Rigójancsi

Rigó Jancsi
Alternative namesGypsy John
TypeCake
Place of originHungary and Austria
Region or statein Hungary: nationwide
in Austria: Vienna
in Italy: Trieste
in Croatia: Rijeka
Main ingredientsChocolate sponge cake (flour, butter, sugar, egg whites, chocolate, egg yolks)
Filling: chocolate and cream icing, apricot jam, dark rum or vanilla

Rigójancsi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈriɡoː ˈjɒnt͡ʃi]) 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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