This Sunday I spent time at my mother’s house preparing a traditional Norwegian dish kalled komla.This is a kind of potato ball. I like making traditional food like this because it makes sure the traditions are kept alive.
We made quite a lot as we were having quite a few relatives over for dinner.
After the dough is made you shape it in to balls and put them in boiling water with stock from the lamb meat and let them cook untill they are done.
You serve them with salted meat of lamb, sausages, mashed swede and melted butter. As for me I like to enjoy a beer with the dish.
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Very cool. What is mashed sweed?
Auch, typo. It’s supposed to say swede.
Okay, but what is it? As an American, I haven’t heard the term.
Sorry, it is a root vegetable it’s also called rutabaga I believe.
Ah. I’d never heard the term before. I learned something today.
Always good to learn something new!
I was gonna ask the same thing as the previous comment. 😃
I have now fixed the typo now!
What is swede? 😃
Sorry as I wrote to Craig, it is a root vegetable it’s also called rutabaga I believe.
Ah, gotcha. I know that one. It looks like a great meal. 😃
It was!
I may have to try the potato balls. Here, we make potato pancakes. Basically it’s just mashed potatoes flattened like pancake and seared on a griddle. Really good too. 😃
That sounds nice too.
Hi Maja, if it helps – According to Wikipedia, the rutabaga, swede, or neep is a root vegetable that originated as a cross between the cabbage and the turnip; confusingly, the rutabaga can also be called a turnip.
See: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutabaga
Thank you Chris. In Norwegian the name translate to cabage root.
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Your posts are wonderful!
Thank you!
All looks delicious! Thank you for sharing!
It was very good. Glad you enjoyed!
The beer sounds nice!
The beer was very nice. Salty food requires a bit of beer, I think.
Nice. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed.
I usually find a way to have a potato a day…so I can certainly appreciate this dish. I am inspired to try these potato balls in the future!
You should, they are very tasty!
I´d love to taste this dish. Sounds delicious! ❤ wishing you an excellent almost weekend ahead! 😀
I think it is very delicious. Hope you’ll have an amazing weekend.
I know how it is to make and eat traditional foods. The Germans have their own version of a potato ball and it’s served with gravy and chunks of soft meat. Also bread balls are served the same way and my kids go nuts for them. It takes so much time to make it but warms the heart as well as the stomach. Lets hope you can pass the tradition down to the next generation.
I sure will try my best. It’s important to pass traditions on to the next generations. My cousin’s kids really enjoy these dishes, so we’ll start with them!