Mjölig
Mjölig is a Swedish adjective used to describe a dry, floury or mealy texture in food. The term indicates a crumbly, powdery feel when pressed or bitten, usually resulting from a relatively high starch content and low moisture. While it is most commonly applied to potatoes, mjölig can also describe other foods with a coarse, crumbly structure, such as certain baked goods or grain-based dishes.
The word derives from mjöl, meaning flour, with the suffix -ig forming an adjective. In Swedish culinary
In potato classification, mjölig (or mjöliga) refers to varieties with high starch content and low moisture.
Outside potatoes, mjölig describes crumbly pastry or crumbly grain dishes that break into powdery pieces rather
Texture descriptors in culinary Swedish; potato varieties and starch content; waxy versus floury potatoes.