Folk diet in the Upper Jizera region: Its changes and transformations during 20th
century and its recent state (Part 1)

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2019.120102
Author: Daniel Dědovský
Address: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Křížkovského 511/8, 771 47 Olomouc
E-mail: daniel.dedovsky@upol.cz
Language: Czech
Issue: 1/2019
Page Range: 21-42
No. of Pages: 22
Keywords: Giant Mountains, folk diet, agriculture, tradition, etnicity.
Summary/Abstract: The field research was focused on transformations and changes of traditional folk diet in Giant Mountains, Upper Jizera region, during the 20th century to the present day. The traditional
process of producing food, cooking and transferring the knowledge as well was researched
in both czech and remaining german families, showing not only the differences, but also the
diffusion between the both cultures. Everyday and festive cooking has been analysed during the
field research with focus on fading or preserving of the traditional food as the potato flat cakes,
sweet mushroom christmas dish or the traditional red cabbage processing. The cabbadge
farmers had a great influence on the local food culture and their fates during the communist
period as well as their present efforts were also investigated. Spreading of common czech
christmas dishes into the region and their coexistence with local traditions has shown a strong
position of the traditional folk cousine of the region.