Traditional Cooking in Sweden

Kate Haase
Mr Kuykendall
Period C
April 15, 2015

   Some classic Swedish recipes include: the famous Swedish meatballs, Raggmunk, Kroppkakor, Gravlax, Cinnamon buns, and Snaps and Glögg. Potatoes are a huge part of Swedish food culture. Raggmunk is a potato pancake usually eaten during the winter season. Kroppkakor is Swedish for "filled potato dumpling." The filled potato dumplings can be prepared with different types of flour, can be boiled or raw, and are most often filled with pork and onion or mushroom filling. These can be eaten with various sauces, also.

   Gravlax is a dill-cured salmon that is likely to be served with a French mustard sauce.This dish is served raw and acts as the perfect appetizer for a dinner party!
Now, it is no secret that the Swedes have a bit of a sweet tooth. It has been recorded that the average Swede eats cakes and pastry equivalent to 316 cinnamon buns per year! In Sweden, they call these "kanelbullar." It is guaranteed that if you are ever invited over to a friend's house for coffee, you will get a cinnamon bun out of it. Cinnamon buns are always present with coffee; it has been a tradition for centuries.

   Lastly, we have Snaps, which is a "traditional flavored spirit," and Glögg, a hot mulled wine. Snaps is a type of vodka, equivalent to Germany's schnapps. It is traditionally served with herring, at parties, and during the holidays. Glögg is consume almost exclusively during the Christmas season, with raisins and blanched almonds added.

This is an informational video on Snaps and Glögg:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFk7ujgdbPs&noredirect=1

Kanelbullar (cinnamon buns)

Gravlax with mustard sauce served on toast

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https://sweden.se/collection/classic-swedish-food/
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