# Ikea releases its meatball recipe **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 28, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701 "2020-04-28T01:20:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701/21 "2020-04-28T23:33:42Z")
I’ve made an almost identical recipe for years. I don’t use rusk flour, I buy whole wheat bread crumbs in a canister from Kroger. I also just use nutmeg. Never thought of using allspice but I’ll try it next time. I also get lazy sometimes and use canned potatoes mashed up. I doubt the difference could be told in the final product. I make the sauce with whipping cream and a roux of flour and butter, beef bullion granules and a little S’n’P. The lingonberry jam I can’t imagine replacing. It’s not like any cranberry sauce I’ve ever tasted. MAYBE cranberry jelly mixed with raspberry preserves for a little more sweetness? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701/22 "2020-04-28T23:53:53Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I just used Google Translate to see if “farce” meant anything in Swedish, and it doesn’t. I agree that it was probably a misspelling of “force” as in forcemeat, which is just another term for ground meat. Here is the Multitran page for фарш. “Farce” is clearly not a misspelling: > **[фарш – English translation](https://www.multitran.com/m.exe?l1=2&l2=1&s=%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%88)** > > Multitran dictionary I’m 65 years years old, and I can’t say I’ve ever heard of “forcemeat.” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701/23 "2020-04-29T00:15:21Z")
“Minced meat” in Swedish is _köttfärs_: > **[Google Translate](https://translate.google.com/?client=firefox-b-d&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgFMgIIADIGCAAQFhAeMggIABAWEAoQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeOgUIABCRAjoECAAQQzoECAAQClCx3JwCWMCfnQJgjt2dAmgAcAB4AIABuwqIAYA7kgENMi02LjkuMi4xLjAuMZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXqwAQA&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&client=tw-ob#auto/sv/minced+meat)** > > Google's service, offered free of charge, instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages. The _k_ in _kött_, BTW, is pronounced “ch,” as in “church.” ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701/24 "2020-04-29T00:27:00Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > I’m 65 years years old, and I can’t say I’ve ever heard of “forcemeat.” What?! Were you sleeping during your first day of Charcuterie 101 at Le Cordon Bleu? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701/25 "2020-04-29T00:30:08Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > What?! Were you sleeping during your first day of Charcuterie 101 at Le Cordon Bleu? Mais non, mais non! I learned to cook at Chez Nous. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701/26 "2020-04-29T02:08:56Z")
I made them this evening. They were good, but a lot of work (most of which went into the gravy, something I’ve never had much success with) so IDK if I’ll do it again. I also had to put one of my cats in the bathroom, because he kept jumping up on the counter while I tried to mix them up. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701/27 "2020-04-29T03:11:35Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Never had IKEA meatballs, but that recipe sounds bland and boring, to me. They should stick to furniture. Nice Icon and post combo. 🙂 The Swedish Chef not eating Swedish meatballs? We are at the end times!.. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701/28 "2020-04-29T13:12:15Z")
You püts de mëetbals in der grävy… ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701/29 "2020-04-29T18:49:17Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I made them this evening. They were good, but a lot of work (most of which went into the gravy, something I’ve never had much success with) so IDK if I’ll do it again. > > I also had to put one of my cats in the bathroom, because he kept jumping up on the counter while I tried to mix them up. My husband, who is the IKEA meatball enthusiast, was happy to make the meatballs but I had to make the sauce. If you know how to make a roux, cooking 101, the sauce is very simple. For some reason people are afraid to learn how to make a roux. It’s about as hard as scrambled eggs but like them, there is a right and wrong way and it happens in a minute. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701/30 "2020-04-29T18:51:15Z")
I forgot about the dill. Dill makes everything taste Swedish to me. Salmon, herring, dill, cheese and yogurt, potatoes, and rye crispbread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701.md?page=1)