Flódni

Hungarian Jewish layered pastry From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Flódni (also known as Fächertorte in Austria) is a traditional Hungarian Jewish pastry, filled with layers of apple, walnuts, poppy seeds, and plum jam.[1][2] It is traditionally eaten at Purim[3] and Hanukkah.[1]

Flódni at a café in Vienna.

History

Ráchel Raj's flódni

Though associated with Hungary, it originated in Ashkenaz territories (western Germany and northern France) before Ashkenazi Jews migrated eastward.[4] After the Holocaust, it has become harder to find in Hungary,[2] but Hungarian Jewish confectioner Ráchel Raj [hu] has brought it back into the public consciousness. In 2012, Raj made 1600 pieces of flódni, which, if stacked, would reach 96 meters tall, the height of the Hungarian parliament building.[5]

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