@cmoneyspinner 23 March 2022 more from that month

My Foodie Luv: The Magic Word is STRUDEL

How I found a magical connection between Hungary and Texas

I was perusing the feed on Noise.Cash and came across a wonderful post discussing **Austrian and Hungarian food**. The poster said the magic word. **STRUDEL!!** https://noise.cash/post/w82rgggc2n8q This post motivated me to go on a hunt to find the recipes. I easily found a recipe for **Austrian strudel**. But when I tried to search for the Hungarian “equivalent” … *oh my goodness!* There’s like a bazillion food blog posts for Hungarian desserts and other recipes. I didn’t know what to pick. It was so funny. One of the search results was another person searching for the same thing I was searching for. LOL. http://www.ephemeralfeast.com/austrian-strudel/ Anyway! I try to narrow down the search using words “savory” or “chicken”. This was the result. **Polish, Hungarian, and Croatian, Strudel Recipes** https://www.thespruceeats.com/top-eastern-european-strudel-recipes-1136207 **Hungarian Food: 21 Traditional Dishes to Try in Hungary or At Home — DirtCheapFlights** https://dirtcheapflights.net/hungarian-food-21-traditional-dishes-to-try-in-hungary-or-at-home/ ***One thing leads to another.*** The food looked so good, this research made me wonder if there were any Hungarian restaurants in Austin, Texas USA, where I live. Austin is known for its “foodie scene”. Guess what! Yes. There are a few restaurants. You can just check Yelp. But this find is much more interesting. It turns out that there is a 3rd generation Hungarian strudel maker in Bath,Texas. They make *“authentic Hungarian strudels”*. *“Ninety six rotating varieties include sweet selections such as apricot crumb, blueberry lemon cheese, Boston creme, carrot cake, Oreo cookies and creme, pineapple upside down cake and tiramisu; and savory creations such as barbecue pulled pork, chicken pot pie, Mediterranean, pastie, shrimp egg roll, taco and white broccoli garlic pizza.”* Sounds delicious! **Hungary in Bath? Third generation strudel maker serving up nearly 100 sweet and savory varieties of hand-stretch pastry — The Morning Call** https://www.mcall.com/business/retail-watch/mc-biz-matties-strudel-haus-opens-bath-20210127-anaqyoos2nbrbiufsylbbsukju-story.html * * * BUT! What or where is Bath,Texas? It takes about 3 hours to drive to Bath from Austin, Texas, the state’s capitol. Evidently, Texas has a program called “Adopt a Town”. It’s an effort to preserve vanishing cities, towns, and history of Texas. This town at one time had a little less than 50 residents in the 1800s and by the 1990s there was only a church and a cemetery. If you want to, you can “adopt” this town. I found a reference to this town in a poem which is basically said *‘If you blink when you go past, you’ll miss it!’*. LOL. I could barely find any detailed information about this town, which is why I’m surprised that a young woman would want to open up her business there. But what can I say? Some people are “visionaries”. They see things others can’t see. She says she has a loyal customer base. I say … Kudos to her! If she can carry on with her family’s traditions, meet the challenges of operating a woman-owned business, and become a successful entrepreneur … *mo’ power to her!!* ***That’s it! That’s how I found the magical connection between Hungary and Texas.***

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