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Rutabaga (/ ˌ r uː t ə ˈ b eɪ ɡ ə /; North American English) or swede (English and some Commonwealth English) is a root vegetable, a form of Brassica napus (which also includes rapeseed). Other names include Swedish turnip , neep ( Scots ), and turnip ( Scottish ,and Canadian English , Irish English , Cornish English and Manx English ...
Lutefisk prepared to eat. Lutefisk (Norwegian, pronounced [ˈlʉ̂ːtfɛsk] in Northern and parts of Central Norway, [ˈlʉ̂ːtəˌfɪsk] in Southern Norway; Swedish: lutfisk [ˈlʉ̂ːtfɪsk]; Finnish: lipeäkala [ˈlipeæˌkɑlɑ]; literally "lye fish") is dried whitefish, usually cod, but sometimes ling or burbot, cured in lye.
Sweden's export of surströmming is only 0.2 percent of all produced surströmming. [13] Many people do not care for surströmming. [14] As with the Nordic dried-fish dish lutefisk, [citation needed] it is a food that meets strong reactions. It is more popular in northern Sweden than in other parts of the country. [15]
Due to Sweden's large north-to-south expanse, there are regional differences between the cuisine of North and South Sweden. [ 1 ] Historically, in the far north, meats such as reindeer , and other game dishes were eaten, some of which have their roots in the Sami culture , while fresh vegetables have played a larger role in the South.
In Scottish and some other English dialects, the word turnip can also refer to rutabagas (North American English), also known as swedes in England, a variety of Brassica napus, which is a hybrid between the turnip, Brassica rapa, and the cabbage. Turnips are generally smaller with white flesh, while rutabagas are larger with yellow flesh.
The rutabaga or swede differs from the turnip (Brassica rapa) in that it is typically larger and yellow-orange rather than white. In the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador and Atlantic Canada, the yellow-fleshed variety are referred to as "turnips", whilst the white-fleshed variety are called "white turnips".
In one early-15th-century English aristocratic household for which detailed records are available (that of the Earl of Warwick), gentle members of the household received a staggering 3.8 pounds (1.7 kg) of assorted meats in a typical meat meal in the autumn and 2.4 pounds (1.1 kg) in the winter, in addition to 0.9 pounds (0.41 kg) of bread and ...
The name "bloater" most likely arises from the swelled or "bloated" appearance the fish assumes during preparation, [10] while at least one source attributes it to the Swedish word "blöta", meaning to wet, soak, or impregnate with liquid (as in soaking in brine). [11]