Pitepalt

Pitepalt (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpiːtɛˈpaltː];^[1] 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.^[2]

Pitepalt

Type	Palt
Place of origin	Sweden
Region or state	Piteå
Main ingredients	Potatoes, wheat or barley flour, salt

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.^[3]

Ingredients

Potatoes, wheat flour or barley flour, salt and pork are common ingredients in pitepalt. Some recipes also mention onions but this is uncommon.^{[citation needed]}

Serving

This dish is traditionally eaten with butter and lingonberry jam.^[4]

See also

• Baozi (steamed)
• Buuz
• Chuchvara
• Jiaozi (fried)
• Kalduny
• Kartoffelklösse
• Khinkali
• Kreplach
• Mandu
• Manti
• Maultasche
• Momo
• Pelmeni
• Pierogi
• Ravioli
• Shishbarak
• Siopao
• Tortellini
• Vareniki
• Wonton

References

1. Sjöblom, Karin (2021-05-05). "Piteås skolelever får sina favoriträtter serverade under fem dagar" [Piteås school students get their favorite meals served for five days]. P4 Norrbotten. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 00:12. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
2. "Swedish Potato Dumplings, Pitepalt". tasteatlas.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
3. "Palt och kroppkaka". faktoider.nu. Archived from the original on 2024-10-09. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
4. "Pitepalt". Levande kulturarv. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2024-07-15.