On 17 April 2008 PaprikaMolnar’s Paprika Museum opened and since then every April we like to look at and celebrate what we did, how we fared and what was good about the past year. I can hardly believe that in 2021 the Paprika Mill and Museum is celebrating its 13th birthday! A small family entreprise…
A few days after Palm Sunday now we’re getting ready to celebrate Easter in Hungary. The weather has suddenly become warm and now that we’re enjoying longer daylight the holiday finally seems real. The photo I chose of a Hungarian Easter table may not be fully authentic but it is picturesque, the ham is real…
Humour, criticism, political views and spicy paprika come together in this Cabaret series from the end of 1950s Hungary. Pesti paprika on radio In 1958 the Hungarian Radio broadcast a three-part cabaret series under the name Pesti paprika. The cabaret scenes are sassy, witty and funny and they give a whole new meaning to the…
Humour, criticism, political views and spicy paprika come together in this Cabaret series from the end of 1950s Hungary. Pesti paprika on radio In 1958 the Hungarian Radio broadcast a three-part cabaret series under the name Pesti paprika. The cabaret scenes are sassy, witty and funny and they give a whole new meaning to the…
In our last Pesti Paprika cabaret scene we hopped off the tram in Vienna. This time we hop on a bus in Budapest in the same radio cabaret series. Pesti paprika on radio In 1958 the Hungarian Radio broadcast a three-part cabaret series under the name Pesti paprika. The cabaret scenes are sassy, witty and…
In April we’re celebrating the 12th birthday of PaprikaMolnar’s Paprika Mill & Museum. (To be precise: the paprika Mill has been running for some 25 years, it was the Museum we created 12 years ago.) For the anniversary we’ve selected a few moments of the many many great moments we’ve enjoyed spending with colleagues, friends…
As coronavirus is making us stay at home these days, we’re relying more than ever on technology to keep in touch with work, family and friends. The Paprika Museum now picks a Hungarian cabaret scene that describes life in an apartment house in 1958 Budapest. Isn’t it ironic where humour comes from? 1958 Budapest, when…
Egg-painting, cooked ham and early-morning sprinkling of women and girls are all part of the Easter folk tradition in Hungary. In 2020 we might celebrate the holiday differently, some of the traditions will be definitely observed despite the quarantine. The Paprika Museum brings egg-decoration tips and paprika breadspreads to you for Easter. What do we…
Although we’re experiencing a short winter return and COVID-19 virus news is depressing, let’s not forget to notice and feel grateful for SPRING coming. 25 March takes a special place in the Christian and rural folk calendar: it is the Feast of the Annunciation or Lady Day in the Christian Calendar. Hungarian language is beautifully…
As the coronavirus disease is making us stay at home these days, we picked an old Hungarian cabaret scene that describes life in an apartment house in 1958 Budapest. Home, sweet home might sound ironic, but we all need a little laugh nowadays. Pesti paprika on radio In 1958 the Hungarian Radio broadcast a three-part…
Capsaicin is a compound in chilis and paprikas that causes hot sensation in the mouth. We’ve written about it before, people like to hear about it in the Paprika Museum, but we like to return to the topic, because it is the capsaicin that makes spice paprika popular as food. Hot food is thought to…
The Paprika Museum item of the month series continues. For February we selected a funny folk, the Folqa Paprikamiller. This month we selected a small round hand-embroidered placemat from Kalocsa and placed it on top of an old tin water can to add accent and more meaning. This is a piece of art that represents…