Hungary: Affordable superfood superfoods - the big favorite of the fall-winter months, the pumpkin

Published Sep 19, 2021

Tridge summary

Pumpkins, also known as 'super vegetables,' are grown in Hungary and consumed throughout the year for their sweet taste and high nutritional value. The country grows pumpkins on about 1,800 hectares, with the largest production in Nagydobos, Szabolcs-Satmár-Bereg county. Hungary's production is supported by high heat demand and shelved life, making it suitable for winter consumption. Pumpkins are rich in vitamins A, C, and potassium, zinc, and carotene, and are used in various dishes and baby food. They are available in different shapes, colors, and sizes, with the most popular varieties being Nagydobosi, Kiszombori, Óvári cylindrical, and Orange. Hungary's product tests crowned Auchan's Canadian pumpkin as the winner in a product taste test, highlighting the safety and quality of Hungarian-grown pumpkins.

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Original content

We can make countless foods and drinks from the special and extremely healthy super vegetables, and we don’t even have to go too deep in our wallets. But where it grows the most in Hungary, why is it worth consuming, and how much does it cost in the markets and shops? The term pumpkin refers to the pumpkins in Hungary that are mainly consumed fried. Pumpkins are also called winter pumpkins, which is related to their use for food: pumpkins are long-growing crops and are harvested at full maturity (i.e., biological, not non-economic) in the fall, and because of their shelf life, they are also suitable for consumption in the winter. In this sense, therefore, pumpkin is not the name of a single pumpkin species, but a collective name. According to the latest data, pumpkins are grown on about 1,800 hectares in Hungary. In Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county the largest production area is in Nagydobos (nearly 600 hectares), but in Csongrád-Csanád, Bács-Kiskun, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén counties it ...

Source: Magro