Strudli: Identity, Ethnicity and Representation among the Swabians of Szatmár

Szilágyi, Levente (2025) Strudli: Identity, Ethnicity and Representation among the Swabians of Szatmár. In: Living eating habits, revitalized foodways and the concepts of tradition and food heritage. ELTE HTK Néprajztudományi Intézet; Néprajzi Múzeum, Budapest, pp. 283-295. ISBN 9789634165200; 9789635670840

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Abstract

This study examines the role of strudli, a traditional Swabian dish, in the ethnic revitalisation of Szatmár's Swabian community in Romania and Hungary after the political transition of these countries from communism to multi-party democracies in 1989. Once suppressed from 1947 to 1989 during the communist era in both of the countries, German heritage became a key element of cultural revival for the Swabian community in the post transition period. This community, once nearly invisible, transformed itself into a national minority asserting its identity, while also forming a strong internal network. And in this process, strudli took on a prominent role.

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