As you can probably see, I enjoyed the food in Sweden much more than the food in Germany. It was not only delicious, but also so healthy! Fish is abundant, sandwiches are almost always open-faced and the bread is delicious, dark and grainy. I could get used to this!
Three types of pickled herring served with crisp bread, sour cream, onions and cheese!Another pickled herring platter.
Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes, pickled cucumbers and ligonberry jam.
Toast skagen (prawns in dill mayonnaise on toast with roe)
Pumpkin soup with smoked reindeer. AMAZING!
Cloudberry trio (cheese cake, sorbet and jam). Cloudberries are more rare than ligonberries, and only grown in Northern Sweden.
Perhaps my favorite Swedish cuisine. Open-faced shrimp sandwich with eggs and mayo, served a stop a dark and slightly sweet bread, generally with tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce and dill. I had many of them, but this one at the Vasa museum was my favorite!
Swedish cinnamon bun.
A saffron bun, traditionally eaten during Advent.
Reindeer is common in Northern Sweden. Here it is served with potatoes and ligonberry jam.
Tomas cooking our reindeer firetop during a break from snowmobiling.
Banana and curry pizza is very common in Sweden. It might sound strange, but it’s actually quite good!
Example of a traditional Swedish Christmas meal at Skansen.
It is a Swedish tradition to eat pea soup and pancakes on Thursdays. The tradition dates back to the 15th century when Sweden was primarily Catholic and a large meal was served before fasting the Friday fast. The tradition is still practiced in the Swedish military. The pancakes are crepe-like and served with ligonberry jam and cream. We made this ourselves!
Fika! A coffee break, accompanied by sandwiches and pastries. In Sweden, this is a common social event much like happy hour.
Semla.
Princess cake
Inside of the princess cake, a layer cake with strawberries and cream, topped with marzipan fondant.
[…] It means pea soup and pancakes, of course! (I talked a little bit about the tradition in my Taste of Sweden post, but now I’ll show you how they’re made!) The tradition dates back to the 15th […]
[…] lifestyle. You all saw the food I ate abroad (or if you didn’t, check it out! Germany, Sweden, France, Barcelona, Andalucía, Mérida and Madrid, Mercado San Miguel. Probably not best to do […]
[…] It means pea soup and pancakes, of course! (I talked a little bit about the tradition in my Taste of Sweden post, but now I’ll show you how they’re made!) The tradition dates back to the 15th […]
[…] lifestyle. You all saw the food I ate abroad (or if you didn’t, check it out! Germany, Sweden, France, Barcelona, Andalucía, Mérida and Madrid, Mercado San Miguel. Probably not best to do […]