Hungary: It also cooks the Far Eastern people cooked: those who have tasted Hungarian rice eat this

It is a pity to say that rice is one of our oldest crops, the second most important grain in the world. As incredible as it is, Hungary is also one of the big rice-producing countries, we are the northern border in Europe, where this crop still feels good. According to CSO data, domestic rice consumption is constantly growing year by year. In 2014, the amount per capita was still 4.1 kg, since then we have been eating more and more gradually, year by year, in 2019 this figure has already become 6.3 kg. By comparison, however, we consume far less rice than, for example, potatoes (58 kg), not to mention wheat flour (we use 85.6 kg of flour per year.) It is probable that the Turks introduced rice to Hungary. According to research, the cradle of domestic rice production was the Banat. In the 1950s and ’60s, even in Europe, Hungary was a great power with the cultivation of 50,000 hectares of rice at that time. However, the domestic production area has been steadily declining since ...