Gundel pancake

Gundel-palacsinta

/ˈɡundɛl ˈpɒlɒt͡ʃintɒ/GOON-del PAH-lah-chin-tah

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Dessert
Budapest

When: Teatime
Taste: SweetRich
Made with: Wheat & flourEggNuts & seeds

History

The Gundel pancake is a thin Hungarian crêpe filled with ground walnuts, rum and raisins and served under a dark chocolate sauce made with egg yolk, cream and cocoa. It is named after Károly Gundel, the famous Hungarian restaurateur, and it was created at the Gundel restaurant in Budapest, which still serves it and keeps its original recipe secret. The restaurant serves some 25,000 portions a year. It is one of the best-known dishes of Hungarian cuisine and appears on the menus of many Hungarian restaurants. The dessert also travelled to Austria, where it is offered as Nuss-Palatschinke, usually with whipped cream and without raisins, and it is known in Slovakia too.

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Gundel pancake (Wikipedia) read 2026-11-01
Gundel-palacsinta (hu Wikipedia) read 2026-11-01

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How to pronounce Gundel pancake

Gundel pancake is written Gundel-palacsinta where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ˈɡundɛl ˈpɒlɒt͡ʃintɒ/. In plain English letters that is GOON-del PAH-lah-chin-tah, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Gundel pancake?

Gundel pancake is a dessert of Hungary. Where it comes from: Budapest. People usually eat it at teatime. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour, egg and nuts & seeds. It tastes sweet and rich.

Where Gundel pancake comes from

Gundel pancake is one of 21 signature dishes of Hungary on this map. See all dishes from Budapest.

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