Balaton Local Customs

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For the short time you will not be eating, drinking in Badacsony, and the food has settled already, venture to the lookout tower at the apex of the hill.
If you need, you may rest at the notorious basalt block called Rose Stone (Rozsako), which can be found halfway along the road running up onto the Badacsony mountain in the rest above the Kisfaludy house; a dangerous place for all, apart from the romantically inclined.
From the mountainside cracked basalt trunk presumably received its name from Róza Szegedy, the wife of Sándor Kisfaludy, the illustrious poet of the 19th century, who sat on it with pleasure, taking delight in the panorama of the Lake; that chiseled into the side of the rock.
The popular belief gave an important role to the stone afterwards: according to the tradition, there will be fiancees in that year yet if a boy and a girl sit down onto it turning their back on Balaton. Indeed, it is enough, if only the girl sighing for her darling sits on it, their love is fulfilled in this case too.

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Since 128 years a big event is this day on the Lake Balaton.
On Europe's largest and best-known amateur swimming competition - youngs and elders can test their swimming performance. The 5200 metres long section between Révfülöp and Balatonboglár is the place, where you may swim over among organized circumstances in the summer every year.
The number of the registered competitors used to be in the near of ten-thousand. Until now the eldest participant had an age of 87, the youngest however, of 11.
The best result in 2007 was 01:07:05, but also the last competitor has performed this long distance in less than 7 hours.

Every participant is informed, how much time result he swam exactly and get a diploma about his performance.

Balatoncard is in your pocket, and your holiday budget never gets out of hand. In the lake Balaton region in much hotels, in the restaurants and at many other service tenderers you can receive to discount 10-15% by the Balatoncard. The Balatoncard costs 2700 Forint and is valid for one year. If you still buy a 10-day season ticket coupon to it, receive additional discounts and you can visit the beaches of the lake and the spas free of charge for example.
My family purchase the card every year and save a huge amount of money.

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Most of the families with children stay whole day on the beach in heatwaves . A pleasant little place on the coast of the water under a tree what else must have been. If you became hungry or thirsty, the coastal buffets' offer will make you satisfied: baked fish, roast sausage, fried dough, cooked corn, candyfloss, pancake, cold beer, icecream, etc.

The very popular fried dough with sour cream and cheese, in hungarian "lángos" is a hungarian speciality, actually it is a "pre-product" of bread.
Langos and bread are made from the same dough. But the Langos can be deep-fried or baked in the oven!
The mixture has to make exactly the same way how the bread maker recipe book says to.
When the mixture is ready, cut them, the same way you cut for the buns. When the dough has risen, flatten them with a rolling pin, stretch them, and deep-fry in hot oil, until a light yellow color. When you stretch, where it is thin that part will be crispy, where it is thicker, it will be soft and fluffy.
It's delicious rubbed with raw garlic and sprinkled with salt or dressed up with sour cream and dill or a grating of emmethaler or trapist cheese. Its cheap and very fattening!