Halászlé is a hot, spicy fish soup of carp or mixed river fish with plenty of paprika, native to the Danube and Tisza regions and eaten with bread; in Hungary we have verified places to eat it in Budapest. Start with where to eat Halászlé in Budapest.
Halászlé is a hot, spicy fish soup of carp or mixed river fish with plenty of paprika, native to the Danube and Tisza regions and eaten with bread.
Halászlé is the fishermen's soup of the Pannonian Plain, above all the Danube and Tisza regions, traditionally cooked in a small kettle over an open fire on the riverbank. A broth of fish heads, bones and vegetables is strained, then paprika and carp fillets go in shortly before serving. Local versions differ: Szeged's uses carp, catfish, sturgeon and pike or perch, Paks adds csipetke noodles and Baja gyufatészta noodles. It is a traditional Christmas Eve dinner in Hungary.
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