Here in Hungary, the Monday after Easter is an observed holiday. If the weather permits, Hungarians celebrate by having a cook out in the park.

This year not only did the weather permit, but it was beautiful. We went out to a clearing in the forest near our house with the church. We had about 30 people come out. We threw a frisbee around, talked, played with the kids and, perhaps most importantly, ate.

In Hungary, they take smoked bacon fat, put it out a stick with an onion and cook it over the fire. As the bacon fat melts, you try and let it drip on a piece of bread. In the end you have a smoky, salty, greasy slice of bread with onion and bacon on it. For you Americans it may not sound good, but trust me, it is!

Húsvéti Kirándulás

We cooked other things as well, like sausage and hot dogs. We ate lots of cookies and snacks as well. A real picnic. Enjoy some of the pictures here as well as the wrestling match between Zsolt and Szilveszter.