Pölsa Explained

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 Norwegian and Danish word pølse means sausage and even if the two dishes don't look the same, the two words are related.[3] [4] Pölsa is simply a traditional variety of sausage filling without any casing.[5]

In popular culture

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".[6] [7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elliott . Giles . 20 November 2004 . Hash . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221028011614/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/nov/20/featuresreviews.guardianreview14 . 28 October 2022 . 21 February 2016 . The Guardian.
  2. Web site: Hemlagad pölsa. Homemade pölsa. www.koket.se. Köket.se. 21 February 2016. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123448/http://www.koket.se/hemlagad-polsa. live.
  3. Web site: Copenhagen Street Dog. www.revolvingdansk.com. Revolving Dansk LLC. 21 February 2016. 8 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160208160757/http://www.revolvingdansk.com/. live.
  4. Web site: Bergman. Kalle. Scandinavian Streetfood: Rød Pølse, the Essence of Danish Hot Dogs. www.seriouseats.com. Serious Eats Inc.. 21 February 2016. 2 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302164733/http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/11/seriously-scandinavian-rod-polse-red-sausage-essence-of-danish-hot-dogs.html. live.
  5. Web site: Kindblad. Christian. Korvens historia. www.korvhuset.com. Korvhuset. 21 February 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160224100911/http://www.korvhuset.com/korvhistoria.html. 24 February 2016.
  6. Book: Torgny Lindgren

    . Lindgren . Torgny . Pölsan . 2004 . Norstedts . 91-7297-031-6 . Stockholm . 2024-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221027131245/https://books.google.com/books?id=R3pQAgAAQBAJ&q=p%C3%B6lsa . 2022-10-27 . live . Torgny Lindgren.

  7. News: Persson . Magnus . 28 April 2014 . Märkvärdig njutning från början till slut . Remarkable gusto from beginning to end . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302005356/http://www.svd.se/markvardig-njutning-fran-borjan-till-slut . 2 March 2016 . 21 February 2016 . Svenska Dagbladet.

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