Rigójancsi
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Rigó Jancsi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈriɡoː ˈjɒnt͡ʃi]) is a traditional Hungarian cube-shaped chocolate sponge cake and chocolate cream pastry. It gained popularity in the former Austria-Hungary and is named after Rigó Jancsi (1858–1927), a famous Hungarian Gypsy (Romani people) violinist.[1]
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Alternative names | Gypsy John |
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Type | Cake |
Place of origin | Hungary and Austria |
Region or state | in Hungary: nationwide in Austria: Vienna in Italy: Trieste in Croatia: Rijeka |
Main ingredients | Chocolate sponge cake (flour, butter, sugar, egg whites, chocolate, egg yolks) Filling: chocolate and cream icing, apricot jam, dark rum or vanilla |
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In Flavors of Hungary, a cookbook written by Charlotte Slovak Biro, this cake is called "Gypsy John".