About Transdanubia
TRANSDANUBIA
The area west of the Danube is famed for its vineyards and matchless
wines. But the residents like to drink, in addition to their own wines,
bottled mineral waters. This is one of the few places in Hungary where
milk is drunk as a beverage and milk and home-baked breads are a usual
lunch.
Many mushrooms grow wild in this area but most famous of all are the
truffles carefully sniffed out by trained dogs. The area is also noted for
its many goose farms, especially for the huge goose livers from specially
fattened geese.
Local specialties include white hurka, a sausage made more from grains
than meat. It is first boiled and then fried. Curd cheese and browned
onions fill noodle squares that are pinched together then poached and
eaten with a thin sauce of paprika cooked in lard. Many simple milk soups
(meatless), pastries, strudels, and dumplings using fresh curd cheese are
much enjoyed in this region.