| Country | Sweden |
|---|---|
| Region | Piteå |
| Main ingredient | Potatoes, wheat or barley flour, salt |
Pitepalt (ˈpiːtɛˈpaltː;[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.[citation needed]
Serving
This dish is traditionally eaten with butter and lingonberry jam.[4]
See also
- Baozi (steamed)
- Buuz
- Chuchvara
- Jiaozi (fried)
- Kalduny
- Kartoffelklösse
- Khinkali
- Kreplach
- Mandu
- Manti
- Maultasche
- Momo
- Pelmeni
- Pierogi
- Ravioli
- Shishbarak
- Siopao
- Tortellini
- Vareniki
- Wonton
References
- ^ 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] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 00:12. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Swedish Potato Dumplings, Pitepalt". tasteatlas.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Palt och kroppkaka". faktoider.nu. Archived 2024-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Pitepalt". Levande kulturarv. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2024-07-15.