Smalahove

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Smalahove
Voss, Norway
Alternative namesSmalehovud, Skjelte
CourseMain course
Place of originNorway
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsLamb head

Smalahove (also called smalehovud, sau(d)ehau(d) or skjelte) is a

akevitt.[4] In some preparations, the brain is cooked inside the skull and then eaten with a spoon or fried.[5] Originally, smalahove was typically eaten by the poor.[6]

Traditional consumption

One serving usually consists of one half of a head. The ear and eye are normally eaten first, as they are the fattiest areas and are best eaten warm.[7] The head is often eaten from the front to the back, working around the bones of the skull.

Legality

Burning the wool off a head

Since 1998 and the

goats, though scrapie does not appear to be transmissible to humans. It is now allowed to be produced only from the heads of lambs.[4]

Tourism

Smalahove is considered by most people to be unappealing or even repulsive.

Voss, Norway, in particular has benefited from tourists wishing to try it, "not only as a nostalgic and authentic rural dish, but also as a challenging culinary trophy appealing to thrill-seeking consumers."[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Førjulsmat for tøffinger" [Pre-Christmas food for the brave] (in Norwegian). Opplysningskontoret for egg og kjøtt. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  2. Språkrådet. Archived from the original
    on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  3. Språkrådet. Archived from the original
    on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Smalahove portalen" (in Norwegian). dform.no. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  5. ISBN 978-0-7946-0255-0
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  6. ^ "Smalahove (Sheeps Head) with Rutabaga & Potatoes Recipe Norway". 2018-05-19.
  7. ^ a b Miller-Gadling, Laurel (18 March 2011). "Bizzare [sic] European Delicacies". Fox News. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  8. ^ Skogstrøm, Lene (1997-08-05). "Nye EU-regler fra 1. januar 1998 skal hindre smitte av skrapesyke og kugalskap: Vil koste flere hundre millioner" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. p. 3.
  9. S2CID 154633997
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