Bodri’s Bakery and Café might be newcomers to Adelaide’s Central Market Arcade, but their signature Hungarian Chimney Cake (Kürtőskalács) hasn’t changed since it first rolled out of the oven almost 300 years ago. The classic recipe dates back to medieval times, where strips of sweet dough are simply wound in a helix shape and baked until golden-brown.
Joining toasted sandwich connoisseurs Tohsti as part of the new-look Arcade, Bodri’s is Adelaide’s own ‘Chimney Cake Corner’, filling the arcade with the sweet scent with freshly baked pastries every day. Owners Csaba and Monika Egri came to Australia six years ago, leaving behind their IT business in Hungary to pursue their love of cooking traditional Hungarian cuisine.
“We moved here wanting to do something more enjoyable,” says Csaba. “There really aren’t any Hungarian restaurants in Adelaide, so first we tried with a food truck and started to bake Hungarian chimney cakes. The Chimney Cake was originally a wedding cake in Hungary, but it became a popular street food. Everybody loves it and it’s really unique.”
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The couple’s Chimney Cake desserts became well known in the food truck scene in Adelaide in 2012, back when the idea of a roving restaurant was still taking off. Csaba chalks it up to how they make these pastries. “It’s completely natural, we don’t use any food additives or chemicals, just the finest local ingredients.”
With the support of Renew Adelaide, Csaba and Monika have expanded their food truck business into a shop front at Adelaide Central Market, where they can continue to explore their love of Hungarian baking. They take their coffee seriously too, and so when it came to finding the perfect coffee bean to complement their pastries, Csaba looked to the espresso experts.
“We are fond of quality and we like to source the finest ingredients. So we decided to bring in one of the finest coffee beans from Italy, Lucaffe. Bodri’s Bakery and Café is the only place in South Australia where you can find this coffee.”
Bodri’s has a selection of sweet and savoury pastries baked daily, and will be introducing more lunch options in the coming months. Csaba is set on bringing more traditional Hungarian dishes to the cafe, like his Hungarian style pizza langallo and traditional goulash.
“Hungary doesn’t really have fast food – we like to sit down and enjoy our food. Having good food together is one of the most important things about being Hungarian.”
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Where
Shop 28, Central Market Arcade
Adelaide Central Market
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