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A lakodalmi étkezések és ételek változásai Cserépfaluban
Food in Hungarian Tradition – Changes in traditional wedding fare in Cserépfalu
Cserépfalu is a village located in the Bükk region of northern Hungary. “The wedding menu of Cserépfalu changed considerably over the second half of the 20th century in line with nationwide economic, social, lifestyle changes and tendencies. The course of events of the wedding was simplified, for example magical elements were left out, weddings became shorter, the number of meals served also decreased, while certain meals offer more and more food, and/or more and more courses.” What has remained on the wedding menu throughout the years is the soup made with gently boiled meat and vegetables served with the special wedding noodles: ”csiga tészta”. Wedding guests were/are served at least a several course lunch or supper, and another meal at midnight. In former times a sweet, yeast-leavened egg bread baked special for weddings, the ‘kalács’, was an important part of the wedding fare appearing at various times during the series of wedding events. Now this sweet baked bread is often replaced by fancy wedding cakes served as desert at the main feast. Before a wedding a crew of folks gathered to prepare for the wedding festivities and meals - the crew was fed proper sit-down meals while working. Neighbors and relatives donated food and/or money towards the festivities. A list was kept of the donated goods. An example of a list from 1996 begins with: 3 pigs, 50 liters fat, 110 hens, 65 kilograms ground meat, etc. By Báti Anikó - based on the author’s 2019 monography of eating habits of Cserépfalu. Published: Budapest Hungarian Ethnographical Association.
Cserépfalu is a village located in the Bükk region of northern Hungary. “The wedding menu of Cserépfalu changed considerably over the second half of the 20th century in line with nationwide economic, social, lifestyle changes and tendencies. The course of events of the wedding was simplified, for example magical elements were left out, weddings became shorter, the number of meals served also decreased, while certain meals offer more and more food, and/or more and more courses.” What has remained on the wedding menu throughout the years is the soup made with gently boiled meat and vegetables served with the special wedding noodles: ”csiga tészta”. Wedding guests were/are served at least a several course lunch or supper, and another meal at midnight. In former times a sweet, yeast-leavened egg bread baked special for weddings, the ‘kalács’, was an important part of the wedding fare appearing at various times during the series of wedding events. Now this sweet baked bread is often replaced by fancy wedding cakes served as desert at the main feast. Before a wedding a crew of folks gathered to prepare for the wedding festivities and meals - the crew was fed proper sit-down meals while working. Neighbors and relatives donated food and/or money towards the festivities. A list was kept of the donated goods. An example of a list from 1996 begins with: 3 pigs, 50 liters fat, 110 hens, 65 kilograms ground meat, etc. By Báti Anikó - based on the author’s 2019 monography of eating habits of Cserépfalu. Published: Budapest Hungarian Ethnographical Association.