The last thread is dead, I think it's time to start a new one. Let's discuss about your country's culture, history, famous recipes of your country etc.
Here's a famous recipe from Hungary.
Potato Cake (called Lángos or Krumplislángos in Hungarian)
3 or 4 med. potatoes
1/2 envelope of dry yeast
1/2 cup of warm milk for yeast
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 1/2 cups to 1 2/3 cups of flour
1/2 tsp. salt
Lard for frying
Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water.
Peel them and immediately mash them. You should have about 1 1/2 cups. Cool.
Mix the warm milk with the yeast and sugar. Let the starter sit for 5 or 10 minutes.
Mix mashed potatoes with flour and the salt. Start with 1 1/2 cups and add more flour to make a kneadable dough. Knead dough well.
Put dough in a bowl and cover.
Let dough rise in a warm place until double in bulk. About 1 hour.
Roll out the dough with a floured rolling pin on a floured board to 1/2 inch thick.
Cut into rectangles, squares or circles. Prick with a knife to keep big bubbles from forming.
Melt Lard in a frying pan so it is at least 1/2 deep.
Fry Langos over medium heat. If the lard is too hot they will burn, if the lard is to cool the Langos will absorb too much lard. You will have to watch them. Let them get a nice color.
When they are done, rub each Langos with a cut clove of garlic and sprinkle with salt and Paprika.
Potato Cakes are famous in summer, but people eat it in the other 3 seasons too.
Here's a picture of Lángos:
There are some shops in Hungary which are selling JUST Potato Cakes:
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