Everything about Labskaus totally explained
Labskaus (also spelled
Lapskaus) is a specialty from
Northern Germany and in particular from the cities of
Bremen,
Lübeck, and
Hamburg. The main ingredients are
corned beef,
potatoes,
herring,
onion and
beetroot.
The meal is traditionally prepared by boiling the
beef in broth and then mincing it with the beetroot, onions, boiled potatoes and herring (some recipes use
ham). Finally the base is fried in
lard.
Countless variations of the dish exist. For example in
Bremen, just about 100 km away from Hamburg, Labskaus usually is a preparation of fried
corned beef, onions and mashed
potatoes with the beetroot and a
Rollmops being served as a side dish.
The word "Labskaus" has been around since
1701 and comes from the English
lobscouse. The origin of this English word is uncertain, but it may be related to "loblolly", a word from an obscure
Devonshire
dialect where "lob" is probably an onomatopaeic description of bubbling. The dish became a favorite of
sailors and
seamen during the time of the great ships and is now commonly served in restaurants on
Germany's Northern coast.
Variations of the dish are also to be found in
Scandinavia, generally without the use of herring. In
Denmark the dish is similar to the Bremen version, but some times with added
gravy. In Sweden, "Lapskojs" is a stew made with beef and mashed potatoes.
In
Norway, the word "lapskaus" more often refers to a variation of
beef stew often made with gravy, or in some cases other types of stew, more or less similar to the Liverpudlian
scouse. When gravy is added, this dish is sometimes also called "brun lapskaus" (brown lapskaus). Another often encountered Norwegian variety is "lys lapskaus" (light lapskaus), which is a stew made with vegetables, pork meat or pork sausages, and a
béchamel sauce. A third version is called "suppelapskaus" (soup lapskaus), where the gravy has been substituted by a light beef
stock. Because of the alleged prevalence of the various dishes in that area, a part of Eighth Avenue in
Brooklyn, New York, once occupied by a Norwegian immigrant community, gained the name "Lapskaus Lane".
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