Hungarian things by one of them

Poppy, a mákos

Hello, welcome back!

So, today, I will talk a bit about poppy seed.

You see, we, hungarians love the poppy seed, like adore it, and eat a lot of it, and with this move, we apparently scare everyone else, (I don't get it why, cuz it is délicieux, mais c'est la vie...) because they associate it with hallucinogenic things, herion, opium, or I don't know what else...

First, just to avoid any misunderstandings: we eat the actual seeds, while the drug is mostly  created from the seed box.

Then, a fun story: when we joined the EU (in 2004, if I remember correctly), they tried to ban the poppy consuming, just like it is the case in many other country. Fortunately, they didn't succeed...

So, in hungarian, the poppy seed is called "mák".

We low-key associate it with luck, for example we can say "he is lucky" like "ő mákos" instead of the casual "ő szerencsés". But through the ages it got a pejorative meaning too, so be careful when you use this slang.

So.
This is like a traditional food for us. There are so many creative ways to make it.

My actually favourite is the thing called "Mákos guba", which simply "kifli" cutted into bites, and then you pour hot milk to it, and finally hint it with grinded poppy seed and sugar.
It's a very easy food, just like I said, and can be a dessert, a main menu, and everything. It's just... amazing. Some likes to eat it with vanillia custard.

The second favourite of mine is "Mákos bejgli", which has many other variation, but this is the best.

So yeah. I could go on and on about this all day, but... That would be annoying I guess.

Just a friendly tip and reminder: just try it for once, you will not regret it. (I also recommend "Mákos kuglóf", preferably with chocolate on its peak.)