SWEDEN

1. Sweden, a country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe. Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is also the most populous city
2. Swedish cuisine is deeply rooted in its history, climate, and geography. The long, cold
winters and brief, warm summers have shaped a cuisine that's both hearty and
preservative-focused.
3. Swedish cuisine could be described as centered around cultured dairy products, crisp and
soft (often sugared) breads, berries and stone fruits, beef, chicken, lamb, pork, eggs, and
seafood.

Food trends

KÖTTBULLAR OCH LINGONBÄR

 Also known as “Meatballs and Lingonberries”
 Köttbullar is a blend of minced beef, egg, milk, and bread. The mix is rolled into small balls, fried
in butter, and bathed in brown gravy, with mashed potato, and lingonberry jam on the side.
 Meatballs have been a part of Swedish cuisine for centuries, with the earliest known recipe dating
back to the 18th century.
 The Swedish furniture company IKEA began serving meatballs in its restaurants in the 1950s, and
they quickly became a popular menu item in the mid-20th century.
 The modern version of Swedish meatballs today is likely the result of influences from other
cuisines, such as Turkish and French.
 OSTKAKA
 The ost means "cheese" and kaka means "cake" in Swedish, also known as Swedish
cheesecake or Swedish curd cake
 Ostkaka has its roots in two different parts of Sweden, Hälsingland and Småland, though
there are some differences between ostkaka from Hälsingland resembling halloumi in
texture and the soft-grained ostkaka from Småland.
 The dish is usually eaten lukewarm with a jam or cordial sauce,
typically cloudberry, cherries, raspberry, or strawberry, though lingonberry is not
uncommon; as well as fruits, cream, or, more rarely, ice cream.

KANELBULLE
 Made from lightly sweetened, leavened bread dough known as vetebröd (wheat bread),
they can also be flavored with cardamom, saffron, and vanilla.
 A kanelbulle is best served for a fika
o Fika – “Coffee and cake break” - the daily practice of sitting down
with a coffee and something sweet.

PRINSESSTÅRTA
 The cake was originally called grön tårta (green cake), but was given the name
prinsesstårta or "princess cake" because the princesses were said to have been
especially fond of the cake.
 It is a traditional Swedish layer cake or torte consisting of alternating layers of
airy sponge cake, pastry cream, raspberry jam and a thick-domed layer of
whipped cream. The cake is covered by a layer of marzipan, giving it a smooth
rounded top.
 Prinsesstårta are reserved for birthdays and other celebrations.
 Kräftor

 Kräftskiva a tradition where the so-called crayfish party involves a plenty of

kräftor.