How to pronounce Kroppkakor

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ˈkrɔ̂pːˌkɑːkɔr/. In plain English letters that is KROP-kah-kor, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Kroppkakor?

Kroppkakor is a main dish of Sweden. Where it comes from: Öland, Småland, Blekinge and Gotland. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are potato and pork. It tastes savory.

Where Kroppkakor comes from

Kroppkakor is one of 22 signature dishes of Sweden on this map.

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  Gravlax means "buried salmon".

• Kanelbulle · Dessert · Sweden

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• Surströmming · Main dish · Ångermanland (High Coast)

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• Småland ostkaka Småländsk ostkaka · Dessert · Småland

  Småland ostkaka is the southern of Sweden's two traditional curd cakes.

• Hälsingland ostkaka Hälsingeostkaka · Dessert · Hälsingland

  Ostkaka, 'cheese cake', is an old Swedish dessert made by curdling milk with rennet, mixing in a little flour and baking it in the oven; Swedish sources trace it back in writing to 1538.

Food of Sweden

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