Spanish Fricco, also spelled as Spanish frikko, is a stew of Westphalian cuisine in Germany. It is a hearty dish prepared primarily using diced beef, potatoes and onions, typically in a cream soup base prepared using butter and sour cream.[1][2][3][4] Pork and lamb has also sometimes been traditionally used.[2][5] A Frikko recipe is included in the Practical Cookbook first published by Henriette Davidis in 1845.[6][7] The dish has sometimes been noted for having a relatively unappealing visual appearance when completed.[6][8]
Spanish fricco is a traditional dish in Meschede,[6] a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town of Bad Sooden-Allendorf in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany also claims Spanish fricco as a traditional dish[2] and its people serve it annually for Thanksgiving and Heimatfest.[citation needed]
Etymology[edit]
A theory of the origin of the dish is based upon a takeover from the neighboring Spanish Netherlands.[citation needed] Another theory holds that the name "fricco" was derived as a corruption of the word fricassee.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ Maier, A. (1879). Neues illustrirtes Kochbuch für die gewöhnliche und feinere Küche (in German). Killinger. p. 112. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d Bendel, L. (2013). Deutsche Regionalküche von A-Z (in German). Köln Anaconda Verlag. p. 467. ISBN 978-3-7306-9042-0. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Davidis, H. (1904). German National Cookery for American Kitchens: A Practical Book of the Art of Cooking as Performed in Germany. C.N. Caspar. p. 106. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Sheraton, M. (2010). The German Cookbook: A Complete Guide to Mastering Authentic German Cooking. Random House Publishing Group. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-307-75457-8. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Davidis, H.; Rosendorf, L. (1885). Praktisches kochbuch für die gewöhnliche und feinere küche (in German). Velhagen & Klasing. p. 153. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Rezept fürs Mescheder Traditionsgericht Frikko bleibt geheim". Westphalen Post (in German). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ Davidis, H. (1858). Praktisches Kochbuch für die gewöhnliche und feinere Küche ... Siebente verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage (in German). p. 140-141. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Spanish Fricco". Kate Cooks the Books. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
External links[edit]
- Spanish fricco recipe. Der Westen (In German).