Hungary: You need to reach deeper into your pocket for Christmas dinner this year
Published Dec 22, 2020
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In recent months, food prices have risen the fastest. This year, you have to pay 5-8 percent more for the ingredients on the dishes on the Christmas holiday table. In addition to traditional fish dishes, turkey has also been added recently, and stuffed cabbage is gaining popularity. After lunch or dinner, bejgli is essential: in addition to poppy seeds and walnuts, the chestnut version is also becoming more common.
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The most popular Christmas fish dish is still fish soup, the ingredients of which have become on average 4.5 percent more expensive since January, according to CSO data. The kilogram of carp slices starts at 2 thousand forints, the catfish slices start at 5 thousand forints, and the perch and perch belong to a similar price category. African catfish is available in the markets for 3000-3500, busa for 900 forints. Based on this, fish is not exactly one of the cheap meats, but the price includes 2-3 years of rearing time and production costs. According to experts, for a higher price, the consumer will receive food rich in phosphorus, iron and protein, as well as physiologically important microelements. At the same time, the average annual fish consumption in Hungary barely reaches 6.7 kilos, more than a third of which is eaten by Hungarians at Christmas. About half of the fish consumed, 15-16 thousand tons, comes from fish farms with a water surface of 24 thousand hectares - this ...
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