On a street between one of the main squares in Budpaest and a metro stop they have set up stalls for the Spring Festival. Which means one thing to me, Kürtősklácas or chimney cakes! Anytime there is a festival there is Kürtősklácas. Supposedly these are one of Hungary's oldest and as far as I'm concerned best pastries. They actually originated in Transylvania which is now part of Romania but was a part of Hungary at the time. They are basically a dough that is wrapped around a cylinder and rotated as the cook over an open fire. Then they put walnuts, cocoa, vanilla or coconut on them. They are sooo good. They are crispy on the outside but kind of soft on the inside but don't leave your fingers sticky at all. They taste kind of like a flavored pancake.
So far we've seen these at the Christmas Market, the Mangalica Festival (mangalica are a Hungarian curly haired pig, very tasty as well!), Mohacs Busojaras and the Christmas Market in Prague although there version was not nearly as good. I can't believe these have not made it to the US yet or if they have I haven't found them!
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| Mangalica Festival |
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| Budapest Christmas Market |
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| Prague Christmas Market |
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| Mohacs Busojaras |
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