Food in my region

Palócland

Made by: Arián Száraz

 History
The anchestors of the Palócs arrived in the Carpathian Basin in 200-300
after the Conquest. The Palócs ancient hun folk. A mixture of indigenous
people living in the Highlands and the turkish kabar folk. Palócsland is
located in the northern part of Hungary. The territory of Higlands, Mátra
and Bükk.
In Palócland they still keep their traditions and the ancient faith.
Exorcism and „villőzés”,devilwedding, Luca day.
Their groups: barkók—Rima- Hangony, Hódos-brook
matyók– Hont ,Nógrád,Heves,Borsod
Their professions are the follows: apiary, brandy and jam cooking, drying,
vibrating -net fishing.
 The gastronomy of a landscape depends: natural
conditions,landscape endowments, animal and plant world,
way of economy
 Ingredients and flavours
The two most commonly used vegetables are potato and cabbage. Potatoes
spread earlier in this region than in other parts of the country. They make a
variety of dishes out of it. For example: ganca, zsámiska, tócsni. The
influence of slovak cuisine can be felt on Palóc dishes. The love of cabbage
comes from the tót kitchen.
 Cereals
Due to the topography of the area they could produce few vegetables. So
grains were made from (wheat, rye, barley) the variety of porridge dish.
For example: zsámiska with toasted butter.
 Spice and herbs
The using of spice in the Palóc kitchen nowadays is the same as hungarian
cuisine. For example: dried pepper, salt, pepper, bay leaf, garlic,onion. it
used to cook with little spice. The most commonly used condiments are
fried onions or ,,tepertő” and various dairy products.
 Economical palóc cuisine-cibere
Cibere is a fermented grain juice. Which is made from wheat and rye bran
with cumin and bay leaf.
 The most representative dishes
Soup plays a central role int he palóc meal. The palóc meal always begin
with soup. This is usually something relatively light such milk soup(kiszi),
sauerkraut soup, potato soup. Their soups usually without meat. Thickened
with milk or whey.
 Haluska
The hasluska made of potatoes is the equivalent of the slovak strapacka.
The strapacka is served with sheep’s curd, sauer cabbage, fried onion.
 Palóc roll
Strange meat dish which to grated potato rolled meat. It is served with rice
and peach compote.
 Sweets
The palócs sweets are extremly tasteful. Favourite sweet is the ferentő
which in is a snail shape rolled up served with sprinkled with poppy and
honey. Representative palócs brioche the Morvan. This is a baked in oven
without filling sweet.
 The legendary of palóc soup
The most famous palóc is Kálmán Mikszáth, who was called the ,,Big Palóc”.
Mikszáth was a real gourmet. He has published many writings and and short stories
related to gastronomy. The famous Palóc soup is also named after him. In 1892 the
writer requested a special soup from the famous John Gundel. For his birthday, he
asks for a soup: „ that includes the flavor of hungarian and palóc cuisine”.
 Palócs soup
They made from beef and mutton with various vegetables: french
bean,cellery, carrot, white carrot, onion it’s spice various: salt,pepper,onion,
cumin, garlic, bay leaf, dill, strong pepper. Served with sour cream .
 Some popular traditional restaurants
There is a tradicional palócs restaurant in a amazing village, in Hollókő.
The name of restaurant is Geranium. In the restaurant is a folkloric atmosphere.
The architecture of the house’s facade evokes rural feeling as it was centuries ago.
Many coloured flowers hanging on the veranda. The walls are decorated with a
variety of folk artist objects. The equipment, carved tables and chairs work of the
palócs people is praised.
 Geranium restaurant
The customers can try the traditional palócs dishes, they can get taste of
Palócsland. To the dishes the most delicious hungarian wines. The
restaurant is very atmospheric and famililar.
 Interest
In the circle of palócs eating from common bowl was habited
in the early 1900. The using of fork was rare. The food ate with thumb and point and
middle finger, cleverly and clearly.
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