How Not to Eat Hungarian Honey Cakes

Heart shaped Hungarian Honey Cake has a mirror in the middle so the receiver can "see the face of the person whom the giver loves"

Honey cakes. Even the name sounded delicious! I first encountered these traditional Hungarian treats during a visit to Hortobagy National Park in far Eastern Hungary. They lined a table in the tiny museum displaying local arts and crafts, enticing me with their adorable shapes: hearts, maidens in traditional dresses, chickens, pigs, horses, curved knives with … Read more