The Handmade Hungarian Tastes Market will be held for the third time between March 9 and 11 at the Millenáris this year; 120 exhibitors from 11 Hungarian regions will await visitors with 5000 traditional Hungarian flavours. Hungarian caviar, a product made from the eggs of fish reared exclusively in Hungary and by Hungarian producers, will have its public debut at the event. At the opening ceremony, State Secretary Endre Kardeván stressed that it is becoming increasingly important to consumers that they purchase Hungarian foods with high added value, produced using traditional methods. In addition to price, conscious consumers these days also check to make sure that the product in question contains the fewest possible additives.

The goal of the Ministry of Rural Development is to facilitate the production of high quality, safe, monitored food products with a high added value. The Ministry continuously reviews the Hungarian Food Registry (the Codex Alimentarius), and the Traditions–Flavours–Regions Programme also aims to preserve of our unique products. The commitment of the Ministry to the issue is clearly shown by the fact that the State Secretariat for Food Chain Control Supervision and Agricultural Administration is taking part at the event with an information stand – emphasised the State Secretary.

For the first time this year, Hungarian foods and those arriving from across the border will be presented according to their region of production, so visitors will be able to taste the diverse and often extraordinary delicacies characteristic of a certain region together.

In addition to tasters, the various regions will also present their various opportunities for tourism; adults and children may enjoy a wide variety of programmes such as folk dancing, sausage tying, butter churning, honey spinning, making marzipan, cooking on stage, and musical concerts.

The main goal of the organisers, Handmade Hungarian Tastes Ltd. and Humán Teletex Ltd., is for traditional Hungarian flavours and delicacies to return to shop shelves, home pantries and the dining room table. They work to promote genuine Hungarian foods and flavours, and to support Hungarian producers.

(Press Office of the Ministry of Rural Development)