Flódni

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

Though associated with Hungary, it originated in Ashkenaz (western Germany) before Ashkenazi Jews migrated eastward.^[4] After the Holocaust, it has become harder to find in Hungary,^[2] but Hungarian Jewish chef Rachel Raj 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]

References

1. "Flódni: The Four Act Pastry". Taste Hungary. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
2. Haas, Devin (2023-01-27). "In search of flódni: Postcards from the Jewish Quarter". Emerging Europe. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
3. Weiss, Nino Shaya. "Vienna's "Fächertorte"—Jewish Budapest's "Flódni" Layer Cake in Disguise. #RachelRaj #Demel". Jewish Viennese Food. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
4. "Tablet Magazine's 100 Most Jewish Foods List: Flódni". Tablet Magazine’s 100 Most Jewish Foods List. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
5. "Budapest's Top Pastry Chef Gives Christmas a Jewish Flavor". Tablet Magazine. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2023-02-01.