Savanyúság

Savanyúság (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃɒvɒɲuːʃaːɡ]) are small side dishes of pickled vegetables or fruits in Hungarian cuisine, commonly accompanying the main dish. When it is cut up to small pieces, it is called csalamádé.^[1]

Savanyúság can consist of watermelon slices,^[2] red peppers, bell peppers, cucumbers, leeks, red cabbage, cauliflowers, carrots, green tomatoes, sauerkraut (savanyú káposzta), beetroots,^[3] or TV pepper (abbreviation of "töltésre való", meaning "meant for stuffing"; e.g. making töltött paprika, but jam is also made out of it^[4]). It is usually served soaked in vinegar.

It appears in Zsigmond Móricz's Dinner as something the main course can't be lacking.^[5]