Chestnut-apricot chocolate cake has become Budapest’s dessert

Edes Napok is one of Europe’s largest chocolate and sweets-themed trade fairs; in front of the Szent István Basilica, the public can see the cakes, chocolates and other delicacies of almost forty exhibitors – said Csaba Rebrus, the president of Csésze and the main organizer of the Sweet Days, at the Budapest press conference of the Hungarian Chocolate and Confectionery Association (Csésze) on Wednesday.

At this year’s Sweet Days, Balaton’s ice cream and cookies will appear for the first time, but you will also be able to taste Demeter Chocolate Kft.’s Dubai dessert, and the new chocoMe brand, Atelier, will also be presented. The specialty of the chocolate manufactory is that it carries out the entire production process itself: it buys the cocoa beans locally, which it then peels and roasts itself – explained the president of Csésze.

The purpose of the candy-themed event is to help Hungarian confectionary small and medium-sized enterprises, to support the strengthening and promotion of Hungarian confectionery manufactories, he added.

Csaba Rebrus noted that the Hungarian confectionery industry is currently facing major challenges: the price of cocoa beans and other ingredients has increased significantly in the recent period, but more and more must be spent on energy and labor, while the turnover of confectioneries shows a serious decline. According to Csaba Rebrus, Hungarian artisanal chocolate production performs well in world competitions, despite the fact that the sector does not receive state support.