Flygande Jakob (Flying Jacob). So far this is the most Swedish cuisine that I had for my first dinner here. Basically, it is a chicken-bacon-peanut-banana casserole. But my photos here are not giving the clear impression of the creamy sauce casserole (the first photo is actually my second round, and the second photo was taken after I almost finished my first round). . . . So, banana for casserole? Ok, it is also quite strange to me. Particularly because the bananas in my Flying Jacob were sweet. Back home in Indonesia, rather than as main dish, sweet banana reminds me of desserts or snacks such as Pisang Goreng (sweet bananas covered in flour and being deep-fried) or Kolak (sweet bananas boiled in coconut milk). Anyway, this dish is very popular in Sweden. The man who responsible for this popularity is Ove Jacobsson. He used to work for an air freight company (hence, the name of the recipe). One night in 1976, he was appointed to bring the main course dish for a potluck in his neighbourhood. At his kitchen and fridge, he found bananas, peanuts, left-over chicken, bacon, whipping cream and chilli-sauce. He tossed those all and baked it. It was such a hits! Everyone loved it and asked for the recipe. A neighbor who worked as journalist suggested him to send the recipe to a Swedish food magazine, he sent it, and the rest story is a history. Since then, Swedish made many variations of this recipe. Usually it is eaten with boiled rice and iceberg lettuce (I love love both). Mine was a vegetarian one, with rice but unfortunately the salad had no iceberg lettuce. Surprisingly, I enjoyed the sweet bananas and this creamy casserole so much. Perhaps that also because I felt fun to have this funny dish. Lacker! . . . #flygandejacob #flyingjacob #sweden #foodie #food (at Grimsö, Örebro Län, Sweden) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqdZx29AuJF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wxp03j934llt
