Pursuant to the decision of the Committee for Hungarikums the Hungarian goulash soup, the order of Saint Paul, the first hermit and the Hollóház Porcelain was admitted to the Collection of Hungarikums.

The Ministry of Agriculture has organised a fashion show titled “folkTREND! – The tradition is old, but the style is new” in Budapest exhibiting the traditional Hungarian dressing culture and folk motif. In 2016 the portfolio for hungarikums had introduced an initiative to revise tradition to which folkTREND represented a subsequent phase.

Hungarians beyond the borders and in the diaspora may contribute to the wider popularization of the hungarikum movement.
Our national values and hungarikums could promote a positive picture of our country, and could also strengthen Hungary's cultural, social, scientific and technological international position - mentioned István Loránd Szakáli to Magyar Idők daily.
According to the Deputy State Secretary for Agricultural Development and Hungarikums from the Ministry of Agriculture interest in the topic is significant and the objective is to win the Hungarians of the diaspora for the cause of hungarikums.

The Committee for Hungarikums has qualified the "Egri Bikavér”, the “Kodály method”, the “Hungarian shepherd and hound dogs” and the “Fisherman’s Soup from the Region of Tisza” as Hungarikums.

The three-day event held in Virovitice has had Hungary as a guest of honour for the second time due to the outstanding relationship between Croatia and Hungary.