Monday, April 5, 2010

Lángos

Ever heard of lángos? The Hungarian food speciality which is a deep fried potato flat bread from plain to various toppings with anything from cinnamon and sugar to cheese and Mexican salsa has became my favourite street food in Copenhagen. The good (or bad) thing about Europe nowadays is that food travels. What used to be only local speciality  is now available thousand miles away. 
Toni's Lángos outside Nørreport train station
Freshly made lángos
I've never try the authentic Hungarian ones albeit being in Budapest before; tried it in Prague but can't beat one small mobile van stationed just outside Nørreport station, selling lángos daily - Toni's Lángos. Toni´s lángos costs between DKK25 to 40 depending on the topping. My favourite topping? shredded cheese, no doubt. 

My favourite lángos with cheese topping

Lángos with meat sauce & crème fraiche
Why it's called Toni´s lángos? I have no idea. I've seen 3 different person handling the lángos making, none of them looks like 'Toni' but they actually have good consistency among themselves to produce nearly identical quality piping hot delicious lángos, the only difference is how much topping they put. If you're visiting Copenhagen, do stop by Nørreport station and give it a try. Toni´s lángos operates from around 9am to 6pm. It's worth a small detour. You'll love it!