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Based on what evidence?
by silicon2401 4y ago
Based on what evidence?
- capitainenemo 4y agoAlways hard to prove things in deep history but: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/03/europe/swedish-meatballs-turkey-intl/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/03/europe/swedish-meatballs-turk... " King Charles XII took the throne in 1697 at age 15 and later spent several years in Bender (now Bendery in Moldova), which was under Turkish rule, before returning to Sweden in 1715 – allegedly with a recipe for meatballs. " (allegedly) "Coffee beans and stuffed cabbage were also brought back to Sweden by Charles XII, according to Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu. "
- silicon2401 4y agoI would believe that the concept of meatballs came from Turkey, but I wouldn't agree that that makes Swedish meatballs actually Turkish. That kind of thinking is found a lot with strong nationalists etc as a way to claim superiority, and even aside from that, it's too reductive. Swedish meatballs are clearly their own dish with unique customs and associations. Every culture has things that originated in or were influenced by things from other culture, but that doesn't mean that they are one and the same.