What is the Hungarian crepe filled with jam or cheese called?

The Hungarian crepe filled with jam or cheese is called palacsinta. It is a thin, flexible pancake that can be served as a sweet dessert or, in some versions, as a savoury meal. Common sweet fillings include fruit jam, sweet túró—a crumbly Hungarian curd cheese—and sometimes raisins, walnuts, vanilla or chocolate spread.

Palacsinta is usually rolled or folded after filling. One celebrated variation is Gundel palacsinta, associated with restaurateur Károly Gundel; it is traditionally filled with walnuts, covered in chocolate sauce and sometimes flambéed with rum. Another is Hortobágyi palacsinta, a savoury version filled with meat stew and commonly served with sour cream.

Although palacsinta resembles French crêpes, its name belongs to a broader Central and Eastern European family of thin pancakes. Related forms include Austrian Palatschinken and Balkan palačinka. A common mix-up is strudel: strudel is made from stretched pastry and has a layered, flaky structure, whereas palacsinta is a soft pan-cooked crepe. Lángos is different again, being fried bread dough rather than a thin pancake.