Kroppkaka

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Blekingekroppkakor with cranberries
Smålandskroppkakor in the refrigerated shelf

Kroppkaka ( kroppkaka , plural: kroppkakor ) is a Swedish dish that comes in different variations, mainly along the Småland coast , on Öland , Gotland and in Blekinge .

Kroppkakor are a kind of potato dumpling made from pressed, boiled or raw grated potatoes, flour and eggs, often seasoned with salt and allspice . A filling made from diced bacon and onion is typical . Common side dishes are cranberry compote , cream, or melted butter . Originally widespread in the south-east of the country, the dish can now also be purchased as a ready-made meal in grocery stores and is part of Swedish home cooking .

etymology

The word kroppkaka originated in the 1820s and is composed of kropp and kaka . Kroppa and kroppning is dialectal and means to cook a dumpling (Swedish: klimp ) from flour and water in a soup. Kaka is synonymous with cake or biscuit.

history

The kroppkaka originally consisted of a stuffed fish head that was boiled. In Kalmar Lan and Blekinge , kroppkakor was considered a regional specialty as early as the 18th century. At that time they were made from wheat or barley flour and filled with diced bacon or fish meat, for example. After the breakthrough in potato cultivation in Sweden in the middle of the 19th century, it became common to prepare the Kroppkaka from boiled and / or raw potatoes.

Regional variations

The so-called Blekingekroppkaka from Blekinge , also called grå (gray) Kroppkaka, contains almost only raw potatoes. On Öland, too, the kroppkaka consists mainly of grated potatoes, while the Smålandskroppkaka is mainly made from boiled potatoes. In northern Sweden there is a similar dish, palt is called.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b kroppkakor . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 15 : Kromat – Ledvätska . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1911, Sp. 61 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
  2. ^ Bonnier's Lexicon . Bonnier's Lexicon, 1995
  3. ↑ Elof Hellquist: kroppkaka . In: Svensk etymologisk ordbok . 1st edition. CWK Gleerups förlag, Berlingska boktryckerie, Lund 1922, p. 357 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
  4. ^ National Encyclopedin . Bokförlaget Bra Böcker, Volume 11, p. 472