Hajdúnánás – the Hungarian town unique for its ostrich farm

According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, there is a very unique town in Hungary well-known for the revival of its old traditions with  the locally-cultivated prize-winner bio products purchasable at the local market, and the friable meat made by the housewives. That is Hajdúnánás, a small Hungarian town.

Located in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of Hungary, in the close proximity of Debrecen and Nyíregyháza, the town with a population of 17,000 people is very proud of its past and they try to develop dynamically, to be an attractive place for the inhabitants.

The locals are famous for their many initiatives thanks to which more and more people get acquainted with the local products. Many tourists visit the area to taste the local delicacies, to take a look at the ostrich farm or to see the local currency called the Bocskai Korona. Hajdúnánás took advantage of its own distinctiveness and realised that locals should be educated and trained to revitalise the traditional professions and provide stable financial ground for them and their families. It was thanks to these that eventually the Kedereskert, the Nánási Merchandise and the currency of the Bocskai Korona were born.

In fact, the small town is quite attractive because of its medicinal waters, its beach, its rich historical collection, its artefacts and its country houses that provide an excellent recreation for everyone.

What is less known of Hajdúnánás is its significance in gastronomy. Here comes why.

The Nánási Merchandise

The 1st brand of the town was launched in 2013. Their original concept was to offer high-quality products competitive prices, because there is no need for transportation. The products do not contain any preservative and are free from artificial components, too. The taste and quality of the goods are excellent and their increasing recognition in professional circles is showed by several prizes awarded to the merchants. The lovely wooden cottages that sell the goods look like a tiny fairy-tale village. The people working in family enterprises produce bottles of syrup and jars of jam to which they themselves cultivate or collect the ingredients. Thanks to the cold procedure, they preserve the beneficiary agents from herbs that give the exceptional flavour to the products while they are also healthy.

Interesting local products are the pumpkin jam, the dill syrup and the sage syrup.

Apart from these, a further famous product is the honey, called Popovics honey after its producer. The apiarist travels in the country and benefits from the unique opportunity that the Hungarian countryside provides: he can collect around 18-20 types of honey. István Popovics also knows the  curative power of the different types, and is pleased to give his customers advices.

Further goods worth-mentioning are the vegetables, fruits, sausages, pastes and products made out of leather that are typically Hungarian specialities.

The currency of the Bocskai Korona

It was in 2011 when the local currency, called the Bocskai Korona, was introduced. Its popularity is so great that more and more people in the nearby towns are interested in it. In the town, more than 100 places, shops and markets accept it, and the customers are happy to use it because of the various discounts connected to those.