Svele

A Svele is a Norwegian pastry that is somewhat similar to a German pancake. A Svele consists of a thick liquid batter of eggs, sugar, kefir, flour, baking soda and salt of hartshorn and butter contains. This dough is fried in a hot greased pan to form a thin pancake.

The exact recipe of a Svele varies according to landscape or the respective house recipe. However, it is usually eaten with brunost, butter and sugar or with cranberry jelly. Very popular is the Svele as sweet and high calorie snack. Originally a traditional pastry from the Sunnmøre region is offered to the numerous inland ferries in the Fylke Møre og Romsdal, as a snack since 1971 Svelen. From here, this tradition has spread throughout Vestland where ferry travel is often associated with the consumption of Sveler and coffee ..

• Sweet dish
• Norwegian cuisine