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Norwegian Potato Foodways

Specialised

Boiled potatoes with nearly everything; raspeballer, komle, klubb or potetball โ€” the grated potato dumpling that has a different name in almost every district and is eaten on Thursdays in parts of the west; lefse made with potato; and potato in fish and meat stews. โš  THE POTATO IS AMERICAN and became a Norwegian staple only around 1800, its spread famously pushed by the "potato priests"; the 19th-century population rise depended on it.

Atlas โ€” where and when

Communities and languages

Languages: Norwegian (Bokmรฅl)

What is recorded

  • The potato is a South American domesticate. It reached Norway in the 18th century and became a staple around 1800, its adoption associated with the clergy known as potetprestene and with the Napoleonic-era grain shortages. The 19th-century population rise depended on it. documented
  • The potato becomes a Norwegian staple, its spread pushed by the clergy and by the Napoleonic-era blockade; the 19th-century population rise depends on it. documented

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