Budapest roll (Swedish: Budapestlängd‘) is a classic Swedish dessert made with hazelnut–meringue, egg white, whipped cream, dark chocolate, and fruit, typically mandarin oranges or raspberries.[1][2] It is sometimes served during fika.
It is baked as a roll cake with a hazelnut base where cream and fruit mixture are spread. It is then rolled, drizzled with chocolate, and cut into portions.[3]
The Budapest roll has its own holiday, celebrated annually on May 1st.[4][5]
History
The Budapest roll was invented around 1969 by Ingvar Strid.[4][better source needed]
When Vetlanda, the municipality where the inventor was born, reached a population of 27,000, the milestone was celebrated with a 27-meter-long Budapest roll.[4][6]
See also
References
- ^ “Budapestlängd går snabbt och enkelt”. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ^ “Almond Flour Budapest Roll”. FOOD52.
- ^ “Budapestbakelse med färska hallon” [Budapest pastry with fresh raspberries] (in Swedish). DAGENS NYHETER. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ a b c Isabelle Fredborg. “Swedish Budapest roll — but is it Hungarian?”. swedishspoon.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ^ “Budapest gav namn åt ett bakverk från Småland”. Expressen. Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ^ “Budapest gave its name to a pastry from Småland”. sverige radio. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
