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Gustavus Adolphus pastry, with the king's portrait.
The winner of the 2003 competition.

Gustavus Adolphus pastry[1] (Swedish "Gustaf Adolfs-bakelse") is a pastry traditionally eaten every 6 November in Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus Day, the death day of King Gustavus Adolphus the Great. It is especially popular in Gothenburg, a city founded by the king.[2]

It is unclear when the pastry was first created, some sources say the 1890s,[2] others 1909.[3] There is no standard recipe for the pastry, but almost most versions have a portrait of the king on the top, usually made of chocolate or marzipan.[2] In 2003, a competition arranged by Livrustkammaren and Gastronomiska akademien ("Gastronomic Academy of Sweden") elected a winner without the king's portrait.[4] The Swedish bakeries and konditoreis however preferred their old versions,[5] so the try to establish a standard Gustavus Adolphus pastry failed.

See also

References

  1. ^ ifood.tv. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Gustav Adolfs-bakelsens historia" (in Swedish). Danska wienerbageriet. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  3. ^ "Gustav Adolf-bakelsen 100 år" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  4. ^ Ny standard skapad för Gustav Adolf-bakelser, Aftonbladet 2003-11-06 (Swedish)
  5. ^ Nordiska museet: Gustav Adolfsdagen (Swedish)
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