Gypsy sauce
Gypsy sauce ( sauce zingara ) is a mushroom and tomato sauce used in classic cuisine . It is derived from the set à la zingara ( Latinized for gypsies ; after gypsy style, gypsy style or Tzigane).
Depending on the recipe, the classic gypsy sauce consists of a base of steamed tomatoes , peppers , onions , wine vinegar , white wine , mushroom stock and sauce or gravy , white wine and tomato sauce , which is supplemented with cured veal tongue , boiled ham , mushroom slices as well as shaved truffles and cayenne pepper . It is served with veal chops or roast beef , for example .
The flavor of the sauce, which has been referred to as Gypsy sauce ( Côte de veau Zingara or Zingara sauce ) in Auguste Escoffier's Guide culinaire since at least 1903 , is widely regarded as "Hungarian, spicy, with peppers and / or onions". In the German-speaking environment, greatly simplified variants are more common than in Italy or France. In today's usual, simpler and cheaper preparation, the sauce is made from sweet peppers , mushrooms , onions , tomato paste , red wine , broth and ajvar , often enriched with pieces of pickled cucumber , seasoned with vinegar and bound with cornstarch . This sauce is also available as a commercial product.
Discussion about the term
In August 2013, an association, Forum for Sinti and Roma , requested several manufacturers of the sauce to rename it, for example to "paprika sauce" or "sauce Hungarian style" by means of legal letters. Neither the Federal Council of Yenish Germany nor the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma joined them. Although “the term gypsy is not neutral in terms of value ... including racist stereotypes”, “the Central Council has never called for the word to be banned”. Leading manufacturers refused to rename, but showed themselves to be “willing to compromise” “if it should turn out that a larger group felt discriminated against by the name”.
In August 2020, the food manufacturer Knorr announced that it was renaming its gypsy sauce "Hungarian style paprika sauce". The parent company Unilever explains the step by stating that the previous designation could be interpreted negatively, e.g. a. in the context of the current debate on racism . As a result, other companies such as Kühne , Aldi , Edeka , Netto , Penny and Rewe announced that they would change their product names. The food manufacturer Heinz removed the "Gypsy Sauce" variety from the shelves with a redesign at the beginning of the year.
The Sinti Alliance Germany rejects the renaming of the sauce and finds the current discussion as "unworthy". The term gypsy is often used by the Sinti themselves, for example. The Sinti Alliance is thus positioning itself against the opinion of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Brockhaus Kochkunst: International dishes, ingredients, kitchen technology, methods of preparation. Brockhaus, ISBN 978-3-7653-3281-4 , 2008
- ↑ Udo Pini : The Gourmet Handbook . hf ullmann, Potsdam 2011, ISBN 978-3-8331-4302-1 , p. 1027.
- ^ English edition: A. Escoffier: A Guide to Modern Cookery . William Heinemann, London 1907, p. 421 (recipe 1261).
- ↑ Kraut und Igel , Der Standard , September 30, 2010
- ↑ Complaint from Sinti and Roma: Gypsy sauce remains Gypsy sauce , Spiegel Online from October 8, 2013.
- ↑ Sinti and Roma have to endure “Gypsy sauce” , Welt.de of October 8, 2013.
- ↑ Not just a question of taste , Sueddeutsche.de of August 14, 2013.
- ↑ Knorr renames Gypsy sauce , Welt.de of August 16, 2020.
- ↑ Even Rewe and Kühne no longer tastes gypsy sauce , Handelsblatt.de of August 17, 2020.
- ↑ Gypsy sauces get new names , Lebensmittelpraxis.de from August 18, 2020.
- ↑ Rewe, Penny and Co. draw consequences: Knorr's decision is groundbreaking , Chip.de of August 19, 2020.
- ↑ Sinti Alliance finds discussion about gypsy sauce unworthy , at www.br.de , accessed on August 21, 2020