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Food of Sweden

20 classic dishes from Sweden, each with a recipe to find and a video showing how it’s made.

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20 dishes

  1. 1

    Köttbullar

    Small meatballs with cream sauce, lingonberry and pickled cucumber.

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    Gravlax

    Salmon cured in salt, sugar and dill, with mustard sauce.

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    Janssons frestelse

    Potato gratin with cream, onion and sprats.

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  4. 4

    Ärtsoppa

    Yellow pea soup eaten on Thursdays with pancakes.

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    Pyttipanna

    Diced potato, onion and meat hash with a fried egg.

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    Raggmunk

    Potato pancakes served with fried pork and lingonberry.

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    Kalops

    Beef stew with allspice and bay, served with beetroot.

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    Surströmming

    Fermented Baltic herring, pungent, eaten in flatbread.

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    Smörgåsbord

    Spread of herrings, cold cuts, cheeses and hot dishes.

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    Toast Skagen

    Prawns in dill mayonnaise on fried bread with roe.

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    Kroppkakor

    Potato dumplings stuffed with pork and onion.

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    Falukorv

    Mild thick sausage sliced and fried or baked.

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    Blodpudding

    Blood pudding fried and served with lingonberry.

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    Inlagd sill

    Pickled herring in vinegar, mustard or onion brine.

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    Isterband

    Coarse smoked sausage with barley, slightly sour.

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    Kanelbullar

    Cinnamon and cardamom buns with pearl sugar.

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    Semla

    Cardamom bun filled with almond paste and cream.

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    Prinsesstårta

    Sponge and cream cake under green marzipan.

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    Knäckebröd

    Crisp rye bread eaten with butter and cheese.

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    Ostkaka

    Warm curd cheesecake with almonds and jam.

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