Astrazeneca is yellow, Pfizer green: Hungary's Covid vaccine-themed treats

At a patisserie in the small town of Vere­segyhaz, the choice is between a selection of layered mousses with colourful jelly toppings, presented in small glasses, with decorative syringes on top

A Hungarian pastry shop has launched a range of Covid-19 vaccine-themed sweet mousses as a light-hearted antidote to angst over the different types of vaccines and the implications of receiving one or another of them.

At the Sulyan family’s patisserie in the small town of Vere­segyhaz, northeast of Buda­pest, the choice is between a selection of layered mousses with colourful jelly toppings, presented in small glasses, with decorative syringes on top.

Each colour of jelly represents a different Covid-19 vaccine: citrus yellow for Astra­Zeneca and a slightly darker yellow for Sinopharm, matcha green for Pfizer, orange for Sputnik V and a vivid