DISH RESEARCH · Snack
Rakfisk
Matprat’s classic rakfisk starter removes the head, backbone and skin from prepared fish, slices the fillets and serves them with chopped red onion and leek, boiled potatoes, rich sour cream and ready lefse.
About Rakfisk
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Matprat presents rakfisk as an old Norwegian food tradition and offers this portion as a starter. Prepared fish is accompanied by boiled mandel potatoes, rich sour cream, red onion, leek and lefse.
The fish’s head is removed, its backbone pulled out carefully and its skin taken off. The remaining fillets are cut into slices about two centimetres wide.
Red onion and leek are finely chopped for the plate. They stay separate from the prepared fish rather than becoming a cooked sauce around it.
The sliced fish is served with the already-boiled potatoes and rich sour cream. Ready lefse accompanies the plate, alongside the chopped onion and leek.
Matprat’s introductory serving description also includes butter. The potato, sour cream and flatbread accompaniments give this starter several distinct components around the sliced fish.
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