Sweden: Recipes and Cuisine

Swede's enjoy a simple, elegant cuisine based on meats, fish and seafood, potatoes, cabbage, root vegetables and a variety of fresh berries. Hearty and warming meatballs and dumplings are popular, often served with cream-based sauces. Tart lingonberry jam is a beloved condiment and cuts through any heaviness. Pea soup is traditional on Thursdays. The Swedish smörgåsbord, a buffet feast, is world-famous.

Typical Swedish Dishes

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A list of typical Swedish dishes and foods. Use it to help you plan a Swedish style meal, party or festival.

Appetizers

Gravlax (Cured salmon)

Breakfast

Fläskpannkaka (Oven-baked pork pancake)
Pannkakor (Thin pancakes with jam)

Dairy & Cheese

Filmjölk (Soured milk)

Sandwiches

Smörgåstårta (Savory "sandwich" cake)

Pasta and Dumplings

Pitepalt (Potato dumplings)
Kroppkaka (Stuffed potato dumplings)

Poultry

Flygande Jacob (Chicken and banana casserole)
Stekt Gås (Roast Christmas goose with pan gravy)

Meats

Fläsklägg med Rotmos (Ham hocks with mashed rutabagas)
Julskinka (Christmas ham)
Kalops (Beef stew)
Korv Stroganoff (Sausage Stroganoff)
Köttbullar med Gräddsås (Swedish meatballs with cream sauce)
Pyttipanna (Beef and potato hash)
Wallenbergare (Ground veal patties)

Fish & Seafood

Fiskbullar (Fish balls with dill)
Gravlax (Cured salmon)
Inkokt lax (Poached salmon)
Inlagde Sill (Pickled herring)
Lutfisk (Boiled lye-cured cod)
Stekt Strömming (Fried herring)
Surströmming (Fermented herring)

Soups & Stews

Ärtsoppa (Yellow pea soup)
Blåbärssoppa (Blueberry soup)
Kalops (Beef stew)
Köttsoppa med klimp (Dumpling soup)

Pickles and Preserves

Lingonsylt (Lingonberry jam)
Rödbetor (Pickled beets)

Vegetables & Beans

Bruna Bönor med Fläsk (Brown beans with pork)
Hasselbackspotatis (Hasselback butter-baked potatoes)
Janssons Frestelse (Potato, onion and cream casserole)
Kåldolmar (Stuffed cabbage rolls)
Rårakor (Potato pancakes)

Breads and Grains

Knäckebröd (Whole-grain rye flatbread)

Sauces and Condiments

Brunsås (Brown cream sauce)
Hovmästarsås (Mustard-dill sauce)

Desserts

Bärkräm
Budapestbakelse (Cream-filled cake roll)
Ostkaka (Swedish cheesecake)
Spettekaka (Skewer cake)
Kanelbulle (Cinnamon rolls)
Kladdkaka (Chocolate mud cake)
Klappgröt (Semolina berry pudding)
Knäck (Christmas toffee)
Kringla (Figure-8 cookies)
Semla (Cream buns)

Beverages

Glögg (Spiced wine)
Mumma (Christmas beer beverage)

Swedish Recipes

Try these recipes from Sweden.

Gravlax

(Swedish cured salmon)

Hovmästarsås

(Swedish mustard-dill sauce)

Bärkräm

(Swedish berry cream dessert)

Hasselbackspotatis

(Swedish Hasselback butter-baked potatoes)

Aquavit

(Swedish herb-infused vodka)

Ärtsoppa

Artsoppa (Swedish yellow split pea soup)

(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Köttbullar med Gräddsås

(Swedish meatballs with cream sauce)

Janssons Frestelse

(Swedish potato, onion and cream casserole)

Stekt Gås

(Swedish roast Christmas goose with pan gravy)

Inlagda Rödbetor

(Swedish pickled beets)

Inkokt Lax

(Swedish cold poached salmon)

Pytt i Panna

(Swedish potato and meat breakfast hash)

Rårakor

(Swedish potato pancakes; see Latkes recipe)

Glögg

(Swedish warm spiced wine; see Mulled Wine recipe)

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