How to pronounce Raggmunk

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ˈrâɡːˌmɵŋk/. In plain English letters that is RAG-munk, 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 Raggmunk?

Raggmunk is a main dish of Sweden. Where it comes from: Östergötland. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are potato, pork and wheat & flour. It tastes savory.

Where Raggmunk comes from

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

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• Surströmming · Main dish · Ångermanland (High Coast)

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• Kroppkakor · Main dish · Öland, Småland, Blekinge and Gotland

  Kroppkakor are boiled potato dumplings about the size of a tennis ball, usually filled with salted pork and onion.

• Småland ostkaka Småländsk ostkaka · Dessert · Småland

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

Food of Sweden

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Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Raggmunk:

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