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Jansson's temptation (Swedish: Janssons frestelse ()) is a traditional
The potatoes are cut into thin strips and layered in a roasting tin, alternating with the sprats and chopped onions in between. Salt and pepper is put over each layer, then cream is added so that it almost fills the tin. It is finally baked in an oven at for about one hour.
The recipe is often mistranslated into English, with
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Swedish
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casserole made of potato
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es, onion
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s, pickled sprat
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s, bread crumb
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s and cream
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. It is commonly included in a Swedish '' julbord'' (Christmas ''smörgåsbord
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''), and the Easter
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''påskbuffé'', which is lighter than a traditional ''julbord''. The dish is also common in Finland
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where it is known as ''janssoninkiusaus''.
Preparation
The potatoes are cut into thin strips and layered in a roasting tin, alternating with the sprats and chopped onions in between. Salt and pepper is put over each layer, then cream is added so that it almost fills the tin. It is finally baked in an oven at for about one hour.
The recipe is often mistranslated into English, with anchovies
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.
More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...
being substituted for sprat
Sprat is the common name applied to a group of forage fish belonging to the genus '' Sprattus'' in the family Clupeidae. The term also is applied to a number of other small sprat-like forage fish ('' Clupeoides'', '' Clupeonella'', '' Corica'' ...
s. This is because sprats (''Sprattus sprattus'') pickled in sugar, salt and spices have been known in Sweden as ''ansjovis'' since the middle of the 19th century, while true anchovies (''Engraulis encrasicolus'') are sold in Sweden as ''sardeller'' (sardelle
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.
More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...
s). Also, small herrings (''Clupea harengus'') may be used instead of sprats.
Name and origin
It has often been associated with the opera singer Per Adolf "Pelle" Janzon (1844–1889), remembered as agourmand
A gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure and interest in consuming good food and drink. ''Gourmand'' originally referred to a person who was "a glutton for food and drink", a person who eats and drinks excessively; this usage is now rare. ...
. However, another claim for the origin of the name has been made by Gunnar Stigmark (1910–2001) in an article, "Så var det med Janssons frestelse", which appeared in the periodical ''Gastronomisk kalender''. According to Stigmark, the name was borrowed from the film ''Janssons frestelse'' (1928) featuring the film actor and director Edvin Adolphson; as a name for this dish, it was coined by Stigmark's mother and her hired female chef for the particular occasion of a society dinner, whence it spread to other households and eventually into cookbooks.
See also
*List of casserole dishes
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