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Hitlerszalonna (Hungarian: "Hitler bacon"), known in the modern day as sütésálló lekvár ("ovenproof jam"), is a dense fruit jam that originated in the Kingdom of Hungary during World War II.^[1] It was sold in brick shaped blocks held in a piece of paper, and was sliced like szalonna. Soldiers kept it in a case and it could be cooked with other foods.^[2] In the modern day, sütésálló lekvár is often sold in small portion cups. The term itself is considered slang and defined as something like "tough fruit".^[3]

Etymology

One possible source of this name derives from military rations given to soldiers of the Royal Hungarian Army. In armed conflicts under Austria-Hungary, Hungarian soldiers received normal bacon as part of their rations, nicknamed "Kaiser-bacon", referring to the Kaiser of Austria.^{[citation needed]}

During World War II, Hungarian soldiers received rations from Nazi Germany, but often received fruit jam instead of bacon. The soldiers continued to refer to this as the emperor's bacon, and the "emperor" was Führer Adolf Hitler.

This expression has also appeared in a printed book.^[4] When describing the Royal Hungarian Army's logistical situation at the Don River and before the Battle of Stalingrad, the account (as translated below into English) states that:

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

References

^ "Így például a mindenféle vegyes hullott gyümölcsből készült kemény tömblekvárt Hitler szalonnának nevezték." Interview of Deme Juliet Archived 2016-01-30 at the Wayback Machine (born Mailender [Nicholas] Juliet) Budapest, Hungary, Interviewer: Zsolt Boros December, 2004 Centropa
^ Gergőke (2006-03-21). "a némethadifogság alatt ezekben kapták a hitlerszalonnát meg a vajat". A Második Világháború Hadtörténeti Portálja [Second World War Military History Portal]. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2010-03-03. Photo of case and forum discussion (in Hungarian)
^ Szabó, Edina A magyar börtönszleng szótára (2008) (Hungarian dictionary of slang)
^ Ungváry, Krisztián. A magyar honvédség a második világháborúban. Budapest: Osiris, 2005. ISBN 978-963-389-685-3, page 177

[1] "Így például a mindenféle vegyes hullott gyümölcsből készült kemény tömblekvárt Hitler szalonnának nevezték." Interview of Deme Juliet Archived 2016-01-30 at the Wayback Machine (born Mailender [Nicholas] Juliet) Budapest, Hungary, Interviewer: Zsolt Boros December, 2004 Centropa

[2] Gergőke (2006-03-21). "a némethadifogság alatt ezekben kapták a hitlerszalonnát meg a vajat". A Második Világháború Hadtörténeti Portálja [Second World War Military History Portal]. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2010-03-03. Photo of case and forum discussion (in Hungarian)

[3] Szabó, Edina A magyar börtönszleng szótára (2008) (Hungarian dictionary of slang)

[4] Ungváry, Krisztián. A magyar honvédség a második világháborúban. Budapest: Osiris, 2005. ISBN 978-963-389-685-3, page 177

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+{{Short description|World War II provision eaten by Hungarians}}
-'''Hitlerszalonna''' or '''Hitler-szalonna''' ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] "Hitler bacon") is a dense fruit [[jam]],<ref>"Így például a mindenféle vegyes hullott gyümölcsből készült kemény tömblekvárt Hitler szalonnának nevezték." [http://www.centropa.hu/object.dc68337d-1878-40a6-b140-8dda6ac741bc.ivy?full=true Interview of Deme Juliet]
+[[File:Gyümölcs-íz Hitlerszalonna.jpg|thumb|250px|A slab of modern ''sütésálló lekvár'']]
-(born Mailender [Nicholas] Juliet) Budapest, Hungary, Interviewer: Zsolt Boros December, 2004 Centropa</ref> although there is debate about how much fruit was actually in it and how edible it was, that was eaten by [[Military of Hungary|Hungarian troops]] and civilians during [[World War II]]. It was made from mixed fruits such as [[plum]] and sold in brick shaped blocks held in a piece of paper rather than in a jar.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} These slabs were sliced, a bit like [[szalonna (bacon)]]. Soldiers kept it in a case<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 |accessdate=2010-03-03 |url=http://www.netlabor.hu/roncskutatas/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=7001}} Photo of case and forum discussion {{languageicon|hu}}</ref> and it could be cooked with other foods. The term itself is considered [[slang]] and defined as something like "tough fruit".<ref>Szabó, Edina ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=5uL-ON5a8fQC&pg=PA120&dq=Hitlerszalonna&client=firefox-a&cd=3#v=onepage&q=Hitlerszalonna&f=false A magyar börtönszleng szótára]'' (2008) (Hungarian dictionary of slang)</ref>
+'''''Hitlerszalonna''''' ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: "Hitler bacon"), known in the modern day as '''''sütésálló lekvár''''' ("ovenproof jam"), is a dense [[fruit jam]] that originated in the [[Kingdom of Hungary]] during [[World War II]].<ref>"Így például a mindenféle vegyes hullott gyümölcsből készült kemény tömblekvárt Hitler szalonnának nevezték." [http://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] Juliet) Budapest, Hungary, Interviewer: Zsolt Boros December, 2004 Centropa </ref> It was sold in brick shaped blocks held in a piece of paper, and was sliced 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 |access-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 {{in lang|hu}}</ref> In the modern day, ''sütésálló lekvár'' is often sold in small portion cups. The term itself is considered [[slang]] and defined as something like "tough fruit".<ref>Szabó, Edina ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=5uL-ON5a8fQC&dq=Hitlerszalonna&pg=PA120 A magyar börtönszleng szótára]'' (2008) (Hungarian dictionary of slang)</ref>
 == Etymology ==
-One possible source of this name derives from food provisions given to Hungarian soldiers.  In armed conflicts before World War II, Hungarian soldiers were aligned with the Austrian [[Kaiser]] (emperor), and received normal [[bacon]] as their food supply, which was referred to Kaiser-bacon.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}  (Compare [[Kaiser roll]].)
+One possible source of this name derives from [[military rations]] given to soldiers of the [[Royal Hungarian Army]]. In armed conflicts under [[Austria-Hungary]], Hungarian soldiers received normal [[bacon]] as part of their rations, nicknamed "Kaiser-bacon", referring to the [[Kaiser of Austria]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}
-During World War II, Hungarian soldiers received food provisions from the Germans, and it was often fruit flavored jam instead of bacon.  So the soldiers started to refer to this jam as the emperor's bacon, and the "emperor" was [[Adolf Hitler]].
+During World War II, Hungarian soldiers received rations from [[Nazi Germany]], but often received fruit jam instead of bacon. The soldiers continued to refer to this 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, page 177</ref>  When describing the Hungarian army's logistical situation at the [[Don River (Russia)|Don River]] near [[Stalingrad]], and before the [[Battle of Stalingrad]], the account (as translated below into English) states that:
+This expression has also appeared in a printed book.<ref>Ungváry, Krisztián. ''A magyar honvédség a második világháborúban''. Budapest: Osiris, 2005. {{ISBN|978-963-389-685-3}}, page 177</ref>  When describing the Royal Hungarian Army's logistical situation at the [[Don (river)|Don River]] and before the [[Battle of Stalingrad]], the account (as translated below into English) states that:
-{{quote|The food supply of the Hungarian soldiers were not adequate ... Not only the Hungarian armies suffered from the lack of proper food but also German troops, but for the Hungarian soldiers there were an additional drawback, that the food was German, and these [[German cuisine|German foods]] (like pudding, [[anchovy]] paste, cheese in the tube) were uncommon and not popular among the Hungarians. Only one German food has been accepted by the soldiers and even brought back to Hungary and become a normal product at those days and that was the "Hitler bacon" which is a flavoured jam made from [[pumpkin]].}}
+{{quote|The food supply of the Hungarian soldiers was not adequate&nbsp;... Not only the Hungarian armies but also German troops suffered from the lack of proper food; but for the Hungarian soldiers there was an additional drawback, that the food was German, and these [[German cuisine|German foods]] (like pudding, [[anchovy]] paste, cheese in a tube) were uncommon and not popular among the Hungarians. Only one German food was accepted by the soldiers and was even brought back to Hungary and became a normal product in those days, and that was the "Hitler bacon" which is a flavoured jam made from [[pumpkin]].}}
 ==See also==
+* [[Turkish delight]], a similar pectin based food
 * [[Hungarian cuisine]]
 * [[Hungary during World War II]]
-* [[Palinka]]
+* [[List of plum dishes]]
-* [[Vegemite]]
+* [[Quince cheese]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{reflist|2}}
+{{Squashes and pumpkins}}
+{{portal bar|Food}}
 [[Category:Squashes and pumpkins]]
 [[Category:Hungarian cuisine]]
-[[Category:German cuisine]]
+[[Category:Cultural depictions of Adolf Hitler]]
+[[Category:Plum dishes]]
+[[Category:Jams and jellies]]
+[[Category:Military food]]
+[[Category:Hungary in World War II]]