![]() ![]() Cold meats – second servingĬold meats is the second serving, here any cold meat imaginable can be served, they all fall under one of these categories.Ĭhristmas ham – The Swedish christmas ham is served cold. The beetroot salad is just pickled beetroots combined with mayonnaise. Salads – There are two mayonnaise based salads that are common, beetroot salad and mimosa. Expect at least one or two different flavors. Examples are smoked eel, smoked mackerel, creamy shrimp salad or skagen as it is called in Sweden, herring salad and many more.Įggs – Boiled eggs with fish roe, mayonnaise and shrimps in different ways are common. Other seafood – There can be many other types of fish or seafood served. Gravlax with sweet mustard sauce and dill. Expect to find cold smoked salmon, gravlax and hot smoked salmon at least. Salmon – Salmon also come in a number of ways, not as many as with the herring but at least one or two but it can be a lot more, especially in parts of Sweden where salmon is traditionally eaten. There is also boiled potatoes served to go with the herring. The löksill or onion herring and herring in mustard sauce are the two most common varieties. Herring being fried, this herring will later be pickled.īut there are a few you can always expect. I’ve been to restaurants where more than 15 varieties have been available and with flavors like Thai Curry. Even some you might not be able to imagine. Pickled herring – Pickled herring can be made in a huge range of ways and they are all available at the christmas dinner. Besides butter there is also some hard cheeses available. ![]() Vörtbröd is a sweet soft bread with raisins. Hard crisp bread called knäckebröd and vörtbröd are the most common ones. Cold fish dishes, bread, salads – first servingįirst you start off with the cold fish section, I’ve included some salads here as well.īread – Bread and butter is of course served. To learn more about akvavit and to learn how to make your own you can head here. Regular flavors are dill, cumin, coriander seeds and fennel. Akvavit or snaps is a shot of vodka that have been infused with herbs and spices. To read more about julmust you can check out a seperate post all about it here.Īkvavit – No christmas without akvavit, or any tradition in Sweden actually. The taste is somewhere in between Coca-Cola and Root Beer. Julmust – Julmust is a non alcoholic drink that anyone who is driving or children usually drink. If you want to check out some cool looking christmas beer you can have a look at this list. Regular lager beer or a darker christmas beer works good. Glögg on display and ready for serving.īeer – The goto drink for any traditional Swedish food is beer and christmas food is no exception. We have a great post all about glögg that you can read here. Glögg – Glögg or mulled wine is not served to the actual food but mostly served as a drink before or after the dinner. Let’s take a closer look at each section but first we need something to drink. ![]() The eating orderĪ julbord begins with cold fish dishes, moves on to cold meats, then the hot plates followed by cheese and dessert. At restaurants there is of course more dishes available than what you would normally serve at home. There are some variations depending on where in Sweden you’ll find yourself and there is always exceptions. So this guide covers the most common dishes served at home and in restaurants today, we will leave the history about the julbord for another day and focus on what is served now. About our guide to Swedish Christmas Food Part of a Swedish Julbord, christmas smorgasbord. ![]() The food served at restaurants is more or less the same as what people eat in their homes on christmas eve. The julbord is available in many restaurants in Sweden from the end of november until christmas eve. It’s basically a smorgasbord with a few dishes that is only available during christmas. Julbord, Smorgasbordįirst thing first, the Swedish christmas food is called Julbord, that translates to christmas table. So here it is, a full guide to the Swedish Christmas Food. Ok, christmas is only a few days away and we thought it might be the right time to go through what you might find at a classic Swedish Christmas Smorgasbord or Smörgåsbord as it is spelled in Swedish. ![]()
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