This Hungarian pepper jam will spice up any meal from meats to your morning toast

Quick to prepare and really delicious: this pepper jam requires only a few ingredients, and there is hardly any food it will not make a good match with. 

It should come as no surprise that pepper (paprika) is quite a staple of Hungarian cuisine. It is a really versatile ingredient that is used to prepare a large part of our signature dishes.

But perhaps it is less commonly known that pepper also has a sweet side to it. Hungarians like to make (or try) jams of very different flavours, so it was only a matter of time before this vegetable was put on the table – in every sense of the word.

This recipe published by Sokszínű Vidék is very quick and simple. A distant relative and simple version of the Romanian zacuscă, pepper jam works really well as a dipping sauce, makes an exciting addition to any kind of meat, or you can just use it as a spread for your morning toast. Either fresh or preserved, it is also delicious food on its own.