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Swedish Potato Foodways

Specialised

Boiled with dill; mashed with meatballs; raggmunk, the grated potato pancake with pork and lingonberries; kroppkakor and palt, the filled potato dumplings of Småland, Öland and the north; Hasselbackspotatis; Janssons frestelse with cream and sprats. ⚠ THE POTATO IS AMERICAN and became a Swedish staple only in the late 18th and early 19th century, its adoption pushed by Jonas Alströmer and, decisively, by the discovery that it could be distilled into brännvin.

Atlas — where and when

Communities and languages

Languages: Swedish

What is recorded

  • The potato reached Sweden in 1658 as a botanical curiosity and became a staple only from the late 18th century, its adoption associated with Jonas Alströmer and, decisively, with distillation into brännvin. No Swedish potato dish is older than that. documented
  • The potato becomes a Swedish staple, its adoption driven decisively by distillation into brännvin. documented

Recipes

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