In Scandinavia we often use the word ‘smörgåsbord’ when referring to traditional buffets with Scandinavian dishes. The term has been accepted worldwide, since it made its international breakthrough at the 1939 World fair in New York, where the Swedish pavilion had a rotating smörgåsbord.
Welcome herring lovers!
Swedish Christmas Food
Herring is an important part of every Christmas table and comes in every shape and form imaginable. We found a good collection of herring recipes in Swedish Christmas, which also offered a large selection of other Swedish food specialties. We turned to Swedish American Christmas to find out more about the other aspects of a Swedish Christmas and to the Swedish American newspaper Nordstjernan to find out more in general about traditions in Sweden around the Holidays.
Photographs: David Back