Hortobágy: the ’puszta’ with quality meat

The focus of the festival is on local ingredients from the largest plain in Central Eastern Europe, Hungary’s first National Park called Hortobágy, which is situated near Debrecen. Native guinea fowl, grey cattle, ’racka’ sheep – they will be all interpreted by one of the creative chefs cooking at the festival.

Ikon restaurant is definitely the one in Debrecen that one must visit. Innovative cuisine based on local ingredients and a huge selection of Hungarian wines with some foreign wines as well. Try their Charolais steak matured for 6 weeks with roasted vegetables, and sample the iconic shiraz, called Phantom from Gróf Buttler Winery, Eger: great wine, great dish.