All right peeps, this is a blog post about the two Hungarian foods I tried while in Budapest. They were both delicious, but I’d have to say I enjoyed the Lángos more. I think I just really love warm, squishy bread and it was exactly what I was hoping which was really exciting.

Lángos

  • Who: Just me. I’m the only one who got to experience this wonder.
  • What: A giant circle of thick fried bread. If you get it served the traditional way, which I did, it comes with sour cream brushed on top of the bread and shredded cheese sprinkled on top of that. The bread is warm and fresh and the sour cream and cheese both go on cold. It was honestly a bit much sour cream for me but I pushed through in order to have the real experience.
  • When: Lunch on Friday.
  • Where: At a giant indoor market in Budapest, two blocks away from our hostel. We spent quite a bit of time wandering around here and there was so much candy I could’ve eaten and so, so many souvenirs I could’ve bought. I did buy a stuffed animal bunny that I am 100% in love with though!
  • Why: Saw it online, looked like something I would be mad at myself for if I didn’t try.

Chimney Cake Apparently I ate this once in Arizona, but I don’t really recall that.

  • Who: Me and Gracie both tried it!
  • What: A thin-ish dough wrapped around a cone and cooked over open embers to golden brown. Once fully cooked, they immediately roll it in a finisher of your choice (coconut sugar, cinnamon sugar, cocoa, etc) and then fill it with the topping of your choice (basically just nutella or ice cream). I got mine rolled in cinnamon sugar with nutella on the inside, and Gracie did the same but with coconut on the outside. The nutella was more of a coating on the inside of the spiral, but if you order yours with ice cream, they shape it into something resembling a cone. You eat it kind of like a cinnamon roll, unwinding it and tearing off pieces.
  • When: After dinner on Friday night.
  • Where: At a food truck in a little market.
  • Why: I also saw it online and after walking by and smelling countless chimney cake stands all day, I couldn’t leave without one of my own.