Food

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_cuisine#Kaffebr.C3.B6d_.28coffee_bread.29 (wikipedia link, if you are interested in more things about Sweden cuisine)

Main resources: https://sweden.se/culture-traditions/10-things-to-know-about-swedish-food/

Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/user/donalskehan (subscribe, it´s awnesome)

Very thypical food and some recipies:

Filmjölk loaf with lingonberry (it´s a very popular breakfast.)

Easy to bake and good for toast the following day. Filmjölk is a dairy product made from soured milk. Similar to cultured buttermilk or kefir, it is fermented by different bacteria and has a mild and slightly acidic taste. Cultured buttermilk will work as a substitute.

You will need...

40 g rolled oats
50 g spelt flakes
120 g wholemeal flour
180 g plain flour
1 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder
400 ml filmjölk, natural yogurt or buttermilk
60 g lingonberries, fresh or frozen
65 g hazelnuts, coarsely chopped
1–2 tbs pumpkin seeds for decoration

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place oven paper in a bread tin that holds about 1½ litres. The paper should fall over the edges of the tin.
2. Mix all the dry ingredients.
3. Add the filmjölk and mix together. Fold in the lingonberries and nuts.
4. Pour the mix into the tin and top with pumpkin seeds.
5. Bake for about 50 minutes. Leave to cool on wire racks, under a cloth.

Oven pancake (the perfect lunch)

Much thicker and with a unique taste, an oven pancake is easier to make than a frying pan version. It is perfect after the pea soup. It is also popular to eat oven pancake with bacon and lingonberry jam. 

Serves 6  

150 g plain flour    ½ tsp salt    600 ml milk     3 eggs

1. Preheat the oven to 225°C. Grease an ovenproof dish of about 30 x 22 cm.
2. Put the flour and salt in a bowl and whisk in half the milk to make a lump-free paste. Add the rest of the milk while continuing to whisk. Lastly, add the eggs and stir to a smooth blend.
3. Pour the mixture into the dish and bake in the middle of the oven for about 25 minutes until the pancake is golden and puffs up.
4. Cut into pieces and serve with jam or apple sauce and a carrot salad on the side. 

Places to eat

Nytorget 6

The guys behind Nytorget 6 have got the formula right with this local brasserie on hip Södermalm. A warm, intimate dining room, well-executed classic Swedish food with the odd nod to warmer climes, knowledgeable bar staff and all main courses under £17. 

Oaxen Slip

For many years Oaxen Krog – one of the top 50 restaurants in the world, according to Restaurant magazine – and its sister restaurant, Slip, were located on a remote island an hour outside Stockholm.

Lilla Ego

"For me, fine dining is dead," says chef Tom Sjöstedt. 

Traditional dishes

Kanelbullar or cinnamon buns are a classic at Swedish coffee parties. In my opinion, is the best breakfast. 

Here it´s the recipie for those awesome cinnamon buns. Check out his channel, it´s awesome! 

Snaps and glögg means aquavit, a traditional flavoured spirit, and hot mulled wine. They are a part of the Swedish culinary tradition.



Toast Skagen is an elegant combination of prawns and other ingredients on a small piece of sautéed bread.



Mix potatoes with onions, anchovies and cream and you’ve got a Jansson’s temptation.




This classic recipe for Swedish meatballs guarantees the perfect taste – if you add lingonberries!


♥ By Maria Martínez ♥