Syltelabb
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Syltelabb is a Norwegian traditional dish, usually eaten around and before Christmas
time, made from boiled, salt-cured pig's trotter
. They are traditionally eaten using one's fingers, as a snack food. They are sometimes served with beetroot
, mustard
and fresh bread
or with lefse
or flatbread
. Historically syltelabb is served with the traditional Norwegian juleøl (English: Christmas Ale), beer
and liquor (like aquavit
). This is because Syltelabb is very salty food. The Norwegian word syltelabb, consists of the two words sylte and labb. Sylte means pickled. The word labb means pig feet or paw
.
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
time, made from boiled, salt-cured pig's trotter
Pig's trotters
Pig's trotters are the feet of pigs. The cuts are used in various dishes around the world, they have been used by chefs such as Marco Pierre White and Pierre Koffmann, and have increased in popularity since the late-2000s financial crisis.-Description:...
. They are traditionally eaten using one's fingers, as a snack food. They are sometimes served with beetroot
Beetroot
The beetroot, also known as the table beet, garden beet, red beet or informally simply as beet, is one of the many cultivated varieties of beets and arguably the most commonly encountered variety in North America, Central America and Britain.-Consumption:The usually deep-red roots of beetroot are...
, mustard
Mustard (condiment)
Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant...
and fresh bread
Bread
Bread is a staple food prepared by cooking a dough of flour and water and often additional ingredients. Doughs are usually baked, but in some cuisines breads are steamed , fried , or baked on an unoiled frying pan . It may be leavened or unleavened...
or with lefse
Lefse
Lefse is a traditional soft, Norwegian flatbread. Lefse is made out of potato, milk or cream and flour, and cooked on a griddle. Special tools are available for lefse baking, including long wooden turning sticks and special rolling pins with deep grooves.-Flavoring:There are many ways of...
or flatbread
Flatbread
A flatbread is a simple bread made with flour, water, and salt and then thoroughly rolled into flattened dough. Many flatbreads are unleavened: made without yeast or sourdough culture: although some flatbread is made with yeast, such as pita bread....
. Historically syltelabb is served with the traditional Norwegian juleøl (English: Christmas Ale), beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
and liquor (like aquavit
Aquavit
Aquavit may refer to:* Aqua vitae, Latin for "water of life", a concentrated alcoholic distillate* Akvavit, a Scandinavian distilled beverage* Okovita, a historic Polish-Ukrainian term for an alcoholic drink related to vodka...
). This is because Syltelabb is very salty food. The Norwegian word syltelabb, consists of the two words sylte and labb. Sylte means pickled. The word labb means pig feet or paw
Paw
A paw is the soft foot of a mammal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails. A hard foot is called a hoof. Paws are used to pad feet for walking and increase friction.- Common characteristics :...
.