Mutton Cooking Competition in Karcag (Karcagi Birkafozo Verseny)
Mutton Goulash
(birkagulyás) is a
traditional dish of Greater Cumania (Nagykunság) and a
tradition that has been celebrated with the Mutton Cooking Competition in Karcag annually on the last
Saturday in June since 1999. This culinary programme is coupled with other
entertaining events and a market.
The several hundred mutton goulash
dishes, cooked in cauldrons (bogrács) in the Museum Park, are judged by a
renowned jury. The events usually include: rock concerts, brass bands, a
performance by the Tradition-keeping Friends of Kunszentmiklós (Kunszentmiklósi
Hagyományőrző Kör), by the students of the Arts School of Kunszentmiklós, a
puppet show, a chanson and operetta evening, gypsy music and a nostalgia
concert.
Riding in carriages, pony riding, carriages pulled by rams, a fun fair, a fair and an array of popular handcrafts further enrich the event.
Dates and information
| Date of beginning: | 2010. 06. 26. |
| Date of ending: | 2010. 06. 29. |
| Informational dates: | Yes |
Data card
| Category: | Festivals, events |
| Settlement: | Karcag |
| Address of location: | Karcag |
| Name of location: | Múzeum park, Kálvin út, Püspökladányi út |
| Name of organiser: | Hungarian Chanson and Folksong Foundation (Magyar Nóta és Dal Alapítvány) |
| Organiser´s address: | Karcag, Szent István sgt. 26. |
| Contact person: | Kolostyák Gyula |
| Contact tel.: | 20/323-5245 |
| Mutton Cooking Competition in Karcag (Karcagi Birkafozo Verseny) magyarul | |
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| Hungary Programmes: | Folk art and handcraft, Flea markets, Gastronomic event, Folk event |
