Hungary goes for best street food

For the first time, Hungary enters the European Street Food Awards competition. For the domestic selections Hungarian bistros and bars can sign up until this Friday, then starts the voting week, writes Forbes.hu which is part of the official judges.

According to the official media statement, street food is a lot more than what meets the eye for the first glance.

It advertises the variety of cuisines, the mixture of cultures and styles on the streets of Europe.

The European Street Food Awards aims to draw attention to this progressive power. Famous journalists founded the award, and also chefs and organisers; it represents 15 countries at the moment and has become one of the most significant street food competition during the years.

This year, for the first time, Hungary joins the competition.

The Hungarian Street Food Awards

Based on the British example Hungary is first organising a first round at home, application closes on Friday, 31 August.

The seven different categories include vegan, dessert, Hungarian, pizza, meat-lover, international or hamburger/sandwich.

Once the application closes the public vote begins, which will last between the 1^st and 7^th of September. In the meantime, the judges will also test and review the contestants.

The winner gets to represent Hungary in Berlin at the European Finals.