Hasselback potatoes or Potato à la Hasselbacken (

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: ''Hasselbackspotatis'') are a type of

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that is cut about halfway through into thin, fan-like slices. They can be served as a main course, side dish, or

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. Various toppings can be added, such as

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seeds, paprika, and

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Origins

Hasselback potatoes may have been created in 1953 by Leif Elisson, a trainee chef at

Hasselbacken Hasselbacken is a restaurant in Cirkus, Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden with a connection to a hotel at Hazelliusbacken 20 in Södra Djurgården with a history dating back to 1748. Since 2019 the restaurant and hotel have been part of the Pop ...

restaurant on

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, Stockholm. However, there is a recipe for "Oven Fried Potatoes (Hasselback Potatoes )" in the 1929 "Prinsessornas kokbok"(The cookbook of Princesses) by Jenny Åkerström, leading to some question as to whether the recipe does in fact originate at the restaurant.

References

Potato dishes Swedish cuisine {{cooking-stub