For your events
Catering Services
Impress your guests with traditional Hungarian and European specialties. We prepare fresh and delicious food for all kinds of events.
Special meals for your special events
The love of cooking and baking brought together the two chefs, Erika and Brigitta, who together make exciting and excellent meals. For them, the top priority is maximum customer satisfaction. An event can only be truly successful if the food served there is delicious and of high quality. We guide guests into the world of Hungarian and European gastronomy, which is a special experience. Our goal is to preserve traditions with the tools of a modern kitchen using excellent ingredients.
Traditional Hungarian dishes
Discover the masterpieces of Hungarian cuisine and impress your guests with our specialties
Casino eggs
Casino eggs (devilled eggs) are prepared using ground spices, aromatic smoked paprika and given a gourmet touch by the addition of some artisan wild garlic mustard, making this is a finger food par excellence.
Ham rolls
From Erika with love, Ham Rolls are a delicious appetizer made deli ham, cream cheese, some secret spices and vetetables. They are salty, addictive, and the perfect tasty bite!
Goulash soup
Goulash is a soup of (beef) meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika, cumin seeds and other spices. Originating in Hungary, goulash is a common meal predominantly eaten in Central Europe but also in other parts of Europe. It is one of the national dishes of Hungary and a symbol of the country.
Hungarian fish soup
In Hungary fish soup (halászlé) is one of the most popular Christmas dishes. Hungarian fish soup halászlé is a hot soup prepared with mixed river fish, paprika and onion. The meal originates from Slavic cuisine. Traditionally, fish soup is prepared in a small kettle on an open fire by real fishermen.
Stuffed cabbage
Hungarian stuffed cabbage (töltött káposzta) come in many variations, the filling can be ground beef or pork mixed with rice, the sauce can be plain or tomato based and adding smoked meat and/or sausage will only enhance the flavor. It is even better reheated.
Chicken paprika
One of the most famous and beloved of all Hungarian dishes. This authentic Chicken “Paprikash” prepared with tender chicken in an unforgettably rich, flavorful and creamy paprika-infused sauce! It’s pure heaven!
Beef stew
The Hungarian beef stew (Marhapörkölt) is a prime example of how just a few simple ingredients can render the most delicious flavor. The basic Hungarian “pörkölt” consists of onions sauteed in fat, meat and paprika slow-simmered in a little water and the result is simple fabulous.
"Stephanie" roast
The Hungarian “stefánia vagdalt” with the egg in the middle is a variation on meatloaf, but amazing what a different reaction it can get with the egg inside it.
Giant schnitzel
“Schnitzel” is a slice of meat breaded and fried. The meat is usually thinned by pounding with a meat tenderizer, and is breaded before frying. Schnitzel is popular in many countries and is made using veal, pork, chicken, mutton, beef, or turkey.
Roast duck legs
One of our favorite dishes is the duck steak, quite precisely the roast duck leg, which has red-crispy skin, but its flesh is so crumbly that it melts in our mouths. According to Hungarian tradition, the most important spice for roast duck legs is rosemary, in addition we only use salt and pepper.
Plum dumplings
Hungarian plum dumplings, known as “szilvás gombóc” is made with freshly mashed potatoes that have been cooled. The dumplings are formed as balls with a whole plum or a slice of it inside. A great finishing touch is a buttered breadcrumb coating and a dusting with cinnamon sugar.
Strudel
“Rétes”, the Hungarian name of strudel comes from the word “réteges”, which means layered. Originally strudel used to be made by layering paper-thin sheets of dough with filling. The classic sweet fillings are apple, cottage cheese, poppy seeds, walnuts and sour cherries. Those who prefer salty foods can fill “rétes” with steamed cabbage, spinach or meat.
Contact us
(714) 418-7065
catering@goldenpaprika.com
Golden Paprika LLC
1835 Whittier Avenue, Unit F6,
Costa Mesa, 92627 California
Meet the Chefs
Erika Balogh-Szabó
Executive Chef / Head Pastry Chef
Nickname: Era
She graduated as a confectioner in 2015 but is an economist in her previous profession. She learned baking and its love from her grandmother. Initially, she made cakes and pastries out of hobbies. She also learned cooking from her grandmother and father. Erika prepares her food from the heart and soul, and the most important thing for her is to always make her guests satisfied. She moved to the US in 2016.
“I would like to show as many people as possible the great dishes and traditional tastes of Hungarian and European cuisine. I hope that the dishes we make will impress our customers and win their trust in us.”