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Saitos Kürtőskalács

A story from Baia Mare, showing the tradition of chimney-cake preparation in the everyday work of a present-day maker.

SAITOS began in Baia Mare in 2009. Freshly prepared dough, cakes rotating over embers and a caramelised sugar crust remain at the centre of its published baking process.

Visit the SAITOS website ↗
Golden-brown and unbaked chimney cakes on the SAITOS baking spit over embers
Baking by rotation over embers. Photo: SAITOS / saitos.ro.
Beginnings
2009 · Baia Mare
Baking
On site, over embers
Regular range
9 flavours
Presence
4 locations and a mobile workshop

From Baia Mare, since 2009

The brand began with a small shop in Baia Mare. Its own timeline dates the arrival of the mobile workshop to 2016 and the four permanent locations to 2024. This story connects the profile with the people making chimney cake today.

Archive photograph of the first SAITOS shop in Baia Mare
The first shop in Baia Mare. Photo: SAITOS / saitos.ro.

The SAITOS story ↗ · The historical background of chimney cake

Baking in practice

The SAITOS process describes four stages:

  1. Preparation: a ribbon of dough is wound by hand onto a wooden cylinder.
  2. Baking: the cylinder rotates over embers until the surface caramelises.
  3. Finishing: the selected coating is applied to the hot sugar crust.
  4. Serving: the freshly baked cake is handed over warm.

This gives a practical connection to the preparation chapter on kurtos.eu: winding, rotation and the transformation of the sugar surface can all be observed in a working workshop.

The SAITOS baking process ↗ · The professional description of chimney-cake preparation

One base, different coatings

The nine regular flavours are vanilla, coconut, walnut, cinnamon, Nesquik, raspberry, chocolate, sprinkles and assorted. These present-day variations illustrate the relationship between the caramelised base and the finishing coating.

Detailed product descriptions and ingredient information are available on the SAITOS website.

Flavours and product profiles ↗ · Ingredients and allergen information ↗

Permanent locations and a mobile workshop

The four listed locations are Cluj-Napoca Central, Cluj-Napoca BIG, Baia Mare Auchan and Sibiu Shopping City. The mobile workshop also attends festivals, corporate events and family gatherings.

The SAITOS mobile chimney-cake workshop at an outdoor location
The SAITOS mobile workshop. Photo: SAITOS / saitos.ro.

Locations, addresses and current opening hours ↗ · The mobile workshop and events ↗

Further information and contact

SAITOS provides direct information about the workshop, its current products and event options.

Sources and photographs: SAITOS / saitos.ro and the linked pages above. Profile prepared: .

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