"Evelyn" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:24:35 +0100, Bjørn Steensrud
> > wrote:
>
>>Tiger Lily wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/12/2012 12:40 PM, KROM wrote:
>>>> I have eaten the same meatballs many times they were a new product and
>>>> as usual were made with real ingredient etc to hook you and now have
>>>> gone cheap using fillers and delivering a barely meat ..meatball with
>>>> the same label..and I am sure if called on it would be forced to change
>>>> the label.
>>>
>>> tip: Ikea
>>
>>Aha - there's a warning out in the EU: IKEA has started to use soy in
>>their
>>meatballs without labelling them "contains soy protein". An unlucky soy
>>allergic person discovered it. (our local supplier says they don't, but we
>>make ours from scratch anyway - Norwegian style, not Swedish style.)
>
>
> How do Norwegian meatballs differ from Swedish?

I just looked up some recipes.

Norwegian:

http://www.sofn.com/norwegian_cultur...Meatballs.html

5 pounds ground meat ( beef, veal, pork; ground three times)
2 medium onions, finely ground (save juice)
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. allspice
1 T. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup half & half
1/2 cup cracker meal or matzo meal
4-5 beef bouillon cubes or 4-5 tsp. instant beef bouillon
2 tsp. Kitchen Bouquet Flour



Swedish:

http://southernfood.about.com/od/swe...r/bl30129q.htm

a.. 1 1/2 cups soft bread crumbs, about 3 slices bread
b.. 1 tablespoon dried minced onion or 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
c.. 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
d.. 1/4 teaspoon pepper
e.. 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
f.. 3/4 cup milk
g.. 2 pounds ground beef
h.. 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
i.. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
j.. 2 tablespoons flour
k.. 1 can (10 1/2 ounces) condensed beef broth
l.. 1 cup half-and-half or light cream
Looks like the Swedish have a lot mroe filler.