Hasselback potatoes explained

Hasselback potatoes or Potato à la Hasselbacken (Swedish: hasselbackspotatis) are a type of baked potato that is cut about halfway through into thin, fan-like slices.

They can be served as a main course,^[1] side dish, or canapé.^{[2] [3]} Various toppings can be added, such as caraway seeds, paprika, and bread crumbs.^[4]

Origins

Hasselback potatoes may have been created in 1953 by Leif Elisson, a trainee chef at Hasselbacken restaurant on Djurgården, Stockholm.^[5]

However, there is a recipe for "Oven Fried Potatoes (Hasselback Potatoes)" in the 1929 "Prinsessornas kokbok" (The Cookbook of Princesses) by Jenny Åkerström,^[6] leading to some question as to whether the recipe did in fact originate at the restaurant.

Notes and References

1. News: Steafel. Eleanor. Rarebit hasselback potatoes with pink pickled onions recipe. 12 November 2019. The Telegraph. 11 February 2020.
2. Web site: Poached turbot with hasselback potatoes. Myers. Dave. Dave Myers (presenter). BBC Food. en. 11 February 2020.
3. Web site: Hasselback potatoes. BBC Food. en. 11 February 2020.
4. News: Cloake . Felicity . Felicity Cloake . How to make the perfect hasselback potatoes . 30 January 2020 . The Guardian . 17 May 2018.
5. Web site: About Hasselbacken . Hasselbacken.com . 30 January 2020.
6. Book: Prinsessornas kokbok: husmanskost och helgdagsmat.. 79999282 .