Most Hungarians wouldn’t even eat it, but they still go for this meat abroad

The Hungarians conquer with pigeon meat, mangalica products, biscuits and Hungarian wines At one of the most significant international exhibitions in Asia. At Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) in Singapore, more than fifty-two countries are represented by approximately one thousand five hundred exhibitors, he wrote the Agricultural sector.

Hungarians on the other side of the world

At the prestigious event six Hungarian exhibitors will also present themselves at a sixty-square-meter stand, two of whom are regular participants. Among others, the Agricultural Marketing Center with stewed pigeon meat, mangalica products, biscuits and Hungarian wines is waiting for interested parties, some of whom already know our domestic products very well.

In Asia, these domestic dishes are considered a real specialty, for which they are praised by Eastern countries.

Due to Singapore’s territorial characteristics, it almost does not continue at all agricultural activity, imports 90 percent of its food. The presentation at FHA is beneficial for our country because it represents a huge opportunity for Hungarian food and agricultural companies wishing to export, not only because of the Asian city-state’s host market, but also because it is also distribution center of significant economic and strategic importance too.

We will take Asia off its feet with pigeon meat

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, in recent years there is an increasing demand for domestic premium pigeon products. It used to be Economx also wrote about it, that in April of last year Hungary concluded an agreement with Singapore and in May with Japan on the export of large quantities of Hungarian pigeon meat. Incidentally, in December 2018, the initiative that the reorganization and boost of the domestic meat pigeon industry set as his goal, since – as it was written –

They love it abroad, we are not fans of pigeon meat

As before the Dívány also wrote it, meats such as pheasant or pigeon are now considered a real specialty, even though once upon a time, housewives used to cook this kind of meat in their pots. The reason why we turned away from these foods is probably the We can blame the Rákosi era, during which, after two devastating world wars and several economic crises, he tried to restore the Hungarian economy based on the Soviet example and a strongly limited ideology. That’s it a change in our eating culture he sees the damage, since poverty and the new economic and social system could not allow urization:

But for the pigeon meat several important physiological advantages is also rich in minerals, potassium and zinc, so its consumption is particularly healthy for the proper functioning of the nervous system and the immune system. Since it is easily digestible, it is no coincidence that in the past it was almost they fed pigeon soup as medicine.