Pitepalt

Pitepalt
Type Palt
Place of origin Sweden
Region or state Piteå
Main ingredients Potatoes, wheat or barley flour, salt
Cookbook: Pitepalt  Media: Pitepalt

Pitepalt, see palt, is a Swedish dish related to kroppkakor or meat-filled dumplings, and named after the city of Piteå, thought to be its place of origin.

Varieties

This dish has many varieties. Pitepalt are mostly made of raw potatoes and barley flour. For kroppkakor, pre-boiled potatoes and wheat flour are used. This gives kroppkakor (dumplings) a slightly lighter color.

Ingredients

Potatoes, wheat flour or barley flour, salt and pork are common ingredients in pitepalt. Some recipes also mention onions but it's not that common. Sometimes blood is also added, making the palt very dark and changing its name to blodpalt.

Serving

This dish is traditionally eaten with butter and lingonberry jam.

See also

References


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