Mini Mini Sandwiches

For me sandwich is one of the best invention after soup [but before popcorn], particularly these little magical sandwiches. My preciousss…

They are look like the danish smørrebrød.

Every weekend when I travel to Budapest - because of school - I need to drop by my favourite sandwich store, Duran. The family who "invented" these kind of sandwiches came from the former Czechoslovakia and they worked during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The Duran family had simple bakeries and cafes in Austria and Czechoslovakia. The store, which selled only sandwiches was opened in Vienna in 1968 by Vladimir and Tomas Duran. [1] Later they opened stores in Hungary and Turkey, but I just found out that there is a Duran store in Chicago already! Ooh the goodness is spreeeading~

There is something tricky about them. Although they are small, 5-6 pieces are fairly enough to fill your stomach, therefore I always try to eat more but my stomach says nono… 
"Not fair! not fair! It isn't fair, my precious…!"

…but in my mind I could eat them till I die… *grin*

Stores in Budapest

District V., Október 6. street  
District VI., Bajcsy-Zsilinszky street 7.  
District XI., Móricz Zsigmond körtér 15.
Retek street 18.

Although this small sandwiches are not Hungarian invents at all, we also prefer open-faced sandwiches but in a bigger size. On parties, school banquets and other social occasions there are always sandwiches and so called 'falatkák'/bites [= tiny piece of bread, cheese, salami or Hungarian sausage/kolbász and pickled cucumber pinned on a toothpick or - retro - plastic mini sword]. On a proper Hungarian sandwich there are butter, salami or kolbász, onion, yellow bell pepper or tomato and "Piros Arany"/Red Gold paprika paste on top. Or there is another typical open-faced sandwich we usually eat [except me], bread with duck or pig grease on it, onion rings and a pinch of paprika on top.

I laughed a big when I read "Nigellaꞌs Hungarian Sandwich" recipe. I donꞌt know where the hell she got that idea from but Hungarian sandwich is definitely not that. [At least not a proper one.] Maybe she met a Hungarian in England who ate that crap at the moment and she thought: -Oh my, so this is what a Hungarian sandwich looks like! *clapping her hands*

I wouldnꞌt be surprised if all of her international recipes were born this way... But yeah she is Nigella so no one cares at all that she is stupid or not, until she is licking her fingers between two whippings... I just expected more from a star shef... but nevermind. Oh look Iꞌm grumping again. Thanks Nigy!

Good Day!/Szép Napot!  ✌ 

[1] duran.hu