Premium Hungarian Home Cooking Experience with Chef Marti

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

Do you like cooking and would you like to discover Hungary through gastronomy?

I am a professional chef and would be happy if I share everything with you about Hungarian cuisine.

I love cooking and eating great food. It is fantastic when my kitchen is full of life: somebody is chopping onions, someone else is preparing the meat or is kneading dough and we are talking, laughing and the smell of the food fills the whole place.

While you are in Budapest, come, cook together and enjoy this unique atmosphere in the centre.

This 100‹% hands-on cooking class gives you a memorable experience.

If you do not have enough time to make a full 3-course menu with me, please look for my culinary program, called: "Hungarian Cooking Class with Iconic Dishes" and here, let’s make one of the most famous Hungarian dish and learn about local ingredients, Hungarian cuisine, custom, and everyday life.

Additional Info

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

hands-on cooking experience

home-style cosy kitchen studio (NOT a basement room) in the centre

smaller group - personalised experience

Lots of information about local food, customs and history

3-course menu + starter (you can choose from 5 different menus)

Palinka (traditional fruit brandy), Hungarian wine, soft drinks & coffee

our help & guidance (by a professional chef)

Farmer's plate as s starter - typical local ingredients

Gratuities

Hotel pick-up & drop-off

What To Expect

From the beginning to the end we make together a Hungarian 3-course menu (+ starter). We work together as a team and provide all of ingredients, pots and kitchen equipments. Everybody makes the same menu, so if you book the event the first, you can choose one menu from the following 5 menus. During the cooking you can taste the typical local ingredients and learn about Hungary, local food, customs and history. End of the cooking we eat together and you can enjoy the result of your efforts with a glass of Hungarian wine. We give you the recipes of the dishes, which you can take home. Menu options - please, choose only ONE: Menu A: Cold sour cherry soup, Chicken paprikas with dumplings, Gundel pancake Menu B: Creamy green peas soup, Beef stew with dumplings, Sweet cottage cheese ball Menu C: Goulash soup (beef meat), Savoury pancake Hortobagy style (chicken), Gerbeaud layered cake Menu D: Chicken soup with tarragon, Hungarian stuffed paprika with tomato sauce (pork meat), Appel Strudel (by filo dough) Menu E: Creamy potato soup with smoked sausage, Stuffed cabbage (pork meat), Poppy-seed bread dumplings + vanilla custard Minimum 4 participants are required for the class to run.

Sample Menu

starter

Goulash soup (with beef meat)

I don't think I need to introduce this dish because everyone knows it. A soup with beef meat and different root vegetables... Sound good, doesn't it?

main

Savoury meat pancake Hortobagy style (with chicken)

I can recommend this dish because it is tasty, light and trendy. Tradition and new way on one plate.

dessert

Gerbeaud layered cake

This is an iconic dessert is Hungary. It is a layered cake with ground walnuts, apricot jam and dark chocolate. Yummy!

starter

Hungarian farmer's plate

During the cooking you can taste the local ingredients (different paprikas, sausage, cheese) and learn about these.

Options

Hungarian cooking class

4-hour-long Hungarian cooking course with 3-course menu

Reviews

4.99

166 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

165

An awesome evening in Budapest
cynthia s,
Nov 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Marti was fabulous. She was engaging, friendly, knowledgeable and very personable. We made Hortabagy pancakes filled with chicken paprikash, goulash soup and Gerbeaud cake for dessert. There were 5 couples and everyone got an opportunity to participate in the preparation process. Highly recommend. It was fabulous learning to cook Hungarian recipes that I will recreate at home!!
Yum and Fun - Highly Recommended!
225ginnyl,
Nov 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We can't speak highly enough of our experience at Flavors of Budapest! Marti is energetic, fun, and she's an excellent cooking instructor. She made sure all 4 of use got to work on preparing the meal, and she made the whole experience fun! We made sour cherry soup, chicken paprikash, and gundle pancakes (which are like crepes) filled with a delicious walnut filling. We had one person who couldn't eat nuts, and Marti accommodated our needs by substituting a delicious and homemade apricot jam. We learned a lot, we ate a lot, and mostly we had a lot of FUN! The price was affordable. We highly recommend Flavors of Budapest to anyone.
Fantastic evening with new found friends!
ashleymY9545CZ,
Nov 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Cooking with Marti was fantastic! She’s patient, skilled, encouraging, and funny. We learned so much!!! We learned to make a 3 course meal, that I feel confident I could try at home and she even sent us the recipes! She shared with us special soda, snacks, and palinka that she and her family made. It made us feel welcome and like we were special friends. Would definitely recommend!
Highly Recommended!
StrainingForward,
Oct 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Such a WONDERFUL evening!! Marti provided a wealth of Hungarian cooking information in a comfortable setting with delicious bites. Her kitchen was the perfect place to gather, learn, and dine. And afterwards, she emailed us the recipes so we can continue to cook like a Hungarian chef at home. Highly recommended!
Great cooking class experience!
Tourist65605800099,
Sep 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Marti was a great host and instructor. The food was excellent. We had a fun night while learning how to cook great authentic Hungarian dishes. This was an amazing experience and if we return to Budapest we would do another class!
A real privilege to learn from an accomplished chef!
bakoboy,
Sep 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Marti is a chef extraordinaire and wonderful guide through Hungarian gastronomy adding bits of cultural references along the way. She allowed us to take a hand at putting the dishes together while explaining why we used certain ingredients vs others that would change the flavor and texture. I'm not a very good cook and yet I had a great time!
Marti is the best!
K7663YOsarahp,
Aug 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Marti is the best!!! This is by far our best cooking class experience ever! And Marti is a chef in profession too. She is very knowledgeable and articulate. She made our whole experience so much meaningful while having fun and making new friends. Our food turned our so delicious! Marti was great and precise in giving instructions and directions during the cooking class PLEASE DON’T MISS BOOKING A CLASS WITH MARTI WHEN YOU’RE IN BUDAPEST! She is phenomenal! Her home was beautiful, clean and very homey! Thank you Marti!
Great cooking class!
Wanderer564878,
Aug 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Marti was a great host and cook! Not only did she host a wonderful cooking class but it was filled with stories about her mother and grandmother’s cooking as she grew up. She was very gracious and helped create a memory our family will not forget.
Must do if you enjoy cooking
Karasj2020,
Aug 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Marti was such a great host! Her English is excellent and class was a ton of fun! It’s hands on, there’s plenty of jokes, and some drinks too. Definitely recommend, it was my favorite part about my trip.
Great Food and Experience
jasonpE2381OC,
Jul 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Food was excellent and the teacher was wonderful! We made the sour cherry soup, chicken paprikash, and gundel pancake menu - highly recommend!