Túrós csusza facts for kids
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| Place of origin | Hungary |
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| Main ingredients | Noodles or pasta, curd cheese |
Túrós csusza is a classic Hungarian dish. It's a tasty meal made with noodles or pasta and a special kind of curd cheese.
People often make the noodles for this dish at home. They mix flour and eggs to create a dough. Then, they tear the dough into small, uneven pieces, about the size of a fingernail. These pieces are then boiled in water until they are cooked. If you don't make them at home, you can use other types of pasta like spaghetti, fusilli, or large egg macaroni bows.
To make Túrós csusza, the noodles are cooked in salty water and then drained. Next, crumbled curd cheese (called túró in Hungary) is added. Crispy, fried bacon pieces are mixed in too. Finally, a thick Hungarian sour cream, called tejföl, is put on top, and a little salt is sprinkled over it. The whole mixture is then heated in the oven for a few minutes before it's ready to eat.
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Other Hungarian Pasta Dishes
Hungary has many other interesting pasta dishes, both savoury and sweet!
Savoury Pasta Dishes
Cabbage and Noodles
Cabbage and noodles is another popular savoury Hungarian pasta dish. It's sometimes called "cabbage squares."
To make it, macaroni bows or thin, homemade pasta squares are boiled in salted water. After draining, a little cooking oil or fat is mixed in with the pasta. Finely grated cabbage is slowly cooked in a pan with oil or fat. Salt, fresh black pepper, and a tiny bit of sugar are added. The cabbage cooks until it turns a nice golden brown color. Finally, the cooked cabbage is mixed into the hot pasta and served.
Sweet Pasta Dishes
Walnut Pasta
Walnut pasta is a sweet and delicious Hungarian dish.
To prepare it, layers of cooked pasta are placed in a greased pan. Between the pasta layers, you'll find jam and ground walnuts mixed with sugar. The dish is then heated in the oven for a short time. It's usually served warm.
Poppy Seed Pasta
Poppy seed pasta is a simple and sweet dish.
First, noodles are boiled in salted water until they are cooked. Then, a mix of sugar and ground poppy seeds is sprinkled generously over the hot noodles. This dish is also popular in Poland, especially as a Christmas meal.
See also
In Spanish: Túrós csusza para niños
