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Conference turris::scandia

Title:All about Scandinavia
Moderator:TLE::SAVAGE
Created:Wed Dec 11 1985
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:603
Total number of notes:4325

383.0. "Swedish Cooking Problems" by ELIS::BROWN () Mon Mar 26 1990 07:08

    My wife's having a couple of problems with some Swedish cooking.
    
    The first concerns "vetebullar". She's got a recipe for them but
    they just don't turn out like they did in Sweden (we're now in
    Holland). She suspects it's got something to do with the flour
    but she's not sure. Anyone got any tips or alternative recipes
    out there?
    
    The second problem's about "kalops". Does anyone know which cut
    of meat these are made from?
    
    Regards,
    
    Pete
    
    PS. Anyone planning a trip from Sweden to Holland who can bring
        some G�teborgs Rap� snus?......Desparate!!!
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383.1No cooks?WHYVAX::SAVAGENeil @ Spit BrookFri Apr 06 1990 13:097
    Well, I'm sorry nobody has answered your note, Pete.  I'd guess there
    are few Scandinavian cooking experts amoung our readers.
    
    I did look up kalops and found that the word refers to "Scottish
    collops". Now collops can refer to small cuts of just about any meat,
    even small pieces of bacon.  [I don't think we'll do any better in
    finding Scottish cooks in this conference either.]
383.2Well at least the snus turned up!!ELIS::BROWNMon Apr 09 1990 08:5311
    Thanks for taking the trouble to reply Neil. It looks like we'll
    have to strike those two things off our menu at home. I'll go and
    ask some of my Scottish pals to see if they know what collops are.
    
    It's quite a problem translating cuts of meat from one language
    to another so maybe some people might like to prolong this note
    by producing some translations.
    
    Thanks again Neil,
    
    Pete (Sex rullar G�teborgs Rap� �r nu p� v�g ... Yippee!!!)
383.3Go westDUM::T_PARMENTERPath lost to partner IE.NFW -69Mon Apr 09 1990 10:161
You could try the notesfile at MARVIN::SCOTLAND
383.4Swedish cooking ProblemsVAXWRK::OLSENThu Jun 07 1990 14:4311
    Don't give up that easy. For "kalops" use any kind of stew beef,
    ( or lamb for that matter) or "chuck steak" that you cut into
    small pieces yourself. As for "vetebullar" I think that the flour
    in Scandinavia is somehow finer growned, I had problem in the beginning
    here in the Boston area ( lived in Stockholm for almost 10 years -
    although I grew up in Finland) Try using fresh yeast ( makes a
    differense, I think) If, for "kalops" you are using a "cheaper" cut
    use beer ( it is great as a tenderizer) or red wine for cooking.
    
    Smaklig maltid,
    Charlotta 
383.5Sifting Dutch flour seems to be the answerIJSAPL::WOODROWFrom E101 to VAX and beyond...Sun Jul 22 1990 15:0711
Sorry for the lateness of this reply, but I just started tracking this
conference (just started with Digital in January).

Although I work in the Netherlands, I am American and my wife is Swedish
(we met in Hollywood some 32 years ago). We have been here almost 4 years
and my wife also had problems baking here (specifically, bolla). She
finally found out from another transported Swede here that the answer
is to sift the Dutch flour. Works like a charm and we now regularly
have bolla.

Peter