Halv special is a Swedish hot dog variety that consists of a standard hot dog, but with a twist – it's covered in mashed potatoes. The word halv means half, but there's also a version called hel special, with hel meaning whole, referring to the fact that there are two sausages instead of just the one.
The hot dogs are often additionally topped with condiments such as ketchup, mustard, pickles, and roasted onions. Sometimes, the customers can decide whether the sausage(s) will be grilled or boiled (or perhaps one of each in hel special). Halv and hel special are commonly paired with chocolate milk called Pucko.
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This classic Swedish street food item consists of a flatbread (tunnbröd) that is wrapped around grilled or boiled sausages. Usual condiments include mashed potatoes, shrimp-and-mayonnaise salad, onions, lettuce, and ketchup or mustard.
Tunnbrödsrulle is a large, nutritious snack, usually enjoyed late at night. It is typically found at korvkiosks - Swedish street stands that mainly specialize in hot dogs.
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Stekt strömming or fried herring is a hearty Swedish specialty consisting of herring fillets that are seasoned with salt, white pepper, and fresh dill, coated with flour and breadcrumbs, then fried in butter until crisp and golden brown on the outside.
There are many ways to eat and serve these delicious fish fillets, but usually, they are accompanied by mashed potatoes, lingonberries or lingonberry jam, red onions, or pickled cucumbers. Another way to consume fried herrings is by topping them with a mixture of vinegar, sugar, allspice, and chopped red onions, which is also used in another Swedish fish dish known as inlagd sill (pickled herring).
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