Hungarian Grilled Bacon

Solina Shutesh

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4 to 6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Planet Barbecue

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2010

  • About

There once was a time—perhaps it’s true still—when Hungary had the highest per capita calorie intake of any country in Europe. Lard and goose fat undoubtedly helped Hungary achieve this distinction, but the real culprit was solina shutesh—grilled bacon. The preparation varies from griller to griller and from region to region. Some use chunks of slab bacon, for example, others thick slices of country-style bacon. Some grill the onion with the bacon; others slice it raw on the bread. S