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Pálinka
- Issue: 2017/5
- Starting page: 43
- Author: Juhász Katalin
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Traditional Cuisine of Hungary. This issue tells us about pálinka – Hungary’s favorite fire water – the beloved fruit brandy. We get a short history of pálinka, information on amounts of pálinka consumed by the average Hungarian, pálinka’s medicinal uses, distilling pálinka, pálinka folklore and a few pálinka rhymes. In general it is customary to drink a shot of pálinka before a meal, ostensibly to boost the appetite; though some people drink a shot of pálinka every morning. Home-made plum pálinka is a highly prized commodity, but there are great pálinkas made from other fruits as well (i.e. pear, apricot, grape, etc). “Home-made” refers these days usually to pálinka made at a local pálinka distillery from one’s own fruit. By Juhász Katalin.