attitudes about food values

Bansko

220 (a) i tavà ni e nàj temelìjata xranà slanìnata i mastà svìncka

And that is our most basic food: pig fat and lard – rendered pig fat.

221 (a) tavà e nàj sìlnata xranà

That's the most nourishing food of all.

240 (a) mi tovà e vìka nàj sìlnata xranà

And that,” he said, “is the most powerful food of all.”

Belica 2

67 (a) i edèm čèr lèp ne edèm kato segà bèl

and eat black bread. We wouldn’t eat white bread, like [they do] now.

Belica 3

59 (a) ə t'à si se edè sìpvaš si a pìeš si a

You eat it! You pour it out, you drink it,

60 (a) s lèp si dròbiš sɤs nèa t'à si se edè mlèko si e

you crumble bread into it. You eat it, it’s milk!

62 (a) sàmo če i si zèl maslòto

You’ve only taken the butter [off] of it,

64 (a) ama si e xùbava i se edè ne sè fṛ̀ga

but [what’s left] is nice, and it’s edible. You don’t throw it out.

Bosnek 1

94 (a) ama jà n’ìn’oto ne gò xarèsax da ti kàžem

But to tell you the truth, I didn’t like their [life] there.

95 (a) tàmoka nèma xlepᵊ nìe sme si tùka bɤ̀lgarite na xlèp

They don’t have any bread [to speak of] there. We Bulgarians are big on bread.

96 (a) tàmoka è če vìdiš ednà felìja če ti dadà če vìdiš sòfija

There, when they give you bread it’s a single slice. But in Sofia!

102 (a) i na mèso nìe ne smè s takà sviknàli a onì kato dojdòa

And meat! We’re not that used to [eating meat]. But when they came

Gela 1

28 (a) pək pək ezgà nə dèv'əd gudᶤìnɤ gu slɤ̀g'ɤt namàzanku i

… now for a nine-year-old, they spread something [on bread] and –

29 (a) mɔ̀čad da mu dadɔ̀t da làpne slàtku da si làpne

they make him they give him sweet things to nibble.

34 (a) vəš kàk sə izrudᶤìhə hòrətə če e tùvə gl'ɔ̀dəm

Just look how people have degenerated! Now I see here

35 (a) tə gu mɔ̀čət hɔ̀ də jadè tuvà vèke

that they are forcing [kids]: “Hey, eat this!

36 (a) kɔ̀snɤ svà ò namàzanku jɔ̀ hɔ̀ pìj tə viš

Taste this [nice] spread! Here drink this!” You see [what I mean]?

37 (a) pək nə tɛ̀hnine gudᶤìnɤ hòdejà z dubᶤìtak sigà imɛ̀ i dəcàtɤ

But at their age [our kids] went out with the livestock. There were kids

Gela 2

1 (b) tè sa slàbɤ zgà žènɨse

Women [these days] are [so] fragile.

2 (a) vìš drùguš jadɛ̀ha grùba hranà əmə beha pò jɛki nəròdə hòrata

Look, earlier on [people] used to eat coarse food. But people were healthier.

3 (b) pək əzgà sladkᶤìšɤ pò drùgi i i nèma drùgučɛ̀šen čuvɛ̀k ɛ̀dar

But now sweets and other [stuff], and there’s no old-time sturdy people

4 (a) i zdràf enakɔ̀f či jɛ̀ kvòt sam prekàrala tò hòdɤ

[no] healthy [ones] like then. What I lived through – when he was

35 (a) enakvà tràhana za urìs nə mɛ̀stu jadɛ̀ja nəkìva grùbi hrənì

this sort of gruel, and they ate it in place of rice. Such coarse food,

36 (a) əmə be zdràf ə naròda càrevìčnu bràšnu ža svarìš zvɛ̀hme gu kačamàk

but the people were healthy. You’ll cook up corn flour – we called it polenta.

39 (a) pupèrki čùški ut kàca salamùra i hùbavu bɤlò jɛ̀lu sɤ

peppers from the barrel of brine. and it was nice. One ate well,

40 (a) i pò pò zdràv b'e nəròda pək ezgà zga da mu dadɔ̀t

and people were more – more healthy. But now they give –

41 (b) zgà nàa hranà da ja dadèš na dnèšnijas naròt nèma da edè

That food you give now to people today – they won’t eat it.

42 (a) nèma da go nakùsa nvà a nugà gu edɛ̀a i hùbavo bìlo

They won’t [find] any taste in it. But back then they ate, and it was good.

43 (a) pək ezgà lìzneš màlku tùr'at tɤ slàtku nakìva ud ednò drùgo

But now you lick a bit, they put all this sugar in, and other things,

44 (a) i ti se e nè jɛ̀lu če nèmaš sì [unintelligible]

And you don’t feel like eating. You don’t have [unintelligible]

46 (a) ta tugàva nemɛ̀ takìva slatkᶤìši tɔ̀rn'em na širòka.lɤka

but back then there weren’t such sweet things. We set out for Shiroka Lŭka

Huhla 1

32 (a) ut kəkò e tvà kàži segà ut kəkò e tvà tòo nəròt

Why is this? Tell me, now. Why are people like this?

34 (a) ud jàden'tu li mnòg jàd'en'e mnòg dròb'en'e jà

[Is it] from food? Too much food? Too many chunks of meat? As for me, I

35 (a) dròb'en'e pək n' jàm n'è jà nəpr'èš nəl' b'àh v bòl'nicətə

don’t eat meat – no, I don’t. A while ago I was in the hospital

36 (a) d'èt mi dədɤ̀t mògə i təkà mə n'è n'è jà vìkəm

where they gave me [some]. I can [eat it], but – “No, no,” I said.

37 (a) du seà ne sɤ̀m jàlə dròbene še mə kàrət də jàm dròbene

“I haven’t eaten meat chunks till now. Why should they make me eat meat?”

45 (a) ɤ̀ ud gurìdətə gribène uc'èt pək šurùpkite

Uh huh, of the unripe grapes. We’d take this vinegar, and the peels

46 (a) ut kurmìt'ə ščùkən e kurmìt lùk i greb'ène jədène

of onions, chopped onions, and we’d scoop it up and eat.

47 (a) slàtku jàdene ə s'à də idɤ̀t təkɤ̀vu

Sweet food [that was]! And [just] let [them] eat that now!

49 (a) nìe sni pò zdrài tr'àbvə də znàete èj tvà m'èz d'ed gu jd'ète

We are more healthy, you have to admit that. And that meat you eat

50 (a) i t'ɛ̀a imikàleni ràbuti càlə zìmə dumàti jədɤ̀t

and all these chemical things [they use]. [People] eat tomatoes all winter

51 (a) ud d'è tòu dumàt ba nəlì ut tòr i vòdə

and where do these tomatoes come from? From fertilizer and water!

52 (a) nɤ̀li n'è e ud zem'ɤ̀tə è tàm səm gi pus'àlə

They’re not from the earth, are they? But over there, where I planted mine,

Kozičino 1

51 (a) mə ed’ɛ̀hm’e slàdək l’àp

But the bread we ate [tasted] sweet.

53 (a) slàdək l’àp jed’ɛ̀hm’e nìj si pruizv’ed’èm žìtutu vìkəm’ə hrənɛ̀tə čìstə

We ate sweet bread. We produce our own wheat, and [can] call our food pure.

59 (a) l’àba hìč’ nè e dubɛ̀r səgɑ̀ pri tùj pulužèn’e

Bread is no good at all now under such circumstances.

60 (a) hìč’ nè e dubɛ̀r l’àbə

No good at all, [this] bread.

Šumnatica 3

158 (a) zə l’àp vìkə še ìmə pərì bàbətə pək pək drùguto

As Granny says, there’ll be money for bread. As for other things –

159 (b) zə l’àp še ìmə

There’ll be [enough] for bread.

160 (a) drɛ̀ətə mòž də gu zəkɤ̀rpime

The clothes – we can mend [those].

161 (b) drɛhàtə zàkərpi gu i vɤ̀ri si gl’àdəj ràbutətə

Mend the clothes, and go off and tend to your work.

162 (b) əmə s ə l’àbət ni sà zəkàrpuvə kurèmət t’ kəzùje

But you can’t mend bread. Your stomach tells you –

Vŭrbina 2

9 (a) fəsùl’ən sə pə̥ jədè̝ pò l’èštənə t’à l’èštənə dərž’ì

We ate more beans that we did lentils. Lentils will keep [your energy up]

10 (a) kòlkunu du put kɤ̀štənə də pòjdeš’ [laughter]

only long enough to get you under the house! [laughter]

Vŭrbina 4

17 (d) ud vɤ̀nkə ne nè ni flìzəše sàmu sə xrànime se

Nothing comes in from outside. We feed ourselves

18 (d) ut səmòtu s’èlu tuvà beše stàrətə priròdə drùgo nè

from within our village. This was the old nature. No other [way].

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