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| Type | Spread |
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| Main ingredients | Potatoes,sour cream,cream,onions,caraway,parsley |
Kartoffelkäse or in Austria usuallyErdäpfelkäse (literally: potato cheese) is a spread from the regions ofBavaria andAustria. Its ingredients include potatoes, onions and sour cream.
The name confuses as the spread does not contain anycheese (see alsoLeberkäse).[1] The name is considered to derive from the milky-sweet flavour.
The spread was originally a dish that was prepared for the seasonal workers that helped with the potato harvest and was served assecond breakfast orsnack withmilk,beer andmust. It is very popular inLower Bavaria, Inner and WesternAustria and is made from flourypotatoes,sour cream,cream andonions.
The potatoes are cooked and mashed and mixed with small diced onion (in proportions 3:1) and sour cream until it becomes a spreadable mixture. This is then flavoured with salt,black pepper,caraway,chives and sometimesgarlic andparsley.Some recipes suggest to mix in a cooked egg, but this shortens the storage life considerably.[citation needed]