Fårikål
 | |
| Type | Stew |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Norway |
| Region or state | Western Norway |
| Main ingredients | Mutton with bone, cabbage, black pepper, wheat flour |
Fårikål (Norwegian pronunciation: [fɔːrikɔl]) is a traditional Norwegian dish and also considered the national dish of the country. Consisting of pieces of mutton with bone, cabbage, whole black pepper and often a little wheat flour, cooked for several hours in a casserole, traditionally served with potatoes boiled in their jackets. The dish is typically prepared in early autumn.
Fårikål is originally a Danish dish containing goose or duck, but was later amended to Norwegian conditions by replacing those with mutton. The transformation took place in the 1840s. Fårikål Feast Day is celebrated on the last Thursday in September each year.[1][2]
Name
Fårikål is a compounded word that literally means "mutton in cabbage". The name was amended from Danish "gaas i hvidkaal" (goose in white cabbage).
In popular culture
September 29, 2012, Guinness World Records approved the World Record of making the largest portion of Fårikål ever. The result was 594.2 kg Fårikål, prepared to be finished at the same time, consisting of 60% lamb and 40% cabbage. The event happened in Spikersuppa, Oslo, Norway, and there were 10,000 guests present.[3]
In the 1970s, fårikål was elected national dish of Norway by the popular radio programme Nitimen. In 2014, after the controversial decision by the food and agriculture minister Sylvi Listhaug to hold a new competition,[4][5] it was reconfirmed as the national dish.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Fårikålens Festdag". Matprat.no. 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-10-04.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Fårikålens Festdag". Farikal.no. 2010-10-04. Archived from the original on 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Satte verdensrekord i fårikål". Handelsbladet. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Norway's national dish to change - The Norwegian American". Na-weekly.com. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Norway to replace fårikål as national dish". Thelocal.no. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "'Fårikål' wins again as Norway's national dish". Newsinenglish.no. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Norway sticks with fårikål as national dish". Thelocal.no. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017.