Mangalica is an indigenous to Hungary pig breed distinguished by its rich and curly coat. Its breeding has been revived in recent years, and today its meat is becoming increasingly available and popular in Hungary.
This year the second Mangalica Festival will be held from 6th to 8th February in Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest’s City Park (Városliget).
The festival will feature more than 30 breeders of Mangalica and distributors of products made of Mangalica meat that is delicious and healthy due to low cholesterol content.
The visitors will be treated to many kinds of bacon, hams, sausages, salamis, and pork stews, along with traditional Hungarian specialties from strudels to homemade honey to palinkas and wines.
And naturally, food in this festival goes hand in hand with the entertainment that includes cooking and sausage stuffing contests, crafts fair, Hungarian folk music and pen with several different breeds of live Mangalica pig. Yes, there are a few of those with blond, black and red fur.
