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Special chimney cake conquers Taiwan
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The traditional Hungarian chimney cake emerges in the most surprising places in the world. For instance, did you know that you can purchase the beloved Hungarian sweets in Taipei, Taiwan? A Taiwanese family opened its shop called Magyar Kurtos four years ago, Index reports.
You might have heard about the world-wide success of the Hungarian lángos, the deep-fried dough that people love all over the globe. Now it is time for the chimney cake to conquer other continents.
Magyar Kurtos sells the chimney cakes for 70 Taiwanese dollar (EUR 2) which is considered to be a high price in Taiwan, since many establishments offer their menus for only 50 Taiwanese dollar (EUR 1.4).
Despite the higher price, Taiwanese people seem to be interested in the special foreign dessert.
The family business makes the chimney cakes by hand, the only phase where they use a machine is the mixing of the dough. It takes approximately 15-20 minutes for a cake to be ready, it is always freshly made (same in Hungary).
The Taiwanese chimney cake shop, Magyar Kurtos, uses traditional Hungarian recipes to make their chimney cakes.
They offer all of the traditional flavours such as cinnamon, cocoa or coconut, but they also aimed to adjust the foreign dessert more to the Taiwanese people’s taste.