Meals on the land of the Palócs Cover Image

Étkezés a palócok földjén
Meals on the land of the Palócs

Author(s): István Majoros
Subject(s): Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Ethnohistory, Local History / Microhistory, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, 19th Century, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Új-és Jelenkori Egyetemes Történeti Tanszék
Keywords: Kálmán Mikszáth; bred; soup; porridges; eating habits; the dishes of the holidays;

Summary/Abstract: The author writes a monograph on a strange people, the Palóc, living in the northern part of Hungary and in Southern Slovakia. This study is one chapter of this book. At the beginning of the study we get to know the opinion of the famous Hungarian writer, the magical Paloc, Kálmán Mikszáth about traditional Hungarian food and the new ones imported from abroad. The author presents a Paloc pig feast. In the rest of the study we learn about the role of the bred, soup, porridges in the diet of the Paloc. We get to know the dishes of the holidays, the eating habits of the land of Paloc and the names of the special Paloc dishes.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 187-204
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Hungarian