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The Hungarian Mixed Grill or Fatányéros is a famous traditional Hungarian mixed meat barbecue
Barbecue
Barbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...

 dish, (or pecsenye in Hungarian) originating from Transylvania.

The dish Fatányéros was on the menu at the famous Gundel
Gundel
Gundel is a well-known restaurant located in the Budapest City Park, Hungary.- History :A previous restaurant in the spot, Wampetics, opened in 1894. In 1910, Károly Gundel took over the Wampetics lease and operated the restaurant. His son Janos Gundel, who had learned the hospitality trade at...

 Restaurant since 1900 at the City Parc Hotel in Budapest, as "fatányéros - Hungarian mixed grill on wooden platter". The dish was served on wooden platter, and contained grilled slices of veal, beef, pork cutlets, and a slice of goose liver and a slice of bacon - grilled or roasted on a spit. As a side dish french fries
French fries
French fries , chips, fries, or French-fried potatoes are strips of deep-fried potato. North Americans tend to refer to any pieces of deep-fried potatoes as fries or French fries, while in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, long, thinly cut slices of deep-fried potatoes are...

 or thick slices of fried potatoes are served, together with fresh mixed green salad, with a big knife with Hungarian motifs stuck in the middle of the steak.

Steaks called pecsenye are part of the traditional Hungarian cuisine and may refer to any kind of pan fried
Pan frying
Pan frying is a form of frying characterized by the use of minimal cooking oil or fat ; typically using just enough oil to lubricate the pan...

meat; pork, beef, poultry or game. Other Hungarian pecsenye or steaks are for example Cigánypecsenye (Gypsy roast).

These steaks are often served on a wooden platter, like Bakonyi pecsenye, Tordai pecsenye or Erdélyi fatányéros, arranged in a very decorative way with garnishing, fried vegetables and salad.
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