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(born Mailender'''''Hitlerszalonna''''' ([Nicholas[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: Juliet)"Hitler Budapestbacon"), Hungary,known Interviewer:in Zsoltthe Borosmodern December,day 2004as Centropa</ref>'''''sütésálló althoughlekvár''''' there("ovenproof jam"), is debatea about how muchdense [[fruit was actually in it and how edible it was,jam]] that wasoriginated eatenin bythe [[MilitaryKingdom of Hungary|Hungarian troops]] and civilians during [[World War II]].<ref>"Így Itpéldául wasa mademindenféle fromvegyes mixedhullott fruitsgyümölcsből suchkészült askemény tömblekvárt Hitler szalonnának nevezték." [[plumhttp://www.centropa.hu/object.dc68337d-1878-40a6-b140-8dda6ac741bc.ivy?full=true Interview of Deme Juliet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130134614/http://www.centropa.hu/object.dc68337d-1878-40a6-b140-8dda6ac741bc.ivy?full=true |date=2016-01-30 }} (born Mailender [Nicholas] andJuliet) Budapest, Hungary, Interviewer: Zsolt Boros December, 2004 Centropa </ref> It was sold in brick shaped blocks held in a piece of paper, ratherand than in a jar.{{fact}} These slabs werewas sliced, a bit like [[szalonna (bacon)|szalonna]]. Soldiers kept it in a case and it could be cooked with other foods.<ref>{{cite web |author="Gergőke" |title=a némethadifogság alatt ezekben kapták a hitlerszalonnát meg a vajat |work=A Második Világháború Hadtörténeti Portálja [Second World War Military History Portal] |date=2006-03-21 |accessdateaccess-date=2010-03-03 |url=http://www.netlabor.hu/roncskutatas/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=7001|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070815161348/http://www.netlabor.hu/roncskutatas/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=7001|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-08-15}} Photo of case and forum discussion {{languageiconin lang|hu}}</ref> andIn itthe couldmodern beday, cooked''sütésálló withlekvár'' otheris foodsoften sold in small portion cups. The term itself is considered [[slang]] and defined as something like "tough fruit".<ref>Szabó, Edina ''[httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=5uL-ON5a8fQC&pg=PA120&dq=Hitlerszalonna&clientpg=firefox-a&cd=3#v=onepage&q=Hitlerszalonna&f=falsePA120 A magyar börtönszleng szótára]'' (2008) (Hungarian dictionary of slang)</ref>

One possible source of this name derives from food[[military provisionsrations]] given to Hungarian soldiers. of Inthe armed conflicts before World War II,[[Royal Hungarian soldiersArmy]]. wereIn alignedarmed withconflicts the Germanunder [[KaiserAustria-Hungary]] (emperor), andHungarian soldiers received normal [[bacon]] as part of their food supplyrations, which was referred tonicknamed "Kaiser-bacon.{{cn}}", referring (Compareto the [[Kaiser rollof Austria]].){{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}

During World War II, Hungarian soldiers received food provisionsrations from the[[Nazi GermansGermany]], andbut itoften was oftenreceived fruit flavored jam instead of bacon. So theThe soldiers startedcontinued to refer to this jam as the emperor's bacon, and the "emperor" was ''[[Führer]]'' [[Adolf Hitler]].

This expression has also appeared in a printed book.<ref>Ungváry, Krisztián. ''A magyar honvédség a második világháborúban''. Budapest: Osiris, 2005. {{ISBN 9789633896853|978-963-389-685-3}}, page 177</ref> When describing the Royal Hungarian armyArmy's logistical situation at the [[Don River (Russiariver)|Don River]] near [[Stalingrad]], and before the [[Battle of Stalingrad]], the account (as translated below into English) states that:

{{quote|The food supply of the Hungarian soldiers werewas not adequate&nbsp;... Not only the Hungarian armies but also German troops suffered from the lack of proper food but also German troops,; but for the Hungarian soldiers there werewas an additional drawback, that the food was German, and these [[German cuisine|German foods]] (like pudding, [[anchovy]] paste, cheese in thea tube) were uncommon and not popular among the Hungarians. Only one German food has beenwas accepted by the soldiers and was even brought back to Hungary and becomebecame a normal product atin those days, and that was the "Hitler bacon" which is a flavoured jam made from [[pumpkin]].}}

* [[PalinkaList of plum dishes]]

* [[VegemiteQuince cheese]]

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[[Category:GermanCultural cuisinedepictions of Adolf Hitler]]