SZENTENDRE (HUNGARY) – Hungarians have come with a unique idea to support the ambulance workers across the country who are coping with a new surge in COVID-19 infections. Many people have started baking cakes for the ambulance drivers after the founder of an online cookery group asked a friend in the service how she could help, launching a nationwide movement.
“Before I could finish she said ‘oh we would love some cakes’,” Eszter Harmath said, adding “They often do rounds dressed in full protective gear and they can hardly sit down to eat in a normal way but the cakes are something they can take on the road.”
The initiative, born out of a modest kitchen in the small town of Szentendre, mirrors other efforts around the world where people have made face masks and hung them on trees or prepared hot meals for people struggling to make ends meet.
Harmath’s “My Quarantine Kitchen” Facebook group now has 8,000 members, who exchange ideas and recipes that are not confined to baking. “There have been some incredibly nice stories that are heart-warming,” she said, while also preparing cinnamon rolls for the ambulance workers, who face extra pressure in the coming days.