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Other specialities are horse- herd's stew and the highway­men's steak. There is a large variety of fish and venison dishes too. Fish soup is pre­pared in a different manner in each area of Hungary. Along the Danube it is prep ared from 4—5 kinds of fish, while in the southern regions it is served with noodles. Paprika fish, and the Miller's carp from Dorozsma are also very fine, while cold fish in aspic is considered a special­ity. The best pike-perch is to be found in the Lake Balaton region. It is delicious when grilled. Although Hungary has no high mountains, its forests abound in wild game. This can be observed on the menu, with paprika hare, hare Aus­trian style, venison and wild board dishes. Hungary is well known as an exporter of chickens, geese and ducks. Visitors from other countries find it difficult to resist goose giblets with rice, crisp roast goose or duck, and goose liver is also unresistable. There is a wide choice and variety of salads, and you must try the pickled gherkins, beetroot and pickled green paprika. famous by the former high­waymen. They robbed the rich to help the poor, and cons­tantly hid from the gendarm­es who were after them. As the gendarmes entered one door of the inns, the high­waymen escaped through the other. There are still many of these inns, mostly in the Hortobágy region, around Lake Balaton, in Somogy and Zala counties and along the western border, near Sopron and Kőszeg. It is worthwhile visiting these inns, not only for their special, spicy dishes, but also for their architecture, hand-made furniture, needle­work as well as plates, jugs and other ceramics that dec­orate the place. Almost every village has a small restaurant that offers home­made food, the same dishes that are eaten by Hungarians in their homes. Tourists who prefer luxury res­taurants and nightclubs also have an especially wide choice. Although coffee beans do not grow in Hungary, coffee is a traditional Hungarian beverage, and the quality equals that of Italy. So there are lots of café-houses and cake shops. Tourists in Buda­pest should not miss visiting the Hungária café-house on Lenin Boulevard. In the past it was a favourite place of journalists, writers and artists, and still is today. The walls are decorated with

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