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Tasty countryside in the north

Do you remember the chocolates Melody, Cat Tongue, or the miller’s wafers. The biscuit was developed from the sacred

Castle? Th ese flavours all originate from our county, from a wafer used in the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church. Th e
town called Szerencs. The history of the Szerencs Chocolate wafers are made using a round, scissor-like baking iron; each

dates back to 1923. That was the year when the chocolate fac- iron is different, with its own unique motif and text. In 2012,

tory opened its gates. Due to the excellent quality, its products the miller’s cake of Borsodnádasd was added to the National
quickly became popular throughout Hungary and abroad. List of Spiritual Cultural Heritage.

The Szerencs Chocolate is an Outstanding National Value The apricot from Gönc is the fruit of the northernmost fruit-

and has been added to the Hungarian Repository of Values. growing region of Hungary; this apricot is grown in Gönc

The ravioli with potato stuffing from Csernely dates back to and in more than 40 villages of our county. The harvest is

the 1800’s. The daughters of the village learned the recipe started in June to make mouth-watering jam, original apri-

from their great-grandmothers and passed on this tradition cot brandy, fragrant compote, and dried apricots. Th e Gönc
from generation to generation. Its special flavour is given by Apricot Brandy “Pálinka” is an Outstanding National Value,

the mashed potatoes, the homemade cottage cheese, and the which was added to the Hungarian Repository of Values.

homemade fat they use. This gastronomic speciality, added Our county is proud to grow black, short-stemmed and heart-

to the County’s Repository of Values, already has its own shaped cherries; the juice paints the lips black. Its taste is as
festival, which is organized each summer to bring the fame sweet as honey, and due to its special aromatic flavour, it is one

of this special dish that is said to be “the strength of the lads”, of the most delicious cherry varieties. Th e short-stemmed
to far-away lands. black cherry from Szomolya was added to the County’s Re-
The living folk tradition of Borsodnádasd is the baking of pository of Values.

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