Food in Budapest

So, I've gotten questions about the food I'm eating. First, I'll just say that I drink tons of water. I refill my water bottle multiple times a day.

So, Hungarian-area-specific food. I've eaten Langos, which I believe I've talked about earlier. Almost like an elephant ear, but instead of sugar, I got it with garlic, cheese, and sour cream, which is apparently the most Hungarian way to eat it.

I haven't really eaten much other "Hungarian-specific" foods, unfortunately. Western culture has really permeated Budapest.

Every Wednesday, for lunch, I go to a kebab place at Kalvin Ter for lunch. I get a durum, no spicy, which is basically a tortilla wrap, but with kebab meat (and lots of veggies) inside. It's delicious, and goes great with a Fanta. gyros are also sold there. The gyro is interesting, because it's Greek, but the Turks kind of took it as their own with the kebab, and brought it to Hungary when they conquered it, but the gyros remained when the Turks left. So kebabs and gyros are very much part of Hungarian culture, it's just from other places.

For groceries, I go to a nearby Spar, a small grocery store that's just everywhere. It's about half a kilometer away, although I usually take the tram.

With most meals, I eat a banana. They're delicious, healthy, and filling. A great combination.

For breakfast I've been eating Musli. It's kind of like granola, mixed with cereal flakes, and one other thing that depends on the variety. I've been eating nut-Musli recently.

My main snack, although I've been eating less lately in favor of more Musli, are these slightly sweet crackers:

I haven't eaten many chips, but when I have, I've gotten knock-off sour cream and onion pringles (or the real thing a few times). I also (rarely) enjoy some Haribo (NOT sugar-free) gummi bears. They're so good, I have to be careful with them.

Earlier in the semester, for lunch, I would eat peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Peanut butter has been hard to find, but I did find it at a spar-express at a nearby gas station. But recently, I've been either going out for lunch or eating more Musli.

Dinner, I usually put some frozen veggies in the microwave, and either have some fish fingers with BBQ sauce, or fries with BBQ sauce. (and a banana, of course) I think I've lost quite a bit of weight, although most of that was likely the week I was sick. But I don't think I'm putting it back on, at least. With all the walking I have to do, I get a decent amount of exercise. On the trips I get tons of walking. I think I walked about 15 miles in Vienna. Phew!