The bars have been made with the cheap, easy-to-use coating compound containing vegetable fats, instead of chocolate. The report of szmo.hu according to, in order for this to change now, several new equipment and capacity expansion were needed in the factory. However, after the improvements, they were able to make a coating of 53 percent dark chocolate for the Curd Rudi.
According to the portal’s taste test, compared to the coating mass, this crispy chocolate coating represents a greater contrast with the soft curd filling, and thus Túró Rudi has a slightly stronger taste than before. The change is also unique because the recipe for Túró Rudi has not changed much in more than five decades (production of the candy began in 1968).