The 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.
 Budapest roll with chocolate and a slice of orange | |
| Alternative names | Budapestbakelse, Budapestarulle, Budapeststubbe |
|---|---|
| Type | Pastry |
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Sweden |
| Region or state | Vetlanda Municipality |
| Main ingredients | Sugar, flour, butter, egg white, meringue, hazelnut, chocolate, and fruit |
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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Budapestlängd går snabbt och enkelt". Aftonbladet. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. 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.
- 1 2 3 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" (in Swedish). Expressen. Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Budapest gave its name to a pastry from Småland" (in Swedish). sverige radio. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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