Pyttipanna

A plate of pyttipanna vegetables, beet, and a fried egg.

A plateful of store-bought pyttipanna.

Pyttipanna, also pytt i panna, pyttipanne (Norwegian), pyttipannu (Finnish), is a hodgepodge of food similar to bubble and squeak. The term is Swedish/Norwegian for "small pieces in pan". It is also a popular dish in Finland where it is called pyttipannu.

Traditionally consisting of potatoes, onions, and any kind of meat or sausage, diced and then pan fried, it is often served with a fried egg, pickled diced beetroot, sour pickled gherkin, and capers.

The dish was originally made from leftovers of past meals but now it is far more common to prepare pyttipanna from prime ingredients. Frozen pyttipanna of many varieties can be bought in almost every Swedish, Norwegian or Finnish supermarket.

Many variants of the dish exist, amongst other reasons to cater to the growing vegetarian and vegan population. Pyttipanna is basically the same dish as the Danish biksemad.

Pyttipanna is often abbreviated to pytt and occasionally called 'hänt i veckan' ('happened this past week') reflecting its origin as a dish made with leftovers.

Similar dishes

• Bubble and squeak, from England
• Colcannon, from Ireland
• Rumbledethumps, from Scotland
• Trinxat, from the Empordà region of Catalonia, northeast Spain, and Andorra
• Stoemp, from Belgium
• Hash, from the United States
• Potato cake

External links

• http://www.cookipedia.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Pytt_i_panna Pyttipanna recipe at Cookipedia
• Swedish Hash - Pytt I Panna recipe with American and European measurements
• English-language recipe on Radio Sweden website