Äggakaka

Äggakaka (English: egg cake) is a traditional Scanian dish that is similar to kolbullar or oven pancake (ugnspankaka), that is served with fried slices of pork belly and lingon berries.^[1][2] It used to be made for farmworkers as it was easy to wrap up and eat out on the fields.^[3]

Äggakaka

A Scanian äggakaka with fried pork, apples, and a bowl of lingonberries.
Alternative names	Äggakaga
Type	Batter
Course	Main dish
Place of origin	Sweden
Region or state	Scania
Cooking time	30 minutes to 40 minutes
Serving temperature	Warm
Main ingredients	Egg Milk Wheat flour Pork
Ingredients generally used	Lingonberry jam Apple sauce Apple slices
Food energy (per 100 g serving)	220 kcal (920 kJ)Arla.se
Nutritional value (per 100 g serving)	Protein 13 g Fat 11 g Carbohydrate 17 g
Similar dishes	Kolbulle Oven pancake

Äggakaka served at a restaurant.

Preparation

Batter similar to pancakes is used for äggakaka, with more eggs and flour for a creamier consistency. It is fried in butter, sometimes with the fat left over from the pork added.^[4]

When the batter has almost solidified the cake is turned upside-down and cooked further.

Serving

Äggakaka is always served with fried smoked pork. The fried pork is sometimes sliced or diced into the batter before cooking the äggakaka. However, this causes the pork flavor to become weak.^[3] It is therefore more common to fry the pork separately, and then add it on top the finished äggakaka together with its melted fat.^[5]