremely delicious!

Squids stuffed with feta, capers, sun-dried tomato

- huge portion, 2 squids would've been enough

There's also a buffet restaurant
- had it once, but it wasn't nothing special
- most of the nights ate out of the hotel in Kardamena

A la Carte

 Aperatives in the hotel lobby

of La Contessa

 There was buffet dinner again

but asked if possible to have a la carte instead

- maitre d'hotel was surprised for the question,

"of course it's possible!"

- so it would have been possible every night,

but no-one told that...

 Beef carpacchio with pesto and grated parmesan

- excellent!

- absolutely perfect!

- great start for the Saturday dinner

 Roasted trout (pisztarang) with almonds

and vegetables

- the texture of the meat was very good,

and taste was good too

- pisztarang is a local fish from the nearby streams

- roasted vegetables were tasty and crispy,

but the creamy potatoes were too much

and they were actually sliced (very aldente)

potatoes with cheece

Would have taken some cheese and dessert as well

but nobody came to asked...

so after waiting for a while,

check, please! 

Gorgeous chandelier!

Peppers

 Had brunch at Marriott's Peppers last Sunday

- the hors d'euvre and main buffet were

very much the same as usual

but the dessert table had lots of new delicasies

Peppers at Marriott

1052 Budapest,

Apáczai Csere János utca 4.

http://www.peppers.hu/

 

Traditional Hungarian Cuisine

 On Friday evening had a reservation for

Kehli vendeglö in Obuda

- it's an old traditional Hungarian restaurant

 To start with a cold plate of Hungarian delicasies

- goose liver, salami, stuffed paprika, curd meet, pork

- this plate was for 4 persons

 Töltött kaposzta

(= stuffted cabbage roll)

- wasn't for me, it's delicious but

extremely heavy

 Instead had grilled chicken breast with raw vegetables

and joghurt sauce

- a bit boring but perfect for me!

 Every night there's a band playing gipsy music

- these men have been playing in Kehli for ages!

 Hungarian cheese plate for 4

- emmental, camenber, smoked cheese, trappista,

blue cheese, cream cheese

 And the music goes on!

 Palacsinta

- crepe filled with blueberry jam

 Gypsy violin

Lemon sorbet to end the meal

Kehli Vendeglö

III Budapest

Mokus utca 22

http://www.kehli.hu/

Gusto Burger

Tried the Hungarian fast food place

Gusto Burger the other day

The veggie burger was ok,

infact the burger was very tasty with

sun-dried tomatoes

but there was absolutely too much

ketchup and sauce

Gusto Burger and Cafe

V Budapest

Vaci utca 27

http://www.gusto-burger.hu/