Kürtöskalács

The real traditional kürtöskalacs is cooked over open fire, but we can also make kürtöskalács in the oven, although it will not be exactly the same. The hungarian kürt means horn which refer to the pastry's shape, while kalács means a sweet bread. This kalács dough is used for the kürtöskalács.
Since this is just an imitation of kürtöskalács, if you have a chance try the real one. It is amazing. There are many types of flavor: vanilla, cinammon, walnut, cocoa, coconut etc.
For more information, pictures go to this site. They may sell kürtöskalács in your country.

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.

Gundel Pancake

Pancake is a very popular dessert in Hungary. Hungarian pancakes, differently from other pancakes, are very thin and are rolled up with jam, cocoa, cinnamon or nutella.
The Gundel pancake is a walnut cream  filled pancake served with chocholate sauce. It is the specialy of the Gundel Restaurant. The Gundel restaurant opened in 1910 by Karoly Gundel and it is still existing today. Moreover it is the most famous restaurant in Hungary and has a very good reputation around the world.
 They serve traditional Hungarian food such as Goulash, Fisherman's soup or goose liver and of course the famous pancake, the Gundel pancake.
The Gundel pancake is a real calorie bomb and it is almost impossible to eat more than one at once, but you will not regret if you try it!

Rigó Jancsi

This lovely chocolate cake got its name from Rigó Jancsi. Rigó Jancsi was a Hungarian Gypsy violinist who enjoyed great popularity throughout Europe.  In 1896, he was playing in a restaurant in Paris where Claire Ward, an American millionaire's daughter, and her husband, Charaman-Chimay were eating. Clara and Jancsi fell in love. Jancsi divorced from his wife, and Clare left her husband and children and ran away with Jancsi. They lived in different countries.

Their love raised dust and they became 19th century celebrities. Clare and Jancsi were together for 10 years. Then Clare ran away with an Italian waiter.

Allegedly, Jancsi ordered this cake from a coeditor for Clare. The confectioner named it after Jancsi. The cake enjoyed great success as his namesake.