Hungary · WORKSHOPS
The good workshops fill up weeks ahead and the best ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes, and how they differ.
Hands-on Kürtőskalács workshop near the Basilica. Bake and season 3 chimney cakes in 75 minutes, with recipe to take home.
“Easy to follow instructions and a friendly baker. Chimney cake was delicious”
Central Market Hall tour and hands-on Hungarian cooking in a cozy Budapest apartment, with tastings, dumplings, lecsó, and wine pairings.
“The class was wonderful. Ben met us at the Central Market Hall, and gave us a great tour along with some Budapest history. After sampling a nice selection of tasty pickled vegetables, and picking up our dinner ingredients, we took a short walk to a local home for our cooking class. Ben started things off by serving us a nice selection of Hungarian salami and cheese for an appetizer, with a local wine and flavored water. Then we got started on our meal, and Ben provided great instruction in preparing an authentic Chicken Paprikash dish, and homemade Nakedli (Hungarian dumplings). The meal was delicious and was accompanied by tastings of…”
Learn to make Budapest’s Kürtőskalács in a 65-minute hands-on workshop, then eat your warm chimney cake with toppings and coffee.
“Workshop was easy to follow and super yummy! Get the coconut!”
Make three Hungarian chimney cakes in a real Budapest bake-shop basement, learn the dough tricks, roll in flavors, and take them home.
“Such a lovely time learning how to make chimney cakes! An hour was the perfect account of time! The results are tasty!”
Budapest’s Hungarian wine tasting class: a sommelier-led 2-hour session with 8 wines, local food pairings, and a region crash course ending in Tokaj aszú.
“So much information by a knowledgeable professional, a really varied selection of wines to taste as well as delicious cheeses and charcuterie. Loved the experience”
Shop Central Market Hall, cook classic Hungarian family recipes, and share a meal with wine pairings in a small air-conditioned group in Budapest.
“We loved this activity, Mesi was a great guide and the tour of the market was great and learning about the history and the culture of Hungary, the cooking class was fantastic, everyone was involved in every part of it and glasses were kept full”
Learn to make Hungarian strudel the hands-on way in a small Budapest class. Stretch dough, choose 2 fillings, eat and drink together.
“Perhaps the best Experience we had in Budapest. Marti is such an amazing host. It felt like being at a friends' house. The atmosphere, the cooking class, the conversation...etc everything was so much fun. We highly recommend it.”
Budapest market walk plus a hands-on cooking class. Shop ingredients at Central Market Hall, taste pálinka and wine, cook 4 courses.
“The market was so incredible to visit. The history of the building and the old photos was fascinating. Our time cooking and learning new recipes was so worth it to have a special lunch.”
Budapest Lángos class with a small group. Make Classic and Potato Lángos, top them your way, and eat warm with drinks.
“Great experience, can’t recommend it enough, Marti and her husband are very friendly and involved everyone both with the cooking experience and drinks options. There was the right amount of group involvement and individual cooking. Feels like a sense of achievement when you eat what you have made. Cooking experience didn’t cause any issues and was all a fun experience working together as a group, well worth it and lovely to try traditional cuisine.”
Hands-on Hungarian home cooking in Budapest with Chef Marti, door-to-door pickup, small group class, included drinks, and take-home recipes.
“Superleuke ervaring met een zeer vriendelijke en enthousiaste dame. Het adres van de locatie was goed te vinden, maar het was efkens spannend om het gebouw binnen te geraken, want er zijn meerdere appartementen en wij hadden niet goed opgelet op welk nummer wij moesten zijn. Wij werden supervriendelijk ontvangen en door een andere afzegging, bleek dat mijn echtgenoot en ik slechts met ons twee dus eigenlijk een privéles kregen. De uitleg over de chicken paprikash was zeer duidelijk en stapsgewijs konden wij zelf alles klaar snijden en bereiden. Ook de bereiding van de bijhorende Späzle (soort deegwaren) was voor ons een ontdekking. Tussendoor was er ook nog een hapje…”
Small-group Budapest Central Market tour plus a chef-led cooking class. Shop like locals, cook a classic dish, eat a full meal with wine.
“What a wonderful experience my husband and I had for our first "travel" cooking class!! Our guide/chef, Marti, took us on a tour of the Budapest Central Market (so much to see there!) and then we went to Marti's kitchen to prepare our meal: Sour Cherry Soup, Chicken Paprika with Dumplings and Gundel Pancakes. There were 5 of us for our class and Marti was an excellent hostess and got everyone involved in cooking and socializing. We enjoyed tasting palinka, homemade soft drinks and nibbles. I would absolutely recommend Marti's tour/class to anyone going to Budapest. My husband was a little apprehensive about doing a cooking class, but told me…”
5-hour private Budapest tour with hotel pickup, expert guidance, and key sights like Buda Castle, Matthias Church, Fisherman’s Bastion, plus optional Parliament.
“Edith was very knowledgeable and friendly. She took us to many places within Budapest and told us much about the history. Great tour for people just arriving to Budapest.”
Half-day Budapest home cooking with Chef Marti in a central studio, making soup, main and dessert with wine and palinka.
“The entire experience was fantastic! We were very welcomed and had a great time.”
Make a Budapest-inspired 200ml soy candle in a central studio, mixing custom scents and decorating with crystals, glitter, and dried flowers.
“Tetszett a program, sajnáljuk, hogy márciustól nem lesz rá lehetőség, szívesen mennénk még.”
Taste four Hungarian gins in Budapest with a hands-on workshop, included snacks, great views, and mix your own G&T cocktail.
“I had a great experience on this tour! Balint, my guide, was very friendly, knowledgeable with the history of gins as well as mixing them. He took the time to answer all questions. He also explained which gins paired better with which garnish and provided an understanding on why gins taste differently.”
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