October, 7 – 9. 2016.
Vajdahunyad Vár – Castle of Vajdahunyad – Budapest
To visit the festival is free of charge.
Hungary is heading to the Fall’s Season of Festivals and beside many events the gastronomy plays a huge part in moving around the country. How time goes by and the Vitéz Chimney Cake Festival a.k.a. Sekler Cake. is no longer a newcomer anymore, cause it will be holding its 4th Festival. So we were told at the Budapest Zoo terrace where the media was invited. The press gathering was held at the Budapest Zoo, were the organizers announced their upcoming plans for the festival. Owner – marketing manager – Ms. Tünde András said, Q. “First of all wish to introduce … if for anyone has to be introduced … this year the visitors may join at dueling hosted by chef Lázár. Added: Q.”There is so many festivals in Budapest, but the Fall is significant time to be inviting new and former visitors to the Chimney Cake Festival. Not only the wide variety regular, but new flavors of chimney cakes will be around. throughout Hungary as well. The visitors who join the 3 days event may also learn how to prepare the traditional chimney cake. During the festival celebrities will be present baking and having competition with the visitors to bake chimney cakes. Bálint Gáspár- owner – managing director just added, they have also invented the Bake-and-Roll Kit in preparing at home parties. Already had shipping orders to Japan and Australia.
Keeping up their tradition, this year they will revenues in supporting the Disability Foundation.
Since the chimney cake made its way to be one of the favorite from Transylvanian in Hungary many tourist visiting the country are getting familiar with the taste these delights. They have launched a few new tasty products such as the gluten and lactose free chimney cake, the whole-wheat, durum wheat and the glucose made fitness chimney cakes, as well as a newcomer the bearing Kürtős, Creamy Kürtös and the Kürtöske – mini chimney cake.
At the 1st year’s chimney festival they introduced the „Kürtőskalács” Chimney Cake … Sekler Cake song written by the Indygo group, and when you hear the notes of the song you’re gonna be rolling to the right place.
Here are two video taken just at the start, pre-press gathering to the 1st chimney cake arrival to Budapest by the Vitéz Kürtöskalacs .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvMpRKAgwis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDnMvLFVPoU
Update and snaps Aggie Reiter
Rolling in Budapest 