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Hungary
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Rigójancsi is a traditional Hungarian cube-shaped chocolate sponge cake and chocolate cream pastry. It gained popularity in the former Austria-Hungary and is named after Rigó Jancsi (1858–1927), a famous Hungarian Gypsy (Romani people) violinist. In Flavors of Hungary, a cookbook written by Charlotte Slovak Biro, this cake is called "Gypsy John".
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