| Komle | |
| Alternate Name: | Norwegian: Ball, Norwegian: raspeball, Norwegian: klubb, Norwegian: kumle, Norwegian: komle, Norwegian: kompe, Norwegian: potetball |
| Country: | Norway |
| Main Ingredient: | Potatoes, flour, butter, meat |
(also known as , , , , , ) is a traditional Norwegian potato dumpling.[1] A similar German dish is called German: [[Kartoffelklösse|Kartoffelklöße]].
The main ingredient is peeled potatoes, which are grated or ground up and mixed with flour, usually barley or wheat, to make the balls stick together. Depending on the proportion of potato pulp and different types of flour, the product will have a different taste and texture.[2]
The dish is more common in the southern region (Sørlandet) where is the most common name, western region (Vestlandet) where the terms,, and are the most used and middle region (Trøndelag) where it is nearly always called . In Vestlandet, this dish is traditionally consumed on Thursdays, when it often makes an appearance as "dish of the day" at cafes and restaurants specializing in local cuisine, commonly known as .[3] [4] [5]
There are a great variety of regional variations to the dish and the condiments vary locally. They may include salted and boiled pork or lamb meat, bacon, sausages, melted butter, boiled carrots, mashed or cooked rutabaga, sour cream, kefir or soured milk, cured meat, brown cheese sauce and even boiled potatoes. A variety of is the (also called), where minced fish, fresh or salted, is added to the potato dough.[6] [7] Another variety, blodklubb, or blood klub, similar to the Swedish blodpalt, includes pork or beef blood in the dough.[8] Varieties both with and without blood are also found among Norwegian-Americans, especially in the Upper Midwest. The boiled klubb dumplings may also be subsequently cubed, pan-fried, and served with cream.[9]
