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Kecskem\u00e9t<\/p>\n
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In the “orchard of Hungary,” traditions are receptive to diverse influences<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.10″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_margin=”|80px||80px” custom_margin_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_margin_phone=”|20px||20px” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”12px|||1px||” text_orientation=”left”]<\/p>\n Kecskem\u00e9t is generally known as the “orchard of Hungary” because its sandy soils are excellent for the cultivation of fruit trees, especially apricots (in fact, orchards help to bind the soil and keep the sands from blowing away) .\u00a0Over time, the growth of gardening, viticulture, and fruit production all lead to the improvement of the city. In addition to fruit and vegetable production, livestock breeding (focused on animals such as horses, cattle, and sheep) on the plains around\u00a0Kecskem\u00e9t has been going on for over 1,000 years.<\/p>\n By the late 18th to early 19th century, the Hankovszky apricot variety of the Great Hungarian Plain was spread throughout much of Europe and a pomological dictionary referred to it as \u201cthe best Hungarian apricot.\u201d The high number of sunny hours and the cool nights of the region where this apricot originated give the fruit its distinctive flavor. The trees do not like acid soil but they can tolerate frost very well.<\/p>\n The apricots grown around Kecskem\u00e9t are perhaps the juiciest and most delicious in all of Europe. The local people realized long ago that, in addition to making jam, excellent p\u00e1linka<\/em> (brandy) could be distilled from the fruits.\u00a0The apricot p\u00e1linka from Kecskem\u00e9t is a world-famous Hungarian product and one of the peak achievements of Hungarian rural society and agriculture. During his visit to Hungary in 1935, Edward, Prince of Wales, praised Kecskem\u00e9t’s apricot p\u00e1linka, saying, “P\u00e1linka with soda is better than whisky, tea is tastier with p\u00e1linka than with rum.”<\/p>\n Hungarian folk gastronomy is tradition bound but also receptive to outside influences, and the Kecskem\u00e9t’s food culture is no exception. The region’s GCH has grown out of the diverse culinary legacies of different nationalities and historical periods, from the Italian renaissance to the 150-year period of Turkish rule. There is also variation among the diets of different social groups;\u00a0the shepherds of the <\/span>puszta <\/em>(steppe) have different food traditions from the people living on isolated farmsteads, or\u00a0<\/span>tany\u00e1k<\/em>,\u00a0and the diet of landless workers differs from that of members of the urban middle class.<\/span><\/p>\n The festival of H\u00edr\u00f6s H\u00e9t (“famous week”), which has been held annually in\u00a0Kecskem\u00e9t since 1934, presents fruits, wines,\u00a0apricot p\u00e1linka, cured meats, and dairy products. A Hungarian folktale refers poetically to the\u00a0sz\u00f3l\u00f3 sz\u0151l\u0151 (<\/em>“sp<\/i>eaking grapes”), cseng\u0151 barack<\/em>\u00a0(“jingling apricot”), and mosolyg\u00f3 alma<\/em>\u00a0(“smiling apple”) available at this festival.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta admin_label=”Travel Book” button_url=”https:\/\/foodpathsnetwork.slowfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/KECSKEMET_travel_book_web.pdf” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Discover the Kecskem\u00e9t Travel Book” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ header_text_color=”#4b6896″ body_text_color=”#4b6896″ z_index_tablet=”500″ link_option_url_new_window=”on” header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” 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custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”15px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” text_orientation=”left”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#666666″ _builder_version=”3.19.10″ max_width=”85%” max_width_tablet=”38%” max_width_phone=”58%” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_margin=”-22px||-1px” custom_margin_phone=”-27px|||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||0px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.10″ text_orientation=”left”]<\/p>\n Bogr\u00e1csguly\u00e1s is the traditional stew eaten by Hungarian shepherds. Traditionally, cooked seasoned meat was dried in the sun and then packed into bags made from sheeps’ stomachs, needing only the addition of water to make it into a meal. This stew is one of the national dishes of Hungary and a symbol of the country.<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/foodpathsnetwork.slowfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Identify_Kecskemet_bogr\u00e1csguly\u00e1s.png” align_tablet=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.23″ background_color=”#ffffff”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=”0|0px|30px|0px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.25″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.22.7″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”EB Garamond|||on|||||” header_5_text_color=”#00a99d” custom_margin=”||22px” custom_padding=”12px||0px” text_orientation=”left”]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#666666″ _builder_version=”3.19.10″ max_width=”19%” max_width_tablet=”28%” max_width_phone=”36%” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_margin=”-18px||”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.10″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_margin=”-25px||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px||” text_orientation=”left”]<\/p>\n The Mangalica pig breed was once found across Hungary and in bordering countries. These corpulent pigs grows very slowly and cannot be kept in closed quarters. They are therefore poorly suited to modern industrial pig farms and have been gradually replaced with modern breeds.\u00a0<\/em>After almost disappearing completely, the breed was rediscovered in the late 1990s and has become popular thanks to its excellent meat, characterized by an abundance fat that is rich in good cholesterol.<\/em><\/p>\n The pig is distinguished by its thick, curly fur, which is usually blond, sometimes black, and occasionally red. On the Hungarian plains, farmers raise Mangalica pigs in free-range systems. The pigs graze on wild pastures and their diet is supplemented with potatoes and pumpkins produced by the farmers. <\/em> The flavorful Mangalica pork can be braised slowly in the oven or cooked in stock. Mangalica breeders also cure their own smoked hams and sausages according to traditional techniques. The most traditional\u00a0sausage type is packed in the pig\u2019s duodenum. The meat is minced finely with the animal\u2019s lard using an electric grinder, and seasoned with salt, pepper, sweet paprika, and other spices, depending on the producer\u2019s particular recipe. The sausages are stuffed into casings by hand and cold-smoked over an acacia- or oak-wood fire and then left to age, ideally for at least 2-3 months. The sweet paprika used to season the sausage gives the final product a natural sweetness and a vibrant red color (www.slowfood.com<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”29333,29337,29334,29339,29338,29335″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.19.10″ title_font=”||||||||”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#3d3d3d”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”0|0px|27px|0px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”EB Garamond||||||||” header_5_font_size=”25px” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_padding=”26px||0px|60px” text_orientation=”left”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”3.19″ 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