Pölsa is a traditional northern Swedish dish which has been compared to hash.[1] The main ingredients are beef sinew, liver, heart, lung, onion, and barley, mixed with stock, black pepper, and marjoram. Sometimes ground beef or minced pork is added. It is usually served with mashed or boiled potatoes and pickled beetroot, and sometimes a fried egg.[2]
Background
The dish plays a central role in the allegorical novel Pölsan (2002) by Swedish author Torgny Lindgren (1938–2017), in which two men go on a personal quest across postwar Sweden in search of the genuine Swedish "pölsa".[1][3][4]
The Norwegian and Danish word pølse means sausage and even if the two dishes don't look the same, the two words are related.[5][6] Pölsa is simply a traditional variety of sausage filling without any casing.[7]
See also
- Haggis - similar food from Scotland
- Labskaus - similar food from Northern Germany
- lobscouse - similar food from Norway
- Scouse (food) - similar food from the Liverpool area
- Stippgrütze - similar food from Westphalia
- Hakkemat -similar dish in Norway (Norwegian link)
- Faggots - similar food from western Britain
References
- 1 2 Elliott, Giles (20 November 2004). "Hash". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Hemlagad pölsa" [Homemade pölsa]. www.koket.se. Köket.se. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ Lindgren, Torgny (2004). Pölsan. Stockholm: Norstedts. ISBN 91-7297-031-6.
- ↑ Persson, Magnus (28 April 2014). "Märkvärdig njutning från början till slut" [Remarkable gusto from beginning to end]. www.svd.se. Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Copenhagen Street Dog". www.revolvingdansk.com. Revolving Dansk LLC. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ Bergman, Kalle. "Scandinavian Streetfood: Rød Pølse, the Essence of Danish Hot Dogs". www.seriouseats.com. Serious Eats Inc. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ Kindblad, Christian. "Korvens historia". www.korvhuset.com. Korvhuset. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.