Pitepalt

Pitepalt
TypePalt
Place of originSweden
Region or statePiteå
Main ingredientsPotatoes, wheat or barley flour, salt

Pitepalt (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpiːtɛˈpaltː]Category:Pages with Swedish IPA;[1] see palt) is a Swedish dish related to kroppkakor or meat-filled dumplings. It is especially associated with the city of Piteå in Norrbotten County, thought to be its place of origin.[2]

Varieties

This dish has many varieties. Pitepalt are mostly made of raw potatoes and a mix of wheat and barley flour. Pitepalt and kroppkaka look quite similar in shape. For kroppkaka, pre-boiled potatoes and wheat flour are used. This gives kroppkaka dumplings a slightly lighter color.[3]

Ingredients

Potatoes, wheat flour or barley flour, salt and pork are common ingredients in pitepalt. Some recipes also mention onions but this is uncommon.Category:All articles with unsourced statementsCategory:Articles with unsourced statements from June 2021[citation needed]

Serving

This dish is traditionally eaten with butter and lingonberry jam.[4]

See also

References

  1. Sjöblom, Karin (2021-05-05). "Piteås skolelever får sina favoriträtter serverade under fem dagar" [Piteås school students get their favorite meals served for five days]. P4 Norrbotten. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 00:12. Retrieved 2024-07-15.Category:CS1 Swedish-language sources (sv)
  2. "Swedish Potato Dumplings, Pitepalt". tasteatlas.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  3. "Palt och kroppkaka". faktoider.nu. Archived from the original on 2024-10-09. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  4. "Pitepalt". Levande kulturarv. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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