'Kurtoskalacs', the famous Hungarian chimney cake at Muscat Festival 2014

I'm enjoying Muscat Festival 2014 more than ever before and for those of you who are following my posts, I'm sure you all know that my sweet tooth is the reason for that. After savouring the Omani and French delicacies  on previous visits, we had the opportunity to try out the famous Hungarian Chimney cake on this one. 

Called 'Kurtoskalacs', the chimney cake, is a traditional Hungarian pastry that is wrapped around a wooden spool and slowly turned over an open fire. It is believed to have originated from Transylvania, but is  now celebrated as the oldest pastry in Hungary, and more often than not, makes for really great street  food. 

We had the opportunity to watch closely while the  pastry chef happily obliged. Not only did she tell us exactly how its made but gave us a great photo op as well.

Its really quite simple and like most pastries, the dough is coated with oil and sugar, and when baked it creates a crunchy, sugary outside crust, not unlike a hot pretzel, with a soft doughy inside.We had a choice of coatings and chose the walnut coating based on their recommendation. 

One lady prepares the pastry while the other does the actual baking

Best eaten when they are just hot off the fire and delicious!

The Disney Parade  as we enjoyed  our tea and cake

Naseem Gardens-All lit up

Sitting outside in the gardens on a delightfully nippy evening, the strains of Arabic music somewhere in the background, the Disney parade in front of us, hot steaming tea and the Hungarian cake.....










We really couldn't have asked for more!