Lunch is the major meal of the day, traditionally with several courses, but often just one course in modern times. Cold or hot appetizers may be served sometimes (for example, fish, egg or liver), then soup. Soup is followed by a main dish. The main dish is a dish including meat, side dishes and salad (such as the uborkasaláta, a typical sidedish made with smetana, paprika and continental cucumber) or savanyúság (from pickled vegetables - paprika, cucumber, sauerkraut, etc.), which precedes the dessert. Fruit may follow. In Hungary, pancakes (or rather, crepes) may be served as a main dish or as a dessert but not for breakfast. Salad is typically served with meat dishes, made of lettuce with tomatoes, cucumbers and onions, or some pickled variant of them. A simple thin sliced cucumber or tomato salad in vinaigrette is also typical. Salads such as Salade Olivier or potato salad are made of boiled potatoes, vegetables, hard-boiled eggs, mushrooms, fried or boiled meat or fish, in vinaigrette, aspic or mayonnaise. These salads are eaten as appetizers or even as a main course.
lunch is the major meal of the day traditionally with several courses but often just one course in modern times cold or hot appetizers may be served sometimes (for example fish egg or liver) then soup soup is followed by a main dish the main dish is a dish including meat side dishes and salad (such as the uborkasaláta a typical sidedish made with smetana paprika and continental cucumber) or savanyúság (from pickled vegetables - paprika cucumber sauerkraut etc) which precedes the dessert fruit may follow in hungary pancakes (or rather crepes) may be served as a main dish or as a dessert but not for breakfast salad is typically served with meat dishes made of lettuce with tomatoes cucumbers and onions or some pickled variant of them a simple thin sliced cucumber or tomato salad in vinaigrette is also typical salads such as salade olivier or potato salad are made of boiled potatoes vegetables hard-boiled eggs mushrooms fried or boiled meat or fish in vinaigrette aspic or mayonnaise these salads are eaten as appetizers or even as a main course