Kroppkaka (plural "kroppkakor") is a traditional

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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 minced meat/pork are common ingredients in kroppkaka. They are very similar to the Norwegian

raspeball Potetball (also known as ball, klubb, kumle, komle, kompe, raspeball) is a traditional Norwegian potato dumpling. A similar German dish is called '' Kartoffelklöße''. The main ingredient is peeled potatoes, which are grated or ground up and ...

, Lithuanian

cepelinai Cepelinai ( "zeppelins"; singular: ''cepelinas'') or didžkukuliai are potato dumplings made from grated and riced potatoes and stuffed with ground meat, dry curd cheese or mushrooms. It has been described as a national dish of Lithuania, and is t ...

and German klöße. Kroppkakor are served with

butter Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread, melted as a condimen ...

(melted),

lingonberry jam Lingonberry jam ( sv, lingonsylt, no, tyttebærsyltetøy, da, tyttebærsyltetøj, et, pohlamoos, fi, puolukkahillo, german: Preiselbeermarmelade, lv, brūkleņu ievārījums, lt, bruknių uogienė) is a staple of Northern European cuisine a ...

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, Gotland and

Blekinge Blekinge (, old da, Bleking) 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 secon ...

. The dish is very different between regions. In

, the kroppkakor are called ”grey kroppkakor” and are made from almost only raw potatoes and only a tiny bit boiled potatoes are used. In

, 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

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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 Palt is a traditional 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 cold mi ...

. 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.

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

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