The Kurtosh Kalacs originated from Romania, more precisely from Transylvania, the first cookbook which mentioned the Kurtosh recipe was issued in 1723 ....
"Here at Dracula's Chimney Cakes, we bake a 300-year-old Transylvanian product called: chimney cake. It’s a slightly sweet yeast dough that we wrap around a wood rolling pin and then it gets baked overheat. When the cake is baked, it will have a golden brown color, crispy on the outside and soft & fluffy on the inside. It can be sweet or savory or savory with meat. We fill them with house-smoked brisket, pepperoni, in house-smoked pulled pork, sausages, we also do tacos and much more ..."