Kossuth Kifli

Kossuth kifli (Kossuth crescent) is named after Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), statesman, who tried to gain back the indepence of Hungary from the Habsburg Empire. His plan failed, and he emigrated from Hungary, but he is considered as a national hero.
Kossuth kifli is a crescent formed cake with chopped walnuts. This recipe, differently from the previous recipes, is very simple and fast.

Somlói Galuska

Somlói galuska is the favorite dessert of Hungarians. It is a very rich dessert made by tree types of sponge cake (plain, walnut, chocolate) with syrup, custard, walnut, raisins served with chocolate sauce and whipped cream. There are different variation. Some variation are easier to make and need only one type of sponge cake, but this is the original somloi galuska recipe.
The history of sómlói galuska goes back to 1920s, when Károly Gollerits the headwaiter of the Gundel restaurant dreamed this dessert, but the first creator of the sómloi galuska was Béla Szőcs. Somlói galuska became very popular, and it even won a price in Brussel in 1958.

The name of the somlói galuska means "dumplings from Somló". Somló is a wineregion located in the Western part of Hungary. The speciality of the region that it is the only region where grapes are grown on the northern side of the hill. Only white wines are produced in Somló from the following grape varieties: harslevelu, juhfark, furming, olaszrizling, tramini and chardonnay.