Lángos

Lángos (pronounced lahn-gosh) is a Hungarian food speciality, a deep fried flat bread made of potato-based dough. It is sometimes rubbed with garlic or doused with garlic butter, but can also be eaten with sour cream and grated cheese. It may be cooked at home or bought from street vendors.

The name comes from láng, the Hungarian word for flame, because traditionally it was baked in the front of the brick oven, close to the flames. It was originally made from bread dough and was served as breakfast on the days when new bread was baked. Now that people no longer have brick ovens and usually do not bake bread at home, lángos is usually fried in oil.

Lángos is sold at many fast-food restaurants not only in Hungary but also in Serbia, where it is known as languš. In addition, it has been introduced by the Hungarian population of Vojvodina, in the Czech Republic and in Austria, where it is, especially in Vienna, very popular as a fast food on fairs and in amusement parks like the Prater.