Pitepalt

{{Short description|Swedish dish}}

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| main_ingredient = Potatoes, wheat or barley flour, salt

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Pitepalt ({{IPA|sv|ˈpiːtɛˈpaltː}};{{Cite news |last=Sjöblom |first=Karin |date=2021-05-05 |title=Piteås skolelever får sina favoriträtter serverade under fem dagar |trans-title=Piteås school students get their favorite meals served for five days |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/pitea-eleverna-far-sina-favoritratter-serverade-under-fem-dagar |access-date=2024-07-15 |work=Sveriges Radio |department=P4 Norrbotten |at=00:12 |language=sv}} see palt) is a Swedish dish related to kroppkakor or meat-filled dumplings. It is especially associated with the city of Piteå in Norrbotten County, thought to be its place of origin.{{cite web|url= https://www.tasteatlas.com/palt |title = Swedish Potato Dumplings, Pitepalt |website= tasteatlas.com|access-date=December 1, 2019}}

Varieties

This dish has many varieties. Pitepalt are mostly made of raw potatoes and a mix of wheat and barley flour. Pitepalt and kroppkaka look quite similar in shape. For kroppkaka, pre-boiled potatoes and wheat flour are used. This gives kroppkaka dumplings a slightly lighter color.{{cite web |title=Palt och kroppkaka |url=https://www.faktoider.nu/palt-kroppkaka.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009194637/https://faktoider.nu/palt-kroppkaka.html |archive-date=2024-10-09 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |website=faktoider.nu}}

Ingredients

Potatoes, wheat flour or barley flour, salt and pork are common ingredients in pitepalt. Some recipes also mention onions but this is uncommon.{{Cn|date=June 2021}}

Serving

This dish is traditionally eaten with butter and lingonberry jam.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-07 |title=Pitepalt |url=https://levandekulturarv.se/in-english/the-inventory/submissions/pitepalt |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Levande kulturarv |language=en}}

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