Smørgåsbord literally means "bread and butter table." A Swedish smørgåsbord offers the diner a variety of dishes generally meant to be eaten in a particular order. Also, for each trip to the smørgåsbord, a clean plate is often used. Smørgåsbords can contain numerous different types of foods, but they usually always include Swedish meatballs, Janssons frestelse, and various herring dishes.
Pancakes, muffins, sponge cake and different sorts of pies and cookies are typical desserts, always served with coffee. Typical pies are apple, blueberry and rhubarb and there are many different recepies of each. Pancakes and muffins are never served American-style - for breakfast. In recent years American brownies, cookies and cup-cakes have become popular in cafés and restaurants. |
