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Spanish fricco
A Westphalian beef, potato and onion stew
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.[citation needed]