Spanish fricco

Spanish Fricco, also spelled as Spanish frikko, is a stew of Westphalian cuisine in Germany. It is a hearty dish prepared primarily using diced beef, potatoes and onions, typically in a cream soup base prepared using butter and sour cream.[1][2][3][4] Pork and lamb has also sometimes been traditionally used.[2][5] A Frikko recipe is included in the Practical Cookbook first published by Henriette Davidis in 1845.[6][7] The dish has sometimes been noted for having a relatively unappealing visual appearance when completed.[6][8]

Spanish fricco is a traditional dish in Meschede,[6] a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town of Bad Sooden-Allendorf in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany also claims Spanish fricco as a traditional dish[2] and its people serve it annually for Thanksgiving and Heimatfest.

Etymology

A theory of the origin of the dish is based upon a takeover from the neighboring Spanish Netherlands. Another theory holds that the name "fricco" was derived as a corruption of the word fricassee.[2]

See also

References
  1. Maier, A. (1879). Neues illustrirtes Kochbuch für die gewöhnliche und feinere Küche (in German). Killinger. p. 112. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. Bendel, L. (2013). Deutsche Regionalküche von A-Z (in German). Köln Anaconda Verlag. p. 467. ISBN 978-3-7306-9042-0. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. Davidis, H. (1904). German National Cookery for American Kitchens: A Practical Book of the Art of Cooking as Performed in Germany. C.N. Caspar. p. 106. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. Sheraton, M. (2010). The German Cookbook: A Complete Guide to Mastering Authentic German Cooking. Random House Publishing Group. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-307-75457-8. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. Davidis, H.; Rosendorf, L. (1885). Praktisches kochbuch für die gewöhnliche und feinere küche (in German). Velhagen & Klasing. p. 153. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. "Rezept fürs Mescheder Traditionsgericht Frikko bleibt geheim". Westphalen Post (in German). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2022. (subscription required)
  7. Davidis, H. (1858). Praktisches Kochbuch für die gewöhnliche und feinere Küche ... Siebente verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage (in German). p. 140-141. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  8. "The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Spanish Fricco". Kate Cooks the Books. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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