Hungarian cuisine has a unique place in Eastern and Central European culture. Hungarians or children of Hungarians are very proud of their traditional cooking. Whether you experience Hungarian food in Hungary at a restaurant like Gundel's or at home in your own kitchen, you're sure to discover some favorite dishes that you'll want to recreate again and again.
1. Hungarian Cookbook: Old World Recipes for New World Cooks
By Yolanda Nagy Fintor. This book has been suggested for use by both the new cook and for those seeking to recreate traditional Hungarian dishes from their childhoods. Includes tips, terminology, and historical narrative.
2. The Lost Art of Baking with Yeast: Delicious Hungarian Cakes and Pastries
By Baba Schwartz. This Hungarian cookbook of cakes, pastries, buns, and bread, is perfect for those who love to get their arms elbow-deep in dough.3. A Taste of the Past
Subtitled The Daily Life and Cooking of a Nineteenth-Century Hungarian Jewish Homemaker, by Andras Koerner. Jewish and Hungarian cuisines come together in this historical cookbook. The recipes compiled by the author were used by his great grandmother. This Hungarian cookbook is both historical culinary reference and practical cookbook.4. A Little Hungarian Cookbook
A selection of classic Hungarian recipes and tips about the use of the spice most well-known in Hungarian cuisine - paprika.5. The Paprikas Weiss Hungarian Cookbook
By Edward Weiss. A Hungarian cookbook with easy-to-follow authentic recipes that are titled in both Hungarian and English.6. Gundel's Hungarian Cookbook
By Karoly Gundel. These recipes were made famous by the cuisine served at the Gundel Restaurant in Hungary. Bring these recipes home to your table!7. Art of Hungarian Cooking
By Paula B. Bennett. 222 recipes are contained within this Hungarian cookbook. The new addition also includes a Hungarian wine guide.8. Cooking the Hungarian Way
By Magdolna Hargittai. Geography, history, and (of course) recipes are included in this Hungarian cookbook. The newer edition also contains low-fat and vegetarian recipes.9. KaffeeHaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafes of Vienna, Budapest, and P
By Rick Rodgers. This popular cookbook takes readers through the famous coffee houses of Central Europe that inspire the 150 recipes within.10. That Hungarian's in My Kitchen
By Linda Radke. This Hungarian cookbook labels itself as Hungarian/American/Kosher. Reviews are mixed for the book's contents, but it may be good for a beginner.