Taste 100-year-old cakes at the charming Szalay Confectionery at Lake Balaton
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Visitors to the Szalay Confectionery in Balatonlelle can try the iconic flavours of times gone past. The freshly opened confectioner’s shop dusted off 150-year-old recipes to transport guests back to pre-war Hungary in a truly unique atmosphere.
The Szalay Confectionery in Balatonlelle opened its gates recently in a festive ceremony in the presence of József Attila Móring, Member of Parliament, Gábor Veigl, CEO of Balaton Shipping Company, and Péter Kovács, author of a book about the Szalay family and guardian of the family’s heritage, Sonline.hu and turizmus.com report.
Long-forgotten recipes brought to life once more
In recent years, Balatonlelle has shown great interest in the heritage of the Szalay family, for example, the Szalay Days were held for the fourth time this year in May. As Péter Kovács pointed out, the family played an important role in the development of the town. The Szalays owned several properties in the town and were actively involved in the life of Balatonlelle and its revitalisation at the time – therefore, their legacy is of great significance for the town.
The employees of the newly opened Szalay Confectionery set out to cherish and carry on the rich legacy of the family. “Our aim is to provide quality catering and to preserve the culture, traditions and spa town atmosphere of our town. The life of the Szalay family is a piece of the history of Balatonlelle, which is important for the people living here,” the team wrote in a recent Facebook post.
Csaba Nagy, owner of the confectionery, commented apropos of the opening:
“As a local patriot, I was happy to join the initiative of the mayor’s office [to keep the family’s heritage alive] four years ago and the first cakes based on the Szalay family’s recipes were made in the display bakery of the Kedvesem Bistro also run by our family. Seeing the success of the pastries and having deepened the history of the Szalay family, we decided that we would like to evoke the atmosphere of the beginning of the previous century even more here in Balatonlelle in a traditional, historical confectionery and offer specialties made according to traditional recipes all year round.”
