How To Write An Essay On Hungarian Immigration
Research Paper: Hungary
One of the largest Hungarian immigration groups migrated to the United States between 1880 and 1914. Most migrated in Eastern cities while later generations moved west to California. Many different groups came for various reasons. The ‘Forty-Niners’ came to the U.S to escape retribution from a failed Hungarian Revolution in 1848. Another group of immigrates came from 1880-1915, called the ‘Great Immigration’. They came because of overpopulation, economic reasons, and because many farmers were being displaced by industrialization. The Third immigration came around World War II, as a result of Hitler’s rise to power in Europe, many Hungarians became refugees who fled because of religious persecution. They migrated to the US for political freedom and to find work in a developing country. Many hoped to find jobs in the steel industry factories and the many jobs that were available in the US.
Hungarian immigrants who moved to the US did face …show more content…
some sort of assimilation. Many Hungarians found it hard they had left and families founded it hard to be immersed in around another foreign culture as the US. Americans at the time did not initially accept the immigrants. Because of this, many Hungarian communities developed their own communities to help on another and keep their cultural background and accustoms. They were viewed by many Americans as different and foreign. Therefore many Hungarians struggled with discrimination.
Hungarian immigrants settled primarily in urban cities of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Wherever there were Industries, immigrants followed. Many immigrants over time started moving to the West in search of other jobs and land. Agoston Haraszthy was the first Hungarian to permanently settle in the United States and resided in Wisconsin then California during the Gold Rush. He founded the Buena Vista Vineyards in Sonoma California. He is considered the “Father of California Viticulture”, because he was one of the first to introduce more than three hundred varieties from Europe to the US. The Hungarian population is fairly small group of about 16,802 that are living in California. To keep their culture alive in the US, many Hungarians organize language meet up groups. I thought that this was a great idea. They hold these meet ups, so that they keep their language alive as a people in California. This shows that Hungarians want to teach the next generation the culture of where they are truly
from.
The traditional Hungarian dishes are full of unique flavors and aromas. Dishes are very flavorful, spicy, and are rather heavy. If ever invited to a Hungarian household, now you’re your stomach will be more than full in the end. The most popular ingredient used in many Hungarian dishes is the red powdered spice called paprika. It is as red and blood and the people of Hungary say it is no less essential for a healthy life. Hungarians also love to eat meat, mainly pork and beef. The eat poultry in a variety of ways with all kind of spicy sauces and stews.
The national dish is a kind of meat stew. Hungarians call this dish Goulash and another favorite is the Gulyas. The Goulash dish ingredient include slow cooked beef, carrots, beef broth, onions, and of course paprika. Another popular dish is Halászlé, which is like a fisherman’s soup. It is a spicy paprika based soup with mixed fish. The final staple in Hungary is their elegant pastries and cakes. The most popular three are Túrógombóc (sweet cheese dumplings, Gesztenyepüré (chestnut puree), and Bejgli which is a sweet pastry. Wine is also something unique to the country. With over 100 varietals and 22 wine growing regions, Hungary has a strong culture in the cultivation and unique microclimates. Many who have tired the various local wines have perceived it as elusive and mysterious. One example of Hungary fine wine is the Kekfrankos, which is one of the main red wine varieties in the country today and is said to be one of the oldest.
Foods that are needed to make a typical Hungarian dishes usually have some kind of beef or pork, herbs, potatoes, onions, stew, various spices, and paprika. Paprika is so popular that kids eat then as if they are eating chips. These ingredients vary on the type of dish but at least one of items listed are used in almost every dish. Hungarians love meat and typically have about two heavy meals a day , breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with some pasties and snacks in between. Hungarians are also known for their elegant pastries and cakes which are another very popular thing in Hungary. A flaky pastry dough called filo or phyllo. From crepes, Langos (fried dough), Gesztenyepure, chimney cake, and Bejgli (strudel) to name a few, there is a ridiculous amount of pastries that Hungarians love to indulge on. Lastly is their soup or stew which is eaten sometime during the day. There are various kinds of soup , usually made with pork or beef. Hungarians look to be very good at creating unique dishes and pastries. For them food is religion and as such , if ever in Hungary and you are looking for grab some food, know that it won’t be a 10 minute fast food meal. But instead a carefully long cooked meal that is crafted with love and care.
Families, friends, and close colleagues share meals together. Since Hungarians are very family oriented, meals can be large in size due to the extended family living together. Food is Hungarian culture, they make sure that the next generation of Hungarians know exactly how to make many of the popular dishes and in doing so they make sure they have dinner as a whole family. Women generally prepare the food while occasional help from the children and other family members if it is a big feast. If you are invited to a Hungarian house there is a certain tradition one must follow. The guest never helps with cooking or cleaning. If they ask if you would like something to eat, it is disrespectful to say no. The reason why is because they won’t just give you leftovers or eat out. Hungarians see food as tradition, so if they offer food they will cook everything fresh. The last rule is that you cannot touch your food until the person that cooked the food is seated and is ready to eat.
Like many other cultures, Hungarians have a variety of holidays that they celebrate. Christmas is often celebrated with a roasted stuffed turkey or a roasted pig usually stuffed with a chestnut dressing, then followed with the most popular pastry bejgli. The pastry is a poppy seed roll that consists of bittersweet filling that is usually filled with minced walnuts. During Christmas candies and sweets are used to decorate the Christmas tree. The treats are left on the tree and on New Year’s Eve, everybody picks them and eats it directly from the tree. New Years is another holiday celebrated with roast pig, which is supposed to bring good luck in the New Year with plentiful food in the upcoming year. Hungarians also celebrate virsli, which is Vienna sausage and lentil soup. The most unique holiday that they celebrate is the annual Mangalica festival. This festival is a celebration of an indigenous pig to Hungary. Pronounced mahn-ga-leets-ah, this breed of pig is unique in its appearance and taste. It has curly hair which resembles a sheep and has a lot of lard. That is the main reason it is so popular that they have a cooking competition using these indigenous pigs. This event is a family gathering of folk music and a cooking contest using Mangalica in a variety of ways. Stews, sausages, smoked ham and salami are eaten at this festival using the Mangalica.
Catholics in Hungary have a traditional Easter with lamb or ham. They take these foods to Easter Sunday and eat hallowed ham, loaf and eggs which are a traditional Easter breakfast or lunch in Hungary. The leftovers are never thrown in the trash but is burned. The meat stew called goulash is considered to be sacred. Since it can be traced back to the Magyars, many people find the national dish to be very important because of how much history is in the dish itself. Paprika is another symbolic food in Hungarian culture. Though it did not originate in Europe, Hungarians use it so much that you would think that it did. It is such a staple in the country that they even have not one, but two Paprika museums in the country.
There are various alternative uses of food that Hungarians used. There are over 600 species of wild cultivated plants that are used in Hungarian ethno medicine during the last 150 years. What I thought was very interesting was that there is a book called “Centuries of the Traditional Medicine in Hungary. Dating back to the 9th and 13th century, this book gives various remedies and information of how Hungarians used herbs and plants to alleviate many symptoms. Using stinging nettle in a tea, is used to help with diuretic, antipyretic or analgesic effects. Other teas use for remedies include grass shoots, juniper fruit, and willow leaves. Comfrey was another plant that was used to relieve pain in the limbs with oil as well as used in bath water. Various medicinal teas are used to relieve many symptoms. Hungarians also use various essential oil, ranging from lavender to rosemary, each aiding in their own ways. As well to treat sore muscles and headaches. Hungarians also use various plants as balneotherapy baths made by adding medicinal plants, as well as aromatherapy using essential oils.
One of the largest Hungarian immigration groups migrated to the United States between 1880 and 1914. Most migrated in Eastern cities while later generations moved west to California. Many different groups came for various reasons. The ‘Forty-Niners’ came to the U.S to escape retribution from a failed Hungarian Revolution in 1848. Another group of immigrates came from 1880-1915, called the ‘Great Immigration’. They came because of overpopulation, economic reasons, and because many farmers were being displaced by industrialization. The Third immigration came around World War II, as a result of Hitler’s rise to power in Europe, many Hungarians became refugees who fled because of religious persecution. They migrated to the US for political freedom and to find work in a developing country. Many hoped to find jobs in the steel industry factories and the many jobs that were available in the US.
Hungarian immigrants who moved to the US did face …show more content…
some sort of assimilation. Many Hungarians found it hard they had left and families founded it hard to be immersed in around another foreign culture as the US. Americans at the time did not initially accept the immigrants. Because of this, many Hungarian communities developed their own communities to help on another and keep their cultural background and accustoms. They were viewed by many Americans as different and foreign. Therefore many Hungarians struggled with discrimination.
Hungarian immigrants settled primarily in urban cities of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Wherever there were Industries, immigrants followed. Many immigrants over time started moving to the West in search of other jobs and land. Agoston Haraszthy was the first Hungarian to permanently settle in the United States and resided in Wisconsin then California during the Gold Rush. He founded the Buena Vista Vineyards in Sonoma California. He is considered the “Father of California Viticulture”, because he was one of the first to introduce more than three hundred varieties from Europe to the US. The Hungarian population is fairly small group of about 16,802 that are living in California. To keep their culture alive in the US, many Hungarians organize language meet up groups. I thought that this was a great idea. They hold these meet ups, so that they keep their language alive as a people in California. This shows that Hungarians want to teach the next generation the culture of where they are truly
from.
The traditional Hungarian dishes are full of unique flavors and aromas. Dishes are very flavorful, spicy, and are rather heavy. If ever invited to a Hungarian household, now you’re your stomach will be more than full in the end. The most popular ingredient used in many Hungarian dishes is the red powdered spice called paprika. It is as red and blood and the people of Hungary say it is no less essential for a healthy life. Hungarians also love to eat meat, mainly pork and beef. The eat poultry in a variety of ways with all kind of spicy sauces and stews.
The national dish is a kind of meat stew. Hungarians call this dish Goulash and another favorite is the Gulyas. The Goulash dish ingredient include slow cooked beef, carrots, beef broth, onions, and of course paprika. Another popular dish is Halászlé, which is like a fisherman’s soup. It is a spicy paprika based soup with mixed fish. The final staple in Hungary is their elegant pastries and cakes. The most popular three are Túrógombóc (sweet cheese dumplings, Gesztenyepüré (chestnut puree), and Bejgli which is a sweet pastry. Wine is also something unique to the country. With over 100 varietals and 22 wine growing regions, Hungary has a strong culture in the cultivation and unique microclimates. Many who have tired the various local wines have perceived it as elusive and mysterious. One example of Hungary fine wine is the Kekfrankos, which is one of the main red wine varieties in the country today and is said to be one of the oldest.
Foods that are needed to make a typical Hungarian dishes usually have some kind of beef or pork, herbs, potatoes, onions, stew, various spices, and paprika. Paprika is so popular that kids eat then as if they are eating chips. These ingredients vary on the type of dish but at least one of items listed are used in almost every dish. Hungarians love meat and typically have about two heavy meals a day , breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with some pasties and snacks in between. Hungarians are also known for their elegant pastries and cakes which are another very popular thing in Hungary. A flaky pastry dough called filo or phyllo. From crepes, Langos (fried dough), Gesztenyepure, chimney cake, and Bejgli (strudel) to name a few, there is a ridiculous amount of pastries that Hungarians love to indulge on. Lastly is their soup or stew which is eaten sometime during the day. There are various kinds of soup , usually made with pork or beef. Hungarians look to be very good at creating unique dishes and pastries. For them food is religion and as such , if ever in Hungary and you are looking for grab some food, know that it won’t be a 10 minute fast food meal. But instead a carefully long cooked meal that is crafted with love and care.
Families, friends, and close colleagues share meals together. Since Hungarians are very family oriented, meals can be large in size due to the extended family living together. Food is Hungarian culture, they make sure that the next generation of Hungarians know exactly how to make many of the popular dishes and in doing so they make sure they have dinner as a whole family. Women generally prepare the food while occasional help from the children and other family members if it is a big feast. If you are invited to a Hungarian house there is a certain tradition one must follow. The guest never helps with cooking or cleaning. If they ask if you would like something to eat, it is disrespectful to say no. The reason why is because they won’t just give you leftovers or eat out. Hungarians see food as tradition, so if they offer food they will cook everything fresh. The last rule is that you cannot touch your food until the person that cooked the food is seated and is ready to eat.
Like many other cultures, Hungarians have a variety of holidays that they celebrate. Christmas is often celebrated with a roasted stuffed turkey or a roasted pig usually stuffed with a chestnut dressing, then followed with the most popular pastry bejgli. The pastry is a poppy seed roll that consists of bittersweet filling that is usually filled with minced walnuts. During Christmas candies and sweets are used to decorate the Christmas tree. The treats are left on the tree and on New Year’s Eve, everybody picks them and eats it directly from the tree. New Years is another holiday celebrated with roast pig, which is supposed to bring good luck in the New Year with plentiful food in the upcoming year. Hungarians also celebrate virsli, which is Vienna sausage and lentil soup. The most unique holiday that they celebrate is the annual Mangalica festival. This festival is a celebration of an indigenous pig to Hungary. Pronounced mahn-ga-leets-ah, this breed of pig is unique in its appearance and taste. It has curly hair which resembles a sheep and has a lot of lard. That is the main reason it is so popular that they have a cooking competition using these indigenous pigs. This event is a family gathering of folk music and a cooking contest using Mangalica in a variety of ways. Stews, sausages, smoked ham and salami are eaten at this festival using the Mangalica.
Catholics in Hungary have a traditional Easter with lamb or ham. They take these foods to Easter Sunday and eat hallowed ham, loaf and eggs which are a traditional Easter breakfast or lunch in Hungary. The leftovers are never thrown in the trash but is burned. The meat stew called goulash is considered to be sacred. Since it can be traced back to the Magyars, many people find the national dish to be very important because of how much history is in the dish itself. Paprika is another symbolic food in Hungarian culture. Though it did not originate in Europe, Hungarians use it so much that you would think that it did. It is such a staple in the country that they even have not one, but two Paprika museums in the country.
There are various alternative uses of food that Hungarians used. There are over 600 species of wild cultivated plants that are used in Hungarian ethno medicine during the last 150 years. What I thought was very interesting was that there is a book called “Centuries of the Traditional Medicine in Hungary. Dating back to the 9th and 13th century, this book gives various remedies and information of how Hungarians used herbs and plants to alleviate many symptoms. Using stinging nettle in a tea, is used to help with diuretic, antipyretic or analgesic effects. Other teas use for remedies include grass shoots, juniper fruit, and willow leaves. Comfrey was another plant that was used to relieve pain in the limbs with oil as well as used in bath water. Various medicinal teas are used to relieve many symptoms. Hungarians also use various essential oil, ranging from lavender to rosemary, each aiding in their own ways. As well to treat sore muscles and headaches. Hungarians also use various plants as balneotherapy baths made by adding medicinal plants, as well as aromatherapy using essential oils.