Hitlerszalonna (Hungarian: "Hitler bacon"), known in the modern day assütésálló lekvár ("ovenproof jam"), is a densefruit jam that originated in theKingdom of Hungary duringWorld War II.[1] It was sold in brick shaped blocks held in a piece of paper, and was sliced likeszalonna. 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 consideredslang and defined as something like "tough fruit".[3]
One possible source of this name derives frommilitary rations given to soldiers of theRoyal Hungarian Army. In armed conflicts underAustria-Hungary, Hungarian soldiers received normalbacon as part of their rations; the bacon was nicknamed "Kaiser-bacon", in reference to theKaiser of Austria.[citation needed]
During World War II, Hungarian soldiers received rations fromNazi Germany, but often received fruit jam instead of bacon. The soldiers continued to refer to this as the emperor's bacon, and the "emperor" wasFührerAdolf Hitler.
This expression has also appeared in a printed book.[4] When describing the Royal Hungarian Army's logistical situation at theDon River and before theBattle 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 theseGerman 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 frompumpkin.
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