Pálinka, Hungaricum

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EEP MP U ¦tiwiM pyrj i gnan^ii I' I í B mc5 ü ^ Old Hungárián distilled ^ drinks: rosoglios, krampam- ^^K^gÚy}^ puli, bedding distillate. There remain places where they are stiil known. Hungárián distillate brands known as "pálinka" far and wide include: the whistling apricot from Kecskemét, the plum from Szatmár, the pear from Halas and Tokaji aszú pomace distillate. They are available in decorative packaging. Their names reflect particular ocassions: reaper's distillate, distillate of joy, Blessed Virgin's glass, John's blessing. They take us back in time. Revealing names are found such as: healing distillate, throat oil, fence shredder, priest growler and squatting distillate. This is all just a taste of the history and present day state of Hungárián pálinka culture. Hungarians of course, are primarily wine drinkers, but many ocassions are inconceivable without pálinka: receiving guests, holiday meals, communal physical work, raising toasts, chiidbirth, wedding receptions, the... Tovább

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EEP MP U ¦tiwiM pyrj i gnan^ii I' I í B mc5 ü ^ Old Hungárián distilled ^ drinks: rosoglios, krampam- ^^K^gÚy}^ puli, bedding distillate. There remain places where they are stiil known. Hungárián distillate brands known as "pálinka" far and wide include: the whistling apricot from Kecskemét, the plum from Szatmár, the pear from Halas and Tokaji aszú pomace distillate. They are available in decorative packaging. Their names reflect particular ocassions: reaper's distillate, distillate of joy, Blessed Virgin's glass, John's blessing. They take us back in time. Revealing names are found such as: healing distillate, throat oil, fence shredder, priest growler and squatting distillate. This is all just a taste of the history and present day state of Hungárián pálinka culture. Hungarians of course, are primarily wine drinkers, but many ocassions are inconceivable without pálinka: receiving guests, holiday meals, communal physical work, raising toasts, chiidbirth, wedding receptions, the "feasts" - that is the pig killing feast and the funeral feast. I I AH ü Ik/f Asof 2002, Hungárián pálinka W^St^^f^^fm is officially recorded and Éfeí /^WB^* accepted within the European H^^^^BL Union as a specialty of Hungary. Interest is increasing in the cultured, high quality, moderate and healthy consumption of food and drink. Géza Balázs' book alsó serves this purpose as he acquaints the reader with Hungárián distillate culture. He presents the first appearance, production and ingredients of pálinka, the historical and present day products, the related beliefs, customs and its role in language and folklore, as well as the activities of friends of pálinka today. The author, Dr Géza Balázs, is a teacher at Dániel Berzsenyi College and Loránd Eötvös University, a linguist and an ethnography researcher.The public is familiar with his writings, books, radio and television programs on linguistics and ethnography. This, his third book on pálinka will appear concurrently in both Hungárián and English. The Hungárián State Printing Company (Állami Nyomda Rt.) recommends this book to the reader (pálinka drinker) with pride. Vissza