Delicious Australia – (03)March 2020

“THISIS Adishthatwasa hugefeature

ofmychildhood,cookedbymyomaand

thenbymymotherandnowbyme.It’sa

stapleofHungarianfamilykitchens,used

asa mainmealora sidedish,canbe

reheatedrepeatedlyandis vividlyEastern

Europeanin itsflavoursandweight.There

is notypicalwinematchforthedish,butif

youcansourcedrywhitewinesfromTokaj

wineregionin Hungaryyouareonthe

rightpath.If you’relookingforAustralian

equivalents,askyourlocalwinemerchant

for‘texturalwhitewines’.Thedry,chewy

textureofthesewhitescutsthroughthe

richnessofthedish,resettingthe palate,

ready for the next mouthful.”

“Texturalwhite

winescutthroughthe

richness ofthedish.”

PAIRWITH

Dry whites

MIKEBENNIE

DELICIOUS. DRINKS WRITER

@mikebennie101

Rakottkrumpli(Hungarian
potatobake,recipep 95).
RiedelVeritaswineglass,
riedel.com/en-au

delicious.com.au 93

SILVIA COLLOCA.