It’s been a long week of celebration and good food; too much good food. On Christmas Eve we indulged in the traditional Swedish meal of Julbord (literally, Christmas table) and a few days later I knocked up a traditional English Christmas lunch of roast turkey, roast potatoes, sausages in bacon, gravy, bread and cranberry sauces, roasted veggies and a brandy-flamed Christmas pudding to finish. Read more » >>
The Christmas buffet is a staple of pretty much every household here in Sweden on Christmas Eve. The family gathers round and eats endless amounts of salmon, marinated herring, potatoes, meatballs, sausage, roasted ribs…you name it; returning to the buffet time after time. Read more » >>
Today was (is) Lucia day in Sweden. It’s a major event for everyone, but particularly for people with children. Essentially it is a re-working of a pagan winter festival to let in a little good light to the evil darkness of winter. In its modern form, it’s a time to beckon in the Christmas season, hear your children sing and watch them line up in white nightdresses with candles on their heads. Read more » >>
Photo: Jakob Fridholm/imagebank.sweden.se
Photo: Per-Erik Berglund/imagebank.sweden.se
God jul!
…is a British writer and editor who moved to Sweden in 2001. A former chef turned food and travel writer, he loves everything about food, but particularly the raw ingredients themselves. When not cooking, eating or thinking about food, he can often be found hanging around in butchers shops, fishmongers and grocery stores; a hobby he can pursue for hours on end. He hopes that writing this blog will take up so much time that it halves his food shopping bills.