🍞 6. Bejgli (Poppy Seed or Walnut Roll)
Sweet yeast dough rolled with dense walnut (diós) or poppy seed (mákos) filling, sliced into spirals. It’s a must at Christmas and Easter.
🧂 7. Túrógombóc (Sweet Cottage Cheese Dumplings)
Light dumplings made with cottage cheese, boiled and rolled in toasted breadcrumbs, served with sour cream and powdered sugar.
🥣 8. Aranygaluska (Golden Dumplings)
Soft, pull-apart yeast dough balls rolled in ground walnuts and sugar, baked and served warm with vanilla custard sauce. A cousin to monkey bread — but better!
🍫 9. Zserbó Szelet (Gerbeaud Cake)
Layers of pastry filled with apricot jam and ground walnuts, topped with chocolate glaze. Created by the famous Café Gerbeaud in Budapest — rich and refined.
🍩 10. Fánk (Hungarian Doughnuts)
Fluffy, pillowy doughnuts often flavored with rum or lemon zest and topped with powdered sugar. Traditionally eaten during Carnival season (Farsang).
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