Flódni, a cake layered with centuries of Hungarian Jewish history

In a modest Budapest patisserie, a traditional Hungarian-Jewish cake preserves generations of memory – through walnuts, poppy seeds, plum jam and apples

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Flódni, a cake layered with centuries of Hungarian Jewish history

Flódni, four thin layers of short crust pastry with four distinct fillings. Credit: Noam Preisman

In a modest Budapest patisserie, a traditional Hungarian-Jewish cake preserves generations of memory – through walnuts, poppy seeds, plum jam and apples

11:38 AM • April 07 2026 IDT

It's early morning in Budapest's seventh district. Pastry chef András Sommer is working diligently in the kitchen of Sommer Cukrászda,a modest patisserie that opened on a side street 18 years ago.

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