Vegan Hungarian goulash. Exactly what I was looking for on my vacation in Budapest. Hearty
and delicious!
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Davvero buonissimo! Mi aspettavo un piatto pesantissimo e invece nonostante il sapore deciso e salatino
si è rivelato un piatto piuttosto leggero
Super consigliato! Il ristorante poi è molto carino
Es como un guiso con caldo ahumado, porotos blancos, seitan, zanahoria y otras verduras. Bastante
rico y buenísimo para el invierno
Ottimo il sapore e la presentazione.Nonostante la paprika non era così piccante e particolare il
tofu affumicato
Buono e saporito. Sazia ma senza appesantire.
Prezzo: circa 4€
Ristorante molto carino e accogliente!
Goulash ('gulyás') is Hungary's national dish: stew consisting of meat, vegetables (potatoes, carrots and parsnips)
and of course: paprika powder. Obviously, it's not vegan, but luckily, there is a traditional version that comes close: goulash with beans. Kozmosz does their own vegan version (tofu instead of meat). I'm not going to lie it wasn't the nicest thing I've ever eaten - I'm not sure if that's because of Kozmosz or if it's because I wouldn't like any goulash. It wasn't bad or anything it just didn't blow me away. BUT I also had a burger there that was amazing. (Edit from 2020: since then, my current, Hungarian bf has made vegan bean-goulash at home that blew my mind away, so it was probably the way it was prepared at Kozmosz...) It's a really cool basement-restaurant kind of place, the staff very really kind :)
A short comment from my Hungarian bf Tamás: here are some things that we are defo gonna write to (+poke) them about: we wonder whether they are a co-op? Unfortunately, co-ops are not very popular in Hungary bc when the Soviets overtook the country, they forcibly nationalized all land and forced all agricultural workers into faux-democtratic and heavily corrupt co-ops... time to establish some real (that is, not top-down, but bottom-up) co-ops in this country! (like Gólya presszó in Bp: http://golyapresszo.hu/golya/tortenet/) Second question: do they have any organic plant-based meals? We think there would be a market niche for that... like basically anywhere (the legal differentiation of "non-organic" and "organic" produce is basically an euphemism for "poisonous" and "a bit less poisonous"... which is an outrage! All fruit & veg (+any plant-based food) should be organic, everywhere, not just the privilege of wealthy citizens who can afford to buy the more expensive, healthier stuff). BTW: We've recently learnt from a friend that most fruit & veg in Hungary is GMO-free (unless it comes from the US), so yay for that! Last, but not least: were the agricultural workers paid well, in a fair trade fashion? (probs not, most field workers come from the biggest ethnic minority in the country, the Romani people, who are subject to day-to-day (institutionalised) racism If you liked my review, you can follow me on @veganvstravel on Instagram or Facebook. I wrote a whole blogpost about vegan restaurants and eating out in Budapest here: https://www.veganvstravel.com/2017/10/best-places-to-eat-out-in-budapest.html
and here:
https://www.veganvstravel.com/2018/10/vegan-budapest.html
Go vegan!! :)
Finalmente ho potuto assaggiare un Goulash con sapori della tradizione.
typical vegan revisited dish, great way to taste the local cuisine. a bit bland
in my opinion, a kind of legume soup
Volevo provare un piatto tradizionale ungherese in versione vegan, così ho scelto questo gulash... Una
bomba! L'ho veramente amato, peccato aver scoperto questo locale carinissimo solo l'ultimo giorno
