Pogácsa

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A half-eaten pogácsa

Pogácsa is a type of savory scone in Hungarian cuisine. They are made out of either short dough or yeast dough, and traditionally contain pork crackling (Tepertő) and paprika, although other savory versions can commonly be found, such as cheese, goose crackling, black pepper, red onion, garlic, caraway/cumin, cabbage, poppy seed, sunflower seed or sesame seed. In northern Hungary they are usually made with butter or lard, while in the south they are often made with olive oil, which accentuates their peppery taste.

Pogácsa is typically 6 to 10 cm in diameter, though they range in size from the smaller, crispier scones through to the larger fluffier versions. One Debrecen variety is a foot in diameter, probably the world's largest biscuit that is commonly made. They are traditionally eaten alone as a snack or with a stew such as goulash. The imagery of a young boy or man off to see the world with fresh pogácsa in his knapsack is a common scene in much of Hungarian fables and folk stories.