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As a tourist we always ate out, 2 times a day.

Living in Hungary with a full kitchen we always cook at home; Daily.

Seems half our life is either shopping for groceries or cooking.

We actually dislike eating out.

Better to聽 eat at home and know exactly what is inside the food.

Last time, about 4 years ago we had a gyro, the guy turned my stomach because he handled the food without washing his hands or using gloves and touched the money and handled change.

Read just a week or so go about 500 people having food poisoning, mostly school children; 47 children went to hospital.

Can not take chances with your health unless you have a cast iron stomach and good immune system.

How do you manage your meal routine as an expat in Hungary?

I'm vegetarian mostly but when I visit the uk most times I will eat salmon or chip shop fish. I don't travel backwards and forwards as much as I did years ago.

When I helped out at a language school I tried many more Hungarian dishes at lunchtime and in the evenings and some of the dishes were lovely but with others I was suspicious that they contained animal fats.

What are the main changes you have made to your meal routine since settling in Hungary?

I've just got older and have time on my hands so choose to mainly cook for my friends, visitors and for my family.

Did you face any challenges to adapt to new meal habits?

Hungarian food is either well cooked and well known Hungarian,聽 Italian, Indian or Asian dishes OR any of the same junk food and bar food outlets that we get in the UK.

I cook fresh meals everyday and also cook extra veggie type winter foods because it can be eaten later in the week. But in summer I eat more salad.

We prefer eating at home. And eat out more on holiday.

Let,s see.

I am roasting a young duck in the oven in a clay pot, baked potatoes to go with;Side of Hungarian style red cabbage fresh made with an added apple and a huge pot of聽 veggie soup. Just your average Monday meal.

A bit tired as I had to run across town by 8 am and get a CT scan with contrast dye injected into my arm;

Felt weak, tired and a bit dizzy after the dye injection but after walking all over the great hall market and finding the duck I was fine.

Probably will crash out early tonight.

I refuse to eat junk food and most in restaurants is on the junky side one way or the other.

Got my blood work results, WBC is better then ever and I feel great.

If one eats processed foods all the time their health would crash after any sort of illness.

I enjoy cooking, never thought it was interesting until the last few years.

Amazing how the body can repair itself with the proper foods and limits on some items.

A couple at the poultry vendor purchased a huge whole goose, head and all.

I think it is a bit early for a Xmas goose but then again they may have a special way of treating it beforehand?

I know my cousins in Poland had a smoke house and had a simple chicken smoking for weeks before we arrived. It was very nice.

@anns

What does this have to do with Hungary?

I'm vegetarian mostly but when I visit the uk most times I will eat salmon or chip shop fish. I don't travel backwards and forwards as much as I did years ago.

This makes no sense....

Hungarian food is either well cooked and well known Hungarian,聽 Italian, Indian or Asian dishes OR any of the same junk food and bar food outlets that we get in the UK.

@annsWhat does this have to do with Hungary?I'm vegetarian mostly but when I visit the uk most times I will eat salmon or chip shop fish. I don't travel backwards and forwards as much as I did years ago.This makes no sense....Hungarian food is either well cooked and well known Hungarian, Italian, Indian or Asian dishes OR any of the same junk food and bar food outlets that we get in the UK. - @SimCityAT

聽 People who eat fish and no other animal products are called, Pescetarian.

I was one for over 30 years. Well not a true on since adding the poultry.

Slowly added poultry after about 15 years but not daily.

IDK, one day out of the blue I could not stop thinking about having a simple piece of fried steak covered in garlic.

It was driving me nuts like I needed a fix!

Gave in a couple weeks later and never looked back!

I like it, although most of our diet in well over 60 percent veggie and some whole grains, we have a bit of flesh almost everyday now.

I recently looked into diets on what blood type a person has;

I am O Neg. Was told in the past I was double Negative whatever that meant.

We O neg,s are suppose to eat meat protein , like cave people!

@SimCityAT

I don't think the point of this exercise is to tear down other peoples' answers or critique the question.

There is one cafe near me when I am in Budapest. And they make a lunchtime special menu which includes a large bowl of vegetable soup. They vary the type daily and it is cheap and delicious.

Apart from that and the odd Indian, Chinese or chain store snack I dont really eat out very much.

I am not fond of the paprika and spices used in most Hungarian dishes and I remind myself that I can cook lots of different dishes at home for a fraction of the price.

I'm just a sensible meanie Brit who cooks.

Well, I know for a fact that Ann knows how to cook, she makes de-lish stuff.

It is practical and wise to cook at home.

I understand if a person works full time and is too busy to made meals at home.

I worked full time and always had something in the fridge for dinners;

Soups and something to heat up for my family but it was stressful to figure out what to make that would keep for a few days plus I barely had time on my days off for just relaxing and doing nothing.

I am frugal these days and also wish to know what I am consuming.

So easy to put a soup together and salad.

I like Hungarian foods and paprika but it is not hard to make other dishes as well.

I really do not keep a close track of spending on foods per week but my guess is somewhere between $70. to $100. per week including cleaning supplies.

Most of the cost is on fresh produce and fruits, good olive oil or coconut oil and whole grains.

I think I buy average cuts of meats and never think I am overdoing it with buying but it still adds up quickly.

Jump in the shop for bread and spend 10,000 like nothing with just picking up a few odds and ends.

I swear he neighbors see us carrying bags of items all the time yet we are 2 skinny old people who only eat 2 times per day and not that much at that.

Must be hard to have a large family to feed nowdays.

Must be hard to have a large family to feed nowdays. - @Marilyn Tassy

There are 4 of us or 6 if you count the dog and聽 聽cat and prices are really high even for us. Even basics usually are past 18K HUF per visit. Admittedly we live a total middle class lifestyle in the burbs and we do not need to live on expensive imported stuff.聽 I think prices are up 80% in a year. We really have noticed. Shopping malls are fairly empty.聽 People have to cut back.

I was looking the solar system. Conrad Austria 515 EUR and Conrad HU 725 EUR. Same system. Rip off VAT at 27% and presumably price gouging.聽 Hopefully PM^2 will do something.

Went to Tesco on Thursday or Friday, spent 18,000 and did not purchase any paper or cleaning products.

Bought 2 new bath towels but they were on sale.

My husband lost one of our matching bath towels while I was in Vegas;

Still no idea where it could be hiding in this small flat.

In fact we purchased a few items at discount and the bill was still slightly higher then usual for what seemed like the same general items;

I buy most of my salad items at Lidel now, not Tesco.

So I still run to Lidel mid week.

Went to the farmers market yesterday,peppers and bananas were cheap enough.

Have noticed in the past few months that the outdoor market has much more vendors selling used household and clothing items. The place is packed now, hardly any space left to rent out.

People are selling new looking pots and pans, glass wear etc;

Everything must go sale.

Desperate? IDK.

I know if we keep going there I soon will also being selling out used items, running out of storage space for things we really do not need.

As a child my mom used 2 huge shopping carts per week and filled them to the top.

of course there was 8 of us with at least 6 at home at a time. Even so, mom was always running to the market for milk and bread mid week.

We only bring a large backpack and a small bag and that still is 18,000 , most weeks it is closer to 15,000.

Still in the US I looked in Walmart, 12 average size Hershey candy bars in a pack was over $9.00!

Single size the same bar was selling for $1.50 each in a dollar tree shop, a discount shop.

Was planning on buying my old fave eye cream; Used to cost just under $60. a jar, looked, over $75. now before tax! Forget it, might be cheaper to save up for surgery then buy creams!

Castor oil is just as good if you are careful not getting it all over.