Kedvenc magyar ételem és a belevalók
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What does 'belezvalók' mean in Hungarian cooking?
Belezvalók is a Hungarian compound from bele (into [it]) + való (to be put), literally the things that go into it. Hungarian builds nouns by stacking these clear pieces: gulyásba való (for goulash), levesbe való (for soup), süteménybe való (for cake). Belezvalók in the plural names the whole roster of ingredients a gulyás or főzelék needs.
In this short clip, a Hungarian speaker walks through his favorite: a bean dish from childhood, with the right belezvalók stacked in. « A belezvalókat, ami tenni belejön. Sárgarépa, döntse, meg a többi » (the ingredients that go in: carrot, beans, and the rest). « És az is fontos, hogy milyen bab » (and the kind of bean matters too).
- ▸In Hungarian recipe sites and blogs like Nosalty, Mindmegette, and Femina when authors list a stew’s belezvalókat
- ▸On Hungarian cooking TV like MasterChef Magyarország on TV2 and Konyhafőnök with Krausz Gábor where chefs walk through ingredients on camera
- ▸In Hungarian cookbooks by Mautner Zsófi (Chez Zsófi), Stahl Judit, and the classic Horváth Ilona szakácskönyv when authors list the belezvalókat for paprikás and főzelékek
- ▸In Hungarian everyday kitchen chat where the answer to Mit főzel? (what are you cooking?) tends to start with A belezvaló az... (the ingredients are...)