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Ostkaka
오스트카카
Traditional Swedish oven-baked dessert based on milk, flour, and rennet, particularly in Hälsingland and Småland
About this dish
Ostkaka, ost meaning "cheese" and kaka meaning "cake" in Swedish, is known as Swedish cheesecake or Swedish curd cake. It is a Swedish sweet dessert that has its roots in two different parts of Sweden, Hälsingland and Småland, though there are some differences between ostkaka from Hälsingland resembling halloumi in texture, and the soft-grained ostkaka from Småland. Ostkaka is traditionally made with raw milk and cheese rennet. Ostaka is one of the unofficial national dishes in Sweden. Ostkaka is known nationwide in Sweden and pre-baked ostkaka can be found in grocery stores there, but ostkaka is particularly popular in the regions of Hälsingland and Småland. The world championship in ostkaka is being held in Hälsingland. In Hälsingland, it is sometimes eaten during the Midsummer celebrations and in Småland during Christmas and local potlucks.
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