Tunnbröd

Tunnbröd

Tunnbröd

Swedish flatbread


Tunnbröd (Swedish: [ˈtɵ̂nːbrøːd]; literally "thinbread") is a Swedish version of flatbread. Tunnbröd can be soft or crisp, and comes in many variants depending on choice of grain, leavening agent (or lack thereof) and rolling pin. The dough is made from any combination of wheat, barley, oat and rye; the leavening agent can be both yeast and ammonium carbonate.[1]

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Soft tunnbröd is commonly used like a crêpe or tortilla as a wrap for other food. A popular fast food dish is soft tunnbröd rolled around mashed potatoes, a hot dog, vegetables, ketchup, mustard and shrimp salad, known as tunnbröd roll (tunnbrödsrulle).[2][3][4]

Another traditional old Swedish method of eating soft tunnbröd is burrito-style, combined with mashed potatoes and roasted herring. Traditionally, tunnbröd is eaten with fermented herring (surströmming) as a surströmming sandwich (surströmmingsklämma) and as dip in the pot (dopp i grytan). A spiced soft bread is generally used for this, and the bread is soaked in the stock left from cooking the Christmas ham.[5][6][7]

Crisp tunnbröd differs from knäckebröd (crispbread) in being thinner and more compact, containing fewer air bubbles. The consistency and taste of tunnbröd can vary a lot, as recipes and preparation of the bread differ depending on the bakery. Traditionally housewives would keep recipes a closely guarded secret only shared with other family members.

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References

  1. Simon Bajada. "Tunnbröd". cooked.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. "Tunnbröd wrap with keso". Recepten.se. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  3. "Tunnbröd wrap with turkey". Recepten.se. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  4. "Tunnbrödsrulle: The Ultimate Swedish Style Summer Hot Dog". umgasmagazine. 29 June 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  5. "Dopp i Gryta (Dip-in-the-Pot)". saveur.com. 18 March 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  6. "How to Eat Surströmming". how2tweaks.com. 1 September 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  7. "tunnbröd - Uppslagsverk - NE.se". www.ne.se. Retrieved 2022-08-09.

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