Erős Pista is made from coarsely ground fresh chilli peppers. With this versatile ingredient at your fingertips, you can infuse any dish with the deep and intensely piquant flavour of hot peppers, perfect for livening up your mealtimes.

Erős Pista is ubiquitous in Hungarian cuisine, and you can add it goulash soup, stews, curries and casseroles for some extra heat. A dash of Erős Pista will also give a mouthwatering kick to your sandwiches, toasties and pizza, or try adding it to marinades.

Ground raw hot pepper (87%), salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, potassium sorbate.

Goulash Soup

Goulash (Gulyas) is the most famous Hungarian dish in the world and one of the country's national dishes. This is a very traditional beef goulash recipe made with simple ingredients like meat, peppers and root vegetables elevated to perfection by the use of Hungary’s most famous spice: paprika.

Chicken Paprikash with Noodles

Chicken Paprikash, called Paprikás Csirke in Hungarian, is a popular weekend staple and a classic of the Hungarian culinary arts. As suggested by its name, smoky and aromatic paprika is at the heart of the dish, which combines simple ingredients into comfort food paradise.

Lecso - Mixed Pepper Stew

Lecso is an ancient dish originally from Serbia, and a great summer meal when all the ingredients are in season and you want to eat something a little lighter. Lecso is very versatile, it can be a great vegetarian dish while adding sliced Hungarian sausages (kolbasz) would make this a one pot main course. You can also serve it as a side dish to roast meats, especially pork, while any left-overs can be had for breakfast by adding a couple of eggs to the prepared Lecso.