Prima Casa di Strudel di Pest - Budapest
The First Strudel House of Pest started its operation in 2007, uniquely in Hungary, in the heart of Budapest, in a historical building built in 1812, with the mission to preserve, hand down and popularize this real Hungarian tradition; the experience gained in preparing and consuming strudels in order to provide guests with gastronomic adventures that carry weight, history and values.
Strudel preparation is a tradition and art. It is a tradition that we have been preserving for centuries and also art, as only great masters can prepare them perfectly. Hungarian records on strudels date back even to the 15th century. At the outset, this delicacy, regarded as a Hungaricum used to be a festive meal. It was often served on christening feasts, weddings, New Year’s Days and at Easters. No wonder, as strudels are always prepared from excellent wheat. This cake prepared from top quality ingredients and numerous fillings, by careful housewives’ skilful hands tastes heavenly.
It is difficult to word how to prepare a good strudel. The fatty layers of its ethereal dough drawn out long also have history, passion and care baked in. These splendid delicacies are prepared in our Strudel House based on an original recipe, with several years’ experience, using the finest ingredients, from Hungarian flour with high gluten content, hand-made, in an authentic environment so that guests visiting us can experience the special feeling that are due to the Hungarian wheat and the inimitable preparation processes that are so difficult to learn..
The First Strudel House of Pest believes that quality and content are essential in all fields of life. Taste our strudels prepared with all due care and you will understand and feel the values hiding among the layers.