Artifact of the month 2020. November
Tarkedli frying pan
The name Tarkedli is a Chezh word, which comes from the words frying pan. Tarkedli was made by Chezh cooks who were the masters of raised pastas. the cooks worked by Noble families at the time of Habsurgs realm. The tarkedli had another name too, it was called Chezhish donut. They used a special frynig pan for baking it.
The round pan was developed with hemisphere shaped pits, Talkedli or Tarkedli frying pan was often used in our Grandmother’s kitchen. These pots were brought to prefection by a csakvarian potters, because these weren’t only good in function, but looked pretty, and they were long lasting. The fire-proof clay, which was mined in the neighbourhood of Csákvár proved to be perfect raw material: the pots made of that did not crack in open fire. In the modern kitchen, you can’t find this frying pan, but the tarkedli is still cooked nowadays.
In the past when the people arrived home they had to make dinner. The wife made fire. She started to cook a Soup, she mixed the pasta for the tarkedli then she went outside to feed the animals. If she was adept when she finished outside the soup was ready and the pasta was raised, and ready to be cooked. There were different types of the frying pan, -because as they say – as many pits, as many members are in the family.
The Tarkedli frying pan you can see in the picture is to be found in our Schwäbish traditional house. Visitors can see it with our guidance