{"id":59,"date":"2015-08-18T11:19:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T09:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=59"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:01:55","slug":"langos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/langos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Langos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/langos-1.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of a Langos\" class=\"wp-image-14153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/langos-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/langos-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Wander around a Christmas market and you may encounter an alarmingly-large snack that enjoys favoured status among locals. The <em>Langos<\/em> (pronounced Lan-Gosh) may only be second to sausages as the food of choice at outdoor events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Giant disc of fried dough<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tastes better than it sounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not likely to be recommended by nutritionists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a 2-hour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/vienna-walking-tours-l205287\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_FandD\" rel=\"sponsored\">walking tour<\/a>* in Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/traditional-food-drink\/\">Food from Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Langos?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kidlangos.jpg\" alt=\"Kid eating a langos\" class=\"wp-image-44187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kidlangos.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kidlangos-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Part food, part model of the lunar surface)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Viennese version of the Langos is a large, flat, round, crispy snack: an all-year alternative, but notably warming and filling on a cold winter&#8217;s night. As a bonus, you can always use it as a protective shield if it rains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having said that, I have a sneaky suspicion the size has decreased of late in another possible example of shrinkflation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/traditional-food-drink\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1654\">traditional food<\/a>, the precise recipe depends on where you are and who you ask: in Vienna, you deep-fry a flattened piece of dough (leavened or potato-based). So you won&#8217;t discover any mention of Langos in a healthy eating guide, other than next to a warning label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most vendors coat the fried result in garlic paste. Not recommended for those with romantic intentions, though it&#8217;s fine to refuse the garlic add-on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So where can you get one?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You normally find this round delight at outdoor festivals and events like seasonal markets, lower league <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/sport\/live-stadium-football\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"6959\">football matches<\/a>, funfairs, and similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, a 2025 survey by the Chamber of Commerce found the Langos was the second-most popular food at Vienna&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/christmas-markets\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1680\">Christmas markets<\/a> (a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/roastchestnuts\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"63\">bag of roast chestnuts<\/a> proved the most popular).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/christkindlmarkt2022.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance arch to the Christkindlmarkt\" class=\"wp-image-53864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/christkindlmarkt2022.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/christkindlmarkt2022-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Look for Langos at seasonal markets and festivals, often in premium form with toppings and deeper pastry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best versions are those where they make the dough on-site before frying. The ready-to-fry Langos dough is fine, but rarely as good as the fresh version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The snack actually has its origins in Hungary, where the name applies to various versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hungarian Langos is generally thicker than the Vienna equivalent and comes with more toppings (particularly cheese and sour cream).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some specialist Langos food trucks you might find at Viennese festivals and markets commonly offer a range of toppings, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, one word of caution: these monster snacks are almost impossible to eat without getting sticky fingers or faces. Bring wet wipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bon app\u00e9tit or J\u00f3 \u00e9tv\u00e1gyat (as they say in Budapest).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more traditional gastronomic delights from Vienna, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/traditional-food-drink\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1654\">try these suggestions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wander around a Christmas market and you may encounter an alarmingly-large snack that enjoys favoured status among locals. The Langos (pronounced Lan-Gosh) may only be second to sausages as the food of choice at outdoor events. What is a Langos? (Part food, part model of the lunar surface) The Viennese version of the Langos is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-59","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88925,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions\/88925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}