Fatányerós

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Fatányerós is a traditional dish, consisting of mixed meat that has been grilled or roasted on a spit. The meat that is most commonly used is pork, beef, and veal, but in some recipes, game meat is also used. Fatányerós is essentially a Hungarian barbecue, served on a wooden platter, with a slice of bacon, french fries, and fresh green vegetables. The dish has Transylvanian roots and became very popular at the beginning of the 20th century. The name of the dish means wooden plate in Hungarian, and comes from woodcutters who spent weeks in the woods. They hunted game, roasted it on a spit, and used a piece of cut wood as a plate.