{"id":536,"date":"2018-05-19T17:06:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T17:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelfoodatlas.com\/?p=536"},"modified":"2023-01-27T14:01:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T14:01:10","slug":"traditional-norwegian-smalahove-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelfoodatlas.com\/traditional-norwegian-smalahove-recipe","title":{"rendered":"Smalahove (Sheeps Head) with Rutabaga &#038; Potatoes Recipe Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:100%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:100%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p>Smalahove is a bizarre traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/travelfoodatlas.com\/norwegian-food\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"63790\">Norwegian<\/a> recipe of sheeps head, usually eaten on the Sunday before <a href=\"https:\/\/travelfoodatlas.com\/christmas-dinner-around-world\">Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smalahove is undoubtedly <a href=\"https:\/\/travelfoodatlas.com\/11-weirdest-foods-eaten-around-world\">one of the weirdest recipes in the world<\/a>&nbsp;but whilst it might look slightly disturbing, it is basically just lamb and the more meatier parts of the head taste exactly like lamb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a traditional, authentic way to cook smalahove, as described in the recipe below. Preparation is to first leave it to soak in a pot of water for 24 hours, then create a brine and leave for a further 24 hours, and then finally to boil it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are different sides that can be served with Smalahove but most common is mashed potatoes and rutabaga, or akvavit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this recipe we will be using potatoes and rutabaga, but feel free to try alternative sides if you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, it can be difficult to get your hands on a sheep head if you&rsquo;re not in Norway at Christmas, but you can speak to your local butcher to see if it is something they might provide for you to be able to cook Smalahove for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top tip: the eyes and ears are often eaten first as these are the fattiest bits of the head, but the most delicious bits are usually the cheek and the tongue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mv-recipe\"><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Recipe\",\"name\":\"Smalahove (Sheeps Head) with Rutabaga & Potatoes Recipe\",\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Travel Food Atlas\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-19\",\"recipeYield\":2,\"description\":\"Smalahove is a bizarre traditional Norwegian recipe of sheeps head, usually eaten on the Sunday before Christmas.\",\"image\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/travelfoodatlas.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Smalahove-480x480.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/travelfoodatlas.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Smalahove-720x540.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/travelfoodatlas.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Smalahove.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/travelfoodatlas.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Smalahove-720x405.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/travelfoodatlas.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Smalahove-735x551.jpg\"],\"recipeCategory\":\"main course\",\"recipeCuisine\":\"Norweigan\",\"prepTime\":\"P1DT\",\"cookTime\":\"PT1H30M\",\"performTime\":\"PT1H30M\",\"totalTime\":\"P1DT1H30M\",\"recipeIngredient\":[\"Water - 5L\",\"Salt - 1 kg\",\"Sugar - 1 cup\",\"Saltpetre - 3 tsp\",\"Rutabagas - 1 kg\",\"Potatoes - 4\",\"Butter - 100g\",\"Sugar - 1 tsp\",\"Nutmeg - 2 tsp\",\"White pepper - 2 tsp\",\"Mutton stock - 1 cup\",\"Cream - 2 tbsp\",\"Rutabagas - 1 kg (2 \\u00bc lb)\"],\"recipeInstructions\":[{\"@type\":\"HowToStep\",\"text\":\"Take a large, sharp knife and cut the sheep's head in half lengthwise.\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Take a large, sharp knife and cut the...\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/travelfoodatlas.com\\\/traditional-norwegian-smalahove-recipe#mv_create_9_1\"},{\"@type\":\"HowToStep\",\"text\":\"Fill a large cooking pot with cold water and place the head in pot, leave for 24 hours.\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fill a large cooking pot with cold water...\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/travelfoodatlas.com\\\/traditional-norwegian-smalahove-recipe#mv_create_9_2\"},{\"@type\":\"HowToStep\",\"text\":\"After 24 hours combine 4L of water with 1kg of salt, 1 cup of sugar and 3 tsp of saltpetre in order to make a brine.\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"After 24 hours combine 4L of water with...\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/travelfoodatlas.com\\\/traditional-norwegian-smalahove-recipe#mv_create_9_3\"},{\"@type\":\"HowToStep\",\"text\":\"Dry the sheep\\u2019s head well and then place in to the brine mixture to sit for a further 24 hours.\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Dry the sheep\\u2019s head well and then place...\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/travelfoodatlas.com\\\/traditional-norwegian-smalahove-recipe#mv_create_9_4\"},{\"@type\":\"HowToStep\",\"text\":\"Leave to dry on a rack before placing it in a fresh pan of boiling water. 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Potatoes Recipe<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"mv-create-times mv-create-times-3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-time mv-create-time-yield\">\n\t\t\t\t<em class=\"mv-create-time-label mv-create-lowercase mv-create-strong\">Yield: <\/em>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-time-format mv-create-uppercase\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-time mv-create-time-prep\">\n\t\t\t\t<em class=\"mv-create-time-label mv-create-lowercase mv-create-strong\">Prep Time: <\/em>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-time-format mv-create-uppercase\"><span class=\"mv-time-part mv-time-days\">1 day<\/span> <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-time mv-create-time-active\">\n\t\t\t\t<em class=\"mv-create-time-label mv-create-lowercase mv-create-strong\">Cook Time: <\/em>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-time-format mv-create-uppercase\"><span class=\"mv-time-part mv-time-hours\">1 hour<\/span> <span class=\"mv-time-part mv-time-minutes\">30 minutes<\/span> <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-time mv-create-time-total\">\n\t\t\t\t<em class=\"mv-create-time-label mv-create-lowercase mv-create-strong\">Total Time: <\/em>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-time-format mv-create-uppercase\"><span class=\"mv-time-part mv-time-days\">1 day<\/span> <span class=\"mv-time-part mv-time-hours\">1 hour<\/span> <span class=\"mv-time-part mv-time-minutes\">30 minutes<\/span> <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-description\">\n\t\t\t<p>Smalahove is a bizarre traditional Norwegian recipe of sheeps head, usually eaten on the Sunday before Christmas.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"mv-create-9\" class=\"mv-create-reviews\" data-mv-create-id=\"9\" data-mv-create-rating=\"4.8\" data-mv-create-total-ratings=\"8\" data-mv-rest-url=\"https:\/\/travelfoodatlas.com\/wp-json\/\"><\/div>\n\t<!-- This is a button so it inherits theme styles -->\n\t<form class=\"mv-create-print-form\">\n\t\t<button class=\"mv-create-button mv-create-print-button\" data-mv-print=\"https:\/\/travelfoodatlas.com\/wp-json\/mv-create\/v1\/creations\/9\/print\">\n\t\t\tPrint\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-target mv-create-primary-unit\"><div class=\"mv_slot_target\" data-slot=\"recipe\"><\/div><\/div>\t<div class=\"mv-create-ingredients\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"mv-create-ingredients-title mv-create-title-secondary\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWater - 5L\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSalt - 1 kg\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSugar - 1 cup\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSaltpetre - 3 tsp\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRutabagas - 1 kg\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPotatoes - 4\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tButter - 100g\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSugar - 1 tsp\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNutmeg - 2 tsp\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhite pepper - 2 tsp\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMutton stock - 1 cup\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCream - 2 tbsp\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRutabagas - 1 kg (2 &frac14; lb)\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-hands-free\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-instructions mv-create-instructions-slot-v2\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"mv-create-instructions-title mv-create-title-secondary\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\t\t<ol><ol><li id=\"mv_create_9_1\">Take a large, sharp knife and cut the sheep's head in half lengthwise.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_9_2\">Fill a large cooking pot with cold water and place the head in pot, leave for 24 hours.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_9_3\">After 24 hours combine 4L of water with 1kg of salt, 1 cup of sugar and 3 tsp of saltpetre in order to make a brine.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_9_4\">Dry the sheep&rsquo;s head well and then place in to the brine mixture to sit for a further 24 hours.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_9_5\">Leave to dry on a rack before placing it in a fresh pan of boiling water. Cover and cook for 1 hour.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_9_6\">Whilst the sheep's head is cooking, peel and chop the potatoes and rutabaga and boil together in a pot of water for 30 minutes.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_9_7\">Drain the potatoes and rutabaga, nutmeg, white pepper, mutton stock, butter and cream, and mash to a creamy consistency. Salt to taste.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_9_8\">Take the sheep&rsquo;s head out of the pan and serve immediately with the mashed potatoes and rutabaga.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_9_9\">Enjoy!<\/li><\/ol><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"mv-create-nutrition\">\n\n\t<div class=\"mv-create-nutrition-box\">\n\n\t\t<h6 class=\"mv-create-nutrition-title mv-create-strong\"><span>Nutrition Information:<\/span><\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-yield\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Yield:<\/span> 2<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-serving-size\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Serving Size:<\/span> 1<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<br><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-amount\"><em>Amount Per Serving:<\/em><\/span>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-calories\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Calories:<\/span> 1683<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-total-fat\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Total Fat:<\/span> 59g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-saturated-fat mv-create-nutrition-indent\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Saturated Fat:<\/span> 34g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-trans-fat mv-create-nutrition-indent\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Trans Fat:<\/span> 2g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-unsaturated-fat mv-create-nutrition-indent\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Unsaturated Fat:<\/span> 20g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-cholesterol\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Cholesterol:<\/span> 169mg<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-sodium\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Sodium:<\/span> 194574mg<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-carbohydrates\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Carbohydrates:<\/span> 269g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-fiber mv-create-nutrition-indent\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Fiber:<\/span> 32g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-sugar mv-create-nutrition-indent\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Sugar:<\/span> 153g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-protein\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Protein:<\/span> 34g<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<footer class=\"mv-create-footer\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"mv-create-footer-flexbox\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-copy\">&copy; 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In fact, fried smalahove is equally as popular as boiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have cooked your smalahove you can serve it to your guests (make sure to warn them first!), with a glass of Akvavit, a Scandinavian spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to eat Smalahove<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zvPj6FurQgE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Cooking and eating a sheep&rsquo;s head originates in the peasantry in Norway who would tend to eat whatever food was available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in modern times, smalahove is considered a delicacy. Furthermore, it has received a welcome revival due to tourists visiting Norway wishing to try the dish as a thrill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eating peculiar parts of an animal is surprisingly more common than you may have thought. Cultures around the world are known to eat animal parts as strange as <a href=\"https:\/\/travelfoodatlas.com\/criadillas-bulls-testicles-fries-recipe\">bull&rsquo;s testicles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/travelfoodatlas.com\/canadian-stuffed-moose-heart-recipe\">moose heart<\/a> or <a href=\"\/brazilian-buchada-de-bode-goats-intestines-recipe\">goat&rsquo;s intestines<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smalahove is a bizarre traditional Norwegian recipe of sheeps head, usually eaten on the Sunday before Christmas. Smalahove is undoubtedly one of the weirdest recipes in the world&nbsp;but whilst it might look slightly disturbing, it is basically just lamb and the more meatier parts of the head taste exactly like lamb. 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