15 legendary city desserts

The cuisine of each country is unique and unique in its own way. That is why, when going on a trip, many of us arrange a kind of "gastronomic tours", trying to try as many traditional local dishes as possible. It is worth noting that, in addition to national cuisine, some cities are famous for their legendary desserts, known all over the world. For example, what kind of sweet tooth does not know what a cheesecake is?

Boston Cake (Boston, USA)

The classic Boston cream cake is a light and incredibly airy pastry, which, surprisingly, will not harm your figure. A lot of people compare it with the same bird's milk based on semolina, which resembles the taste from childhood.

Pavlova Cake (Wellington, New Zealand)

Meringue cake with fresh fruit, especially popular in New Zealand and Australia. It is made of meringue, whipped cream, the top layer is made of berries or pieces of tropical fruits. It is named after the ballerina Anna Pavlova, who toured Australia and New Zealand in 1926.

Milanese cookies (Milan, Italy)

Traditional pastries, small cookies, which are usually served with a cup of tea or hot chocolate, as well as at the end of lunch with coffee.

Nuremberg Gingerbread (Nuremberg, Germany)

Traditional gingerbread from the Franco-Bavarian city of Nuremberg, known since the Middle Ages. Especially popular during the Christmas period, although they are made and sold all year round.

Linzer (Linz, Austria)

A classic Austrian dessert named after the Austrian city of Linz. This is a cake made of very delicate crumbly nut dough, covered with jam and a grid of the same dough.

Esterhazy (Budapest, Hungary)

Almond-chocolate cake, popular in Hungary, Austria and Germany. It is named after the Hungarian diplomat Pal Antal Esterhazy, who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary during the revolution of 1848-1849.

Black Forest (Black Forest, Germany)

Black Forest cherry cake, better known as "Black Forest" — a cake with whipped cream and cherries. It appeared in Germany in the early 1930s, and has now gained worldwide fame.

Cheesecake (New York, USA)

Cheesecake is a curd (cheese) dessert in which a creamy curd layer is laid out on a base of cookie crumbs. American cheesecake is baked, English — cold cheesecake without baking.

Leningrad Cake (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

It is shortbread cakes layered with creamy chocolate cream. One of the most popular cakes in Soviet cooking.

Limburg Fly (Limburg, Netherlands)

The word "fly" comes from a round flat base of a pie called flado, on top of which a fruit filling is laid out. Limburg is a province of the Netherlands, located in the foothills of the Ardennes.

Sacher (Vienna, Austria)

Chocolate cake, the invention of the Austrian pastry chef Franz Sacher. It is a typical dessert of Viennese cuisine and at the same time one of the most popular cakes in the world.

Zug cherry cake (Zug, Switzerland)

The famous Swiss cake made of layers of walnut meringue, sponge cake and buttercream. It is named after the place of its "birth" — the Swiss city of Zug.

Dobos (Szentendre, Hungary)

A traditional Hungarian cake consisting of six layers of sponge cake with chocolate cream and caramel glaze. It was a favorite cake of Empress Elizabeth of Austria-Hungary, the wife of Franz Joseph.

Frankfurt Wreath (Frankfurt, Germany)

An irresistible cake of German origin, consisting of a sponge cake soaked in syrup with kirsch, and stuffed between layers with light butter cream and cherries.

Kiev cake (Kiev, Ukraine)

The cake, the recipe and technology of which was developed in 1965 at the Karl Marx Kiev Confectionery factory. It consists of two air-nut meringue cakes with layers of cream. The surface of the cake is decorated with various creams, the side surface is sprinkled with hazelnut crumbs.