Tottenham Hotspur fans came to Hungary last week to face Ferencváros in the UEFA Europa League. Hungarian media agreed that Ferencváros fought valiantly but could not defeat the English club. Interestingly, English fans were not outraged by the work of the referees or how the players of the Hungarian club played. They were annoyed because of the food offered in the beautifully renewed stadium of Ferencváros. Daily Mail writes that our “zsíros deszka” should compete for the title of the worst food in football. Do you agree with them?
Tottenham Hotspur shocked in Budapest
According to Daily Mail, modern soccer fans are no longer satisfied with beer and some bread or meat. They would like to enjoy culinary pleasures after occupying their seats and starting chatting with a neighbour about what happens on the pitch. Reportedly, in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, you can even order pumpkin and pine nut ravioli with vine tomato sauce and basil pesto. The contrast could not be bigger with the food offered at the Ferencváros stadium in Budapest.
The British magazine said fans were shocked to see that in Hungary, they could buy “traditional pub food” in the stadium: bread and dripping (“zsíros kenyér” or “zsíros deszka” in Hungarian). We wrote about that “dish” in THIS article, along with other Hungarian foods that make foreigners go nuts.
The worst food in football is Hungarian?
What is bread and dripping? In short, a slice of bread with lard and some slices of onions as topping. The price is HUF 380, almost EUR 1. A photo and the price were shared on Sports Scran, an X-page posting about “the best and worst food from sports venues around the world”. The page has more than 586,000 followers. The tweet already has more than 4.8 million views.
English soccer fans and readers were outraged. One wrote that such food would be overpriced even in England. “Is this a meal or something from a fraternity hazing ritual?”, added another. A third asked whether a 5-year-old made that. However, some defended our pub food writing that it can save one’s life after several beers, a Spurs fan wrote he enjoyed eating it.
Even so, the Daily Mail said our “zsíros deszka” deserves the title of the worst food in football.
Zsíros kenyér at Ferencvarosi TC
🇭🇺 380 forint (£0.85) pic.twitter.com/hU9lp958uL
— Sports Scran (@SportScran) October 12, 2024
Daily Mail, Daily Star used ‘fake’ photo
Blikk, a Hungarian tabloid, rehashed the original photo from the depths of the internet. The photo was used by Footy Scran for the first time, another thematic X page, on 19 November 2023. Then, it had “only” 1.2 million views, and Daily Mail’s competitor, Daily Star, wrote about it. The reactions were the same. For example, one comment writer said he would go hungry if he had to eat that, so he does not wonder why the country’s name is Hung(a)ry.
But the photo had to be taken earlier because, on 19 November 2023, nobody bought ‘fatty bread’ in the Ferenváros stadium’s guest sector. Moreover, the stadium sold square-shaped bread at that time for HUF 350 instead of 380.
Of course, some English fans can think that our “national bar food” is the worst in the world, but sometimes it can be very handy if you plan a long night with friends and some beers.
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Brits of all people whining about quality of other nations’ food. My irony-meter just blew up! LOL!!!
I find it hard to believe that British football fans would find 350 forints, 80p at most, expensive for anything. This is a bit of an overreaction on their part. If it’s decent quality fat that’s used, zsiros kenyér, especially with onions, is delicious!
Trouble with Hungarians, in the conduct of their lives, and comments passed, which Michael Steiner is the PRIME example, they have an HONESTY problem just not with them-selves FAILING.
My long knowledge of PUBLIC food at English Football matches and at Test Match venues in the United Kingdom has over-all satisfied me.
When it comes to FOOD – across the board, what’s available, compared to a vast number of European Union and “other” country’s, is that Hungary’s food – from street food to Fine Dining is very sub-standard – playing a BIG catch up game.
We are in Madrid at present, been to Tarragona and Zaragoza – that FOOD, makes Hungary look 3rd World.
On return to our house in Budapest, Hungary – wonder when the closing of the gap of food quality and availability of BETTER quality food produce will Happen ?
Orban’s double dip – his high taxation rates personal and corporate plus HIS highest in the European Union rate of Vat being 27% – changes in the immediate future – DREAM on Hungarians.