Kroppkaka (plural "kroppkakor") is a traditional Swedish boiled potato dumpling, most commonly filled with

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s and meat.

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es,

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flour,

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and

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/pork are common ingredients in kroppkaka. They are very similar to the Norwegian raspeball, Lithuanian

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and German klöße. And quite similar to the Swedish

palt Palt is a traditional Sweden, Swedish meat-filled potato dumpling, of which there are many different variants. Palt is more common in the northern part of Sweden. Palt is traditionally served with butter and lingonberry preserves, and a glass of ...

and Polish Pyzy. Kroppkakor are served with

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(melted),

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or heavy cream. There are some regional variations of the recipe with different proportions of boiled and raw potatoes. Spices are heavily featured in some variations. Kroppkakor are mainly eaten in the southern Swedish landskap (provinces) of

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Småland Småland () is a historical Provinces of Sweden, province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name ''Småland'' literally means "small la ...

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and

Blekinge Blekinge () is one of the traditional Swedish provinces (), situated in the southern coast of the geographic region of Götaland, in southern Sweden. It borders Småland, Scania and the Baltic Sea. It is the country's second-smallest provin ...

. The dish is very different between regions. In Blekinge, the kroppkakor are called "grey kroppkakor" and are made from almost only raw potatoes and only a tiny bit boiled potatoes are used. In Öland, kroppkakor are made from mostly raw potatoes and a small amount of boiled potato. In Småland, kroppkakor are made of mostly boiled potatoes and a small amount of raw potato, and in Gotland, kroppkakor are made of only boiled potatoes. In Blekinge and Öland, there are kroppkakor with different fillings such as eel and

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which were historically eaten mostly by the poor. However, the most common filling is pork. Kroppkakor comes from the southeastern area of Sweden, but in northern Sweden, there is a similar dish called

. Palt is made in a similar way, but the ingredients differ a little and it is made from uncooked potatoes only, such as what kind of flour and what kind of potatoes are used, which makes a difference in taste from kroppkakor.

Similar dishes

Palt Palt is a traditional Sweden, Swedish meat-filled potato dumpling, of which there are many different variants. Palt is more common in the northern part of Sweden. Palt is traditionally served with butter and lingonberry preserves, and a glass of ...

* Kartoffelklösse * Kumle – Norwegian potato-dumpling * Knodel – potato-dumplings commonly found in Central European and Eastern European cuisine. * Poutine râpée – Acadian boiled potato-dumpling

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Öland Kroppkaka Recipe
Debatable if this recipe is for Öländska kroppkakor or normal kroppkakor. {{Dumplings Potato dishes Dumplings Swedish cuisine