Tunnbröd

{{Short description|Swedish flatbread}}

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Tunnbröd ({{IPA|sv|ˈtɵ̂nːbrøːd|lang}}; literally 'thinbread') is a Swedish version of flatbread. Tunnbröd can be soft or crisp, and comes in many variants depending on choice of grain, leavening agent (or lack thereof) and rolling pin. The dough is made from any combination of wheat, barley, oat and rye; the leavening agent can be both yeast and ammonium carbonate.{{cite web|url= https://www.cooked.com/uk/Simon-Bajada/Hardie-Grant-Books/The-New-Nordic/Baking/Tunnbr%C3%B6d-recipe|title= Tunnbröd|website= cooked.com|author= Simon Bajada|access-date= March 1, 2020|archive-date= November 30, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211130215537/https://www.cooked.com/uk/Simon-Bajada/Hardie-Grant-Books/The-New-Nordic/Baking/Tunnbr%C3%B6d-recipe|url-status= dead}}

Soft tunnbröd is commonly used like a crêpe or tortilla as a wrap for other food. A popular fast food dish is soft tunnbröd rolled around mashed potatoes, a hot dog, vegetables, ketchup, mustard and shrimp salad, known as tunnbröd roll ({{Lang|sv|tunnbrödsrulle}}).{{cite web|url=http://www.recepten.se/recept/kesorulle.html |title=Tunnbröd wrap with keso |publisher=Recepten.se |access-date=2012-02-17}}{{cite web|url=http://www.recepten.se/recept/kalkonwraps.html |title=Tunnbröd wrap with turkey |publisher=Recepten.se |access-date=2012-02-17}}{{cite web|url= http://www.umgasmagazine.com/tunnbrodsrulle-swedish-hot-dog/|title = Tunnbrödsrulle: The Ultimate Swedish Style Summer Hot Dog |website= umgasmagazine |date = 29 June 2017 |access-date=March 1, 2020}}

Another traditional old Swedish method of eating soft tunnbröd is burrito-style, combined with mashed potatoes and roasted herring.

Traditionally, tunnbröd is eaten with fermented herring (surströmming) as a surströmming sandwich ({{Lang|sv|surströmmingsklämma}}) and as dip in the pot ({{Lang|sv|dopp i grytan}}). A spiced soft bread is generally used for this, and the bread is soaked in the stock left from cooking the Christmas ham.{{cite web|url= https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Dopp-i-Gryta-Dip-in-the-Pot/ |title = Dopp i Gryta (Dip-in-the-Pot)|website= saveur.com | date=18 March 2019 |access-date=March 1, 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://www.thelocal.se/20170816/surstrmming-what-you-need-to-know-before-trying-swedens-fermented-herring|title = Surströmming: What you need to know before trying fermented herring|website= thelocal.se|access-date=March 1, 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://how2tweaks.com/how-to-eat-surstromming/ |title = How to Eat Surströmming|website= how2tweaks.com| date=1 September 2023 |access-date=September 8, 2023}}

Crisp tunnbröd differs from knäckebröd (crispbread) in being thinner and more compact, containing fewer air bubbles. The consistency and taste of tunnbröd can vary a lot, as recipes and preparation of the bread differ depending on the bakery. Traditionally housewives would keep recipes a closely guarded secret only shared with other family members.