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Surströmming means "fermented Baltic herring". A special delicacy from Sweden. They are sold in cans. Not many people likes the taste of fermented fish, but most people from the North of Sweden are the great fans of this particular Swedish delicacy. Surströmming is served with boiled potatoes and onions and usually rolled into a slice of Tunnbröd, a type of thin, flat unleavened bread.
Sofrit Pagès refers a typical Ibizan meat stew (country fry-up) with various kinds of meat (chicken, pork, lamb), Sobrasada (Paprika sausage), Botifarro (Ibizan black pudding) potatoes (Patatons), onions, peppers and beans flavored with saffron, Paprika and salt and peppr. Sofrit Pages was formerly served during Christmas season, but it can also be found in restaurants in Ibiza that specialize in meat dishes and local Ibizan cuisine.
Saumeisen refers to an Austrian dish made of finely chopped and well seasoned pork which is shaped into balls, enveloped in a piece of pig’s caul and left to stand for a few days before being smoked. Saumeisen may either be simmered in water until tender or fried.
Saumeisen are served with Sauerkraut or Grubenkraut, white cabbage which has been preserved whole in a deep trench (or pit) in the soil lined with larchwood.