Sweden is a country with a high standard of living. That is why only high-quality products are used for food here, which subsequently has a positive effect on the health of the nation.

Even alcoholic drinks here are of very high quality. But the inhabitants of Sweden drink them moderately. In addition, the food of the Swedes is incredibly diverse. They are very fond of meat and fish, but successfully combine them with vegetables, fruits or berries and complement them with soups.

Almost all the ingredients for Swedish cuisine are produced in the country itself. At first glance, it may seem that the Swedes eat too much fatty and sweet food. However, this is a forced measure necessary for normal life in a rather harsh climate.

It does not in any way affect the state of health of the nation. The best proof of this is statistics. Swedes have an average life expectancy of almost 81 years, and only 11% of the population is overweight. Over the past years, Swedish national cuisine has been called one of the healthiest. Simply because it consists mainly of dishes based on the gifts of the sea and rivers.

Swedish cuisine recipes. Dishes for the holidays. National New Year's recipes.

First meal:

• Engamat soup
• Finnish milk soup
• Salmon soup (Laxsoppa)
• Swedish beer soup
• Tokmach (noodle soup)
• Pea soup with bacon and ham
• Rosehip soup

Main dishes:

• Cutlets "Wallenberg"
• Meatballs with lingonberry sauce, pickled cucumber and brown sauce
• "The Temptation of Janson"
• Swedish Meatballs
• Swedish Christmas meatballs
• Swedish meatballs with Brunsås sauce
• Salmon in cream sauce
• Escabeche from guinea fowl
• Chicken with star anise and stewed onions
• Homemade meatballs
• Venison terrine with currant sauce
• Potato casserole with horseradish
• Meatballs with creamy sauce (Kottbullar)
• Baked potatoes with cheese in the oven
• Blood sausage in the oven
• Potato dumplings with pork (Kroppkakor)
• Meatballs with rice in tomato sauce
• Swedish salmon with mustard sauce
• Fried bacon with quince and apples
• Shink loda (potato casserole)
• Braised Red Cabbage with Apples (Rodkal)
• Meat stewed in beer
• Salted herring (Inlagd sill)

Salads:

• Salad with liver
• Swedish potato salad

Snacks:

• SOS: herring, cheese and snaps
• Smyorgostorta
• Gravlax with potato salad
• Shrimp Skagen Toast
• Gravlax
• Swedish appetizer for bread
• Cheese fondue pies
• Cheese fondue in pumpkin
• Meatloaf
• Baked potato gassel with dill
• Salaka in Swedish

Dough dishes and desserts:

• Swedish cinnamon rolls
• Lussebullar
• Cake "Princess"
• Gingerbread cookies with icing
• Swedish Christmas cookies
• Cinnamon bun
• Swedish chocolate pie
• Kalitki (Karelian pies) stuffed
• Chocolate fondue with fruit skewers
• Chokladsnitt (Chocolate Cookies)
• Puff pastry almond cake
• Kanelbullar (Cinnamon Buns)
• Sokerkaka (Biscuit)
• Colasnitt (Toffee Cookies)
• Drömmar (Dream Cookies)
• Brusselskekes (Brussels Cookies)
• Finnish pinnar (Finnish sticks)
• Shakrutor (Checkers Cookies)
• Skurna-syultkakor (Squares with jam)

National drinks:

• Glög with almonds, raisins and spices
• Rhubarb compote
• Rhubarb juice

Detailed data on the history of the development of modern Swedish cuisine is extremely scarce.

And the reason for this is not only the rich past of this country, which is a series of endless wars and confrontations for territory and power. But also severe weather conditions, which significantly narrowed the range of ingredients used in cooking. And, as a result, they forced the inhabitants of Sweden to be content with little. However, despite all these obstacles, today this state can boast of an exquisite, satisfying and original cuisine, which is based on nutritious and incredibly tasty dishes.

It is worth noting that Swedish culinary traditions were formed mainly under the influence of Denmark and Norway. However, later France, Germany and Turkey played a huge role in their development, thanks to which the Swedes began to pay attention not only to the taste and nutritional properties of dishes, but also to their appearance.

Initially, Swedish cuisine was not very diverse. It was based only on products subject to long-term storage. First of all, these are pickles, marinades, dried and smoked meats. By the way, in the old days, turnips were widely used here. The beloved potato appeared on the territory of Sweden only in the 18th century and subsequently successfully replaced it.

In addition to it, meat and fish are very popular here. The Swedes have been preparing dishes from them for centuries, which is not surprising. After all, cattle breeding and fishing were the main types of fishing for them. And only over time, agriculture was added to them. Herring is considered a favorite type of fish in Sweden. Not a single feast is complete without it. Moreover, the Swedes know a huge number of recipes for its preparation. It is salted, marinated in mustard or wine, fermented, stewed, baked in the oven or grilled, sandwiches and all kinds of fish dishes are made from it. The Swedish delicacy with fermented herring, which was once included in the list of the most terrible dishes in the world, deserves special attention.

From meat in Sweden they prefer pork, venison and game. In addition, dairy products, in particular, milk, cheeses, butter, kefir, curdled milk or yogurt, are held in high esteem by the Swedes. They love cereals, mushrooms, as well as vegetables, fruits and berries. But they practically do not use spices, successfully replacing them with delicious sauces.

By the way, the concept of "buffet" really came from Sweden. The fact is that in the old days, guests came to various events for a long time. Therefore, they were offered long-term storage dishes, which were taken out to a cool room and left on a long table. Thus, each newcomer could take as much food as he needed, on his own, without bothering either the hosts or other guests.

True Swedish cuisine differs from the cuisines of other Scandinavian countries by the presence of a bright, sweetish flavor in the dishes. After all, the Swedes love to add sugar everywhere and are sincerely proud of it. Meanwhile, this is far from the only feature of Sweden. After all, only in this kingdom they prepare not just gourmet dishes of haute cuisine, but truly unique or even exotic ones. Like, for example, chicken baked in clay. It is worth noting that before cooking it is not plucked, but simply gutted, washed and coated with clay. And then they are baked on stones in order to subsequently enjoy the unique taste of the most delicate roast. In this case, all unplucked feathers remain on the clay. This recipe has been known since Viking times.

Among drinks, the Swedes, like many Europeans, choose coffee, and from fortified drinks - vodka, whiskey, beer. In terms of coffee consumption, the Swedes are second only to the Finns - this is the second country in the world in terms of coffee consumption.

Since ancient times, the Swedes have tended to use in cooking those foods that are well stored and can withstand a long winter. These are various kinds of salting, marinades, smoked products, fats and sugar. For frying and stewing, lard is usually used instead of oil. Spices and seasonings, as in other northern countries, are used a little. Swedish cuisine is very simple and unambiguous, but very satisfying home cooking, which has adopted a lot from the British and Germans.

It is important to distinguish some regional differences in Swedish cuisine. So, in the northern part of the country, eating meat of reindeer and other wild animals is very common, while in the south of Sweden the cuisine is less exotic and more Europeanized - vegetables, dairy products, meat of domestic animals are eaten here.

Traditional Swedish cuisine is not very diverse and is little known outside the country. Like other Scandinavian cuisines, it is quite oily, as most dishes are made from meat, fish and fat. Another hallmark of Swedish cuisine is the heavy use of sugar. Almost all Swedish bread has a sweetish aftertaste, and the Swedes even manage to add sugar to the traditional black pudding. The Swedes malt liver pates and pickled herring, and serve them with berry compote. By the way, the Swedes, like all Scandinavians, are very fond of serving various sweet and sweet and sour berry sauces with meat dishes (for example, the famous lingonberry sauce).

The most popular ingredients in most Swedish traditional dishes are various fermented milk products, fresh and soft bread, berries, beef, pork, seafood and fish. Potatoes are most often served as a side dish, usually with some kind of sauce.

The modern gastronomic tastes of the Swedes are heavily influenced by European cuisines, however, the basis of the locals' diet is still traditional Swedish dishes, which are called the word husmanskost (literally - "home cooking"). These are dishes from the simplest products that are always at hand - pork, herring, cabbage, peas, potatoes, flour. The most popular everyday Swedish dishes are pea soup, fried fish, pancakes with meat or berry filling, potato pancakes, meatballs or casseroles. These dishes do not represent anything supernatural - they are simple but delicious homemade dishes, the preparation of which does not require great culinary skills from the Swedes.

Swedish desserts are as simple as hot soups. These are baked apples, sugar or cream pie, fresh berries, pancakes, muffins, simple puddings and biscuits. Desserts are served, as a rule, with coffee - the love for this drink has not passed Sweden.

However, there are several dishes in Sweden that the locals consider unique and which are served in authentic Swedish restaurants. These are smoked salmon with dill, mushroom soup, potato balls with pork, smoked dried cod, venison, potato casserole, honey pie and Swedish muffin. Although analogues of these dishes, if desired, are easy to find in the culinary traditions of neighboring countries.

But the buffet is really a purely local invention, which has spread all over the world from here. According to the local etiquette, you need to try all the dishes on offer, and each dish must be put on a clean plate. The sequence of tasting dishes should be as follows - fish appetizer, another fish appetizer, cold salad, hot dish, dessert.

From extensive literature, and from your own experience, you, the reader, know that nutrition should be balanced, varied and fractional. You may be interested to know what the Swedes eat during the day, how meals are distributed over time.
Swedes usually eat 5 times a day: two of them are the main meals, afternoon tea and lunch, the rest are snacks.

What do Swedes usually eat for breakfast?

Morning for most Swedes begins with a cup of coffee (namely, a cup, as they drink coffee here from large cups) with sandwiches. Some prefer to eat oatmeal porridge boiled in water, followed by the addition of milk and, a favorite of all types of jam, lingonberry. True, men prefer breakfast, consisting of sandwiches and coffee.

They claim that after oatmeal porridge, the feeling of hunger quickly returns. The division of our family's tastes confirms the above: my husband eats coffee sandwiches for breakfast, I prefer oatmeal with numerous additives, one of which is fresh or frozen berries.

The most popular, used almost daily in every Swedish family, is lingonberries. Cowberry jam is added to morning porridge; on a dinner plate, it is also an accent side dish for a meat dish.

If you add lingonberry jam to a fermented milk product popular in the north, which is called Fil here - an analogue of our kefir, then you can assume that you ate yogurt .... An amazing berry !!! Some Swedes prefer to eat this fermented milk product for breakfast, with corn flakes or muesli.

Following breakfast, the 10-hour "snack" often consists of a hard bread sandwich (hård bröd) with a thin slice of ham or cheese. And such a sandwich is “crowned” by a lettuce leaf and, of course, coffee. Complements the snack with some fruit.

About the bread that the Swedes eat

Here, the clear favorite is hard bread (bread), which has a lot of varieties: from crispy delicacy to thick homemade. In terms of popularity among the population, hard bread is significantly ahead of the usual soft bread. However, it would be wrong to keep silent about the fact that, along with the unpopularity of purchased varieties of soft bread, they often bake their own homemade bread here, special rooms or even separate small houses (bagarstuga) with ovens for baking bread continue to be used, and mothers and grandmothers teach children this ancient art.

For a long time I did not dare to try hard bread, it seemed rough and tough to me. In fact, the bread turned out to be crispy and very tasty. Moreover, there are so many varieties of it that you can always find the most suitable one for yourself. Its forms are also varied. It can be: large circles, rectangular plates, triangular "sectors", small loaves.

What do Swedes usually eat for afternoon tea and lunch?

Between 12 and 13 o'clock there is an afternoon snack. This is the first main meal that includes a meat dish. I must say that the lunch and dinner menus are not much different from each other. People who work in production usually bring a cooked portion of food with them from home.

Salads have become popular here lately. I grow several varieties in my garden. In the summer, as salads and other vegetables ripen, there are ample opportunities for a variety of food. There are a great many options ... So, the protein component of salads can be both fish and mushrooms.

It should be noted that the majority of the male population of Calix are fishermen. So in my family, my husband became the supplier of fresh fish. Fish: air grilled salmon, brown trout (a type of salmon), whitefish are frequent "guests" on our table.

The "green" part of the salads are: lettuces proper, radishes, cucumbers or young zucchini, tomatoes, onions, celery, peppers, etc. For dressing salads, it is good to use natural yogurt.

Mushrooms go well with durum wheat pasta and vegetables.

Lunch is quite late (at 6 pm), classic, including a hot meat dish, and in the evening - strange as it may seem, coffee with a sandwich of hard bread and a slice of salted salmon or cheese.

According to my observations, soups are not very popular here, with the exception of a clear favorite - elk meat soup. Each hostess is sure that only she knows the “correct” recipe for this soup. Swedes eat beef or pork rather than poultry meat. Despite the fact that fishing is very popular here, fish dishes are rare on the buffet.

Separately, I would like to say about the Kalix water, the quality of which is recognized as one of the highest in Sweden. Admit it, reader, how many cities do you know where you can drink water (with great pleasure) right from the tap? For me, the delicious water of Kalix was a pleasant discovery.

In terms of coffee consumption, Sweden has always been among the world leaders, and this trend continues to this day. Swedes drink coffee often, with pleasure, from large cups, throughout the day. Older people, by the way, prefer to brew coffee the old fashioned way, using small teapots.

I asked my local acquaintances what the Swedes eat for dinner and is there a tradition of a late meal? The answer was: "Yes, there is, but it happens to be a late lunch."

The reader can learn about what the Swedes of different generations eat, their culinary preferences by reading the article.

Naturally, we all have different tastes, but the trend that I could notice is this: the older generation of Swedes are the most conservative and prefer to eat dishes prepared according to “grandmother's” recipes using local products. The middle generation and young people are happy to eat dishes prepared according to the recipes of the peoples of other countries.

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The national cuisine of Sweden was formed under the influence of Scandinavian culinary traditions, in which proximity to the sea and the harsh cold climate play a key role. Swedish dishes tend to be simple, easy to prepare, hearty and delicious. Since ancient times, Sweden has used products that can be stored for a long time in the winter. Therefore, all kinds of marinades, pickles, smoking, canning, drying, pickling have become widespread. In the local cuisine you will not find restaurant delights, exotic dishes, complex combinations of ingredients. Rather, it is a rustic and home cooking.

Basis, Swedish cuisine , are fish and seafood dishes. In the first place is the herring. Swedes have salted herring, in mustard, with onions, with “smell”, in wine, grilled, baked, fried, smoked, with white sauce, with lemon, in a special marinade ... Surströmming is considered a special delicacy - fermented pickled herring (although not everyone will like the smell of this dish). Also, try:

• Grav - salmon in a special marinade;
• Lutfisk - boiled sea pike;
• « zilbular honey korintzes"- herring steak, with sauce;
• » fish in spring» - mackerel with mayonnaise sauce, cream and herbs;
• "fish cakes";
• "potato casserole with sprats".

Dishes from crabs, crayfish, squid, mussels and other inhabitants of coastal waters.

Meat dishes, in the national cuisine of Sweden, are prepared from game, pork, venison, and poultry. Of interest are dishes such as:

• "Easterband" - pork sausages with a spicy taste;
• "renstek" - chopped venison;
• Flaskrulader - pork roll;
• Leverpastey - meat pate;
• "unstekt alg" - fried elk meat;
• "kottbullar" - large Swedish dumplings;
• "game meatballs";
• "chicken baked in clay";
• "meat balls" ;
• « Swedish meatballs» ground beef;
• "cutlets" made of beef, potatoes, beets and onions;
• "fried pork with beans".

If you are used to starting dinner with the first course, then in this case, the local cuisine will delight you with various hot soups:

• "pea soup", with pork, onions and spices;
• "elebrod" - beer soup;
• « nasselsuppa-lead-egg"- oyster soup;
• "tokmag" - soup with noodles;
• "bean soup";
• "soup with oatmeal";
• "mushroom soup with chicken broth";
• “original soup with cognac or liqueur”.
  Dumplings are often added to many soups.

Among the side dishes, the first place is occupied by potatoes (boiled, baked, fried). Often, mushrooms are an addition to meat, especially tasty - fried with cream and onions. Although, often fried mushrooms are an independent dish. Also, on the buffet you can see pasta and rice that came here from neighboring countries.

Please, the national cuisine of Sweden, sweet lovers. For dessert, the Swedes prefer:

• « rice pudding with almonds,
• "gooseberry soufflé"
• "apple swedish cake with cinnamon",
• "pancakes with jam or jam",
• "waffles with ice cream or various jams",
• "chocolate cakes"
• "Pudding with saffron and whipped cream",
• "Blueberry pie",
• "rhubarb pie"

Swedes' favorite drink is coffee. Sweden ranks second in the world, after Finland, in coffee consumption per capita. In addition, mineral water, lemonade, lingonberry drink, fruit juices, and light beer are popular. From strong drinks - vodka, various liqueurs, whiskey, tinctures on local herbs and berries, punch and grog.
Welcome to hospitable Sweden and bon appetit to all!

Swedish national dishes are undoubtedly close to people with an open Slavic soul. The menu, traditional for the Scandinavian country, is full and simple, typical for a peasant table. The menu of many restaurants and cafes in many ways resembles the Slavic menu, and if you are interested in real Swedish cuisine, original treats that have come down from the depths of centuries, it is better to go to remote regions of the country.

Characteristic features of the national cuisine of Sweden

Tables in Sweden are often bursting with pickles, but the national cuisine cannot be called diverse. Largely due to the fact that spices are not used for cooking. Swedish cuisine is unique because of its natural flavors. Thanks to this, many national treats are remembered and seem special.

For centuries, Swedish national cuisine has been shaped by Scandinavian culinary traditions. Of course, the climate and the location of the country on the world map had a special influence on the local cuisine. Given the proximity of the Scandinavian country to the sea, and the predominance of low temperatures, most of the dishes are distinguished by simple cooking technology and an affordable set of ingredients, but hearty and no less tasty.

Interesting fact! The basis of Swedish dishes are products that can be stored for a long time in a cold climate. In the traditional menu there are no gourmet desserts, treats with a complex composition.

The main food processing technologies in Scandinavian cuisine:

• salting and canning;
• drying and pickling;
• smoking.

Fatty varieties of fish and meat are considered traditional for the Swedish menu. By the way, there are practically no vegetarians in the country - with such culinary principles it is very difficult to survive in a country where a cold climate prevails.

Good to know! To increase the calorie content of the dish, products are fried on pork fat.

The main ingredients of national cuisine

Swedish cuisine is traditionally called homemade and rustic, it is dominated by the simplest products - meat, fish, cheeses, game, bread. Mushrooms, berries, dairy products are also used. The locals add lingonberry jam instead of a bouquet of spices and season a wide variety of dishes with it.

Many Swedish dishes, traditional in the national cuisine, are prepared from ordinary herring, served with a special sauce, light wine, mustard, and seasoned with lemon. Be sure to try seafood dishes, most often served with mussels, squid, oysters, crabs. The Swedes are excellent hunters, so they can skillfully cook any game - venison, poultry, pork, elk.

Surely people who are far from traveling are familiar with the concept of "buffet", it has long gone beyond the borders of the country. This method of serving dishes appeared in Sweden a long time ago. When guests came to the Swedish castle, and it was necessary to feed a lot of people, hospitable hosts laid tables with the possibility of self-selection of dishes.

Interesting fact! Every year in December, many Swedish families set up a traditional festive table, the menu often exceeds 50 dishes. These are sausages, meat delicacies, salty, sweet pastries, pates.

buffet etiquette

Locals strictly adhere to certain table etiquette. If you are invited to a party, do not:

• leave food on the plate;
• start drinking before the toast is made;
• cut the cake - it is always served whole;
• eat from a common meal.

The Swedes treat food with great respect and attention; they prefer to salt and bake their own products.

Swedish Cuisine - Traditional Swedish Dishes

Culinary tours to the Scandinavian country are becoming very popular today. The explanation for this is simple - traditional Swedish dishes are made from organic products and do not have synthetic flavors. Local chefs rarely use spices in their work, the main task of the cook is to emphasize the natural, pure taste of each ingredient.

The traditional buffet consists of salads, cuts, a wide variety of sandwiches. Be sure to try the canape with salmon smoked on juniper twigs.

Fish and seafood

Most traditional fish dishes involve the use of herring. The national Swedish dish surströmming, due to the smell that literally knocks you down, can only be tasted by the most courageous gourmets. The Swedish rotten herring dish is undoubtedly one of the top 10 Swedish dishes. The fish is caught in the first half of spring, fermented in wooden containers for several months, then canned.

Good to know! Due to the fermentation process, the jars become round.

Surströmming

The Swedish dish is traditionally prepared for the holidays. To hide the specific smell, it is served with potatoes, bread, herbs, sour cream and cheese. In Sweden, they only eat rotten fish outside, because the smell is hard to bear in the house.

Traditional crayfish parties are common in Swedish cities, usually held in August. Freshwater crayfish are caught, boiled in large containers with dill and, sitting comfortably right on the balcony or terrace, they eat them, washed down with beer and schnapps. In the 16th century, only representatives of the aristocracy could afford this dish, gradually crayfish became a national dish accessible to all segments of the population.

So the locals call a special shrimp cocktail laid out on a crispy toast. The national dish is traditionally prepared for the holidays, decorated with red caviar on top. In addition to shrimp, the composition includes pickled onions, lemon, dill, Dijon mustard and mayonnaise. White bread is dried in a pan or in a toaster and shrimp salad is spread on top.

Interesting fact! On Sundays, many Swedish families cook pike, casserole with potatoes and sprats, bake mackerel with cream.

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Meat dishes

What to try in Sweden from food for lovers of meat delicacies? A special place in the national cuisine is given to game. Most popular dishes:

• venison - fried, cutlets, meatballs are also prepared for soup;
• elk - fried, prepare a delicious pate.

Meat is often served with home-made dairy products - yogurt, soft cheese. Traditional Swedish dishes are high in calories. Game is usually fried in lard.

Good to know! Beets and potatoes are used as a side dish for meat dishes. Be sure to serve a lot of bread. It is noteworthy that in each region bakery products are baked according to their own recipe. For example, in Norrland they use barley flour, while in the central regions they prefer crispbread.

An old national dish that has been preserved since the time of the Vikings. There are many recipes for the dish, but everything is united by one fact - the composition includes boiled meat (beef, lamb, pork) and vegetables (beans, cabbage, peas).

There is a version that grutta recipes have been preserved in modern national cuisine only due to the fact that for a long time in areas remote from the capital there were no gas and electric stoves, respectively, the products were cooked in the old fashioned way - over the hearth in a large saucepan.

Interband

It is difficult to imagine a traditional buffet without spicy pork sausages - insterband. They have a bitter taste that not every tourist from Europe will like.

Putippana is a national dish that resembles a traditional hodgepodge. In Sweden, this is a stew of various deli meats and potatoes. For its preparation, they use everything that is left in the house - kupaty, boiled chicken, cutlets, add bacon and stew with potatoes.

Swedish meatballs are well known all over the world. These are ordinary meat balls with spices, fried in a pan. Meat treats are served with mashed potatoes, cranberry jam, hearty gravy.

Interesting fact! The cost of meatballs is low, so students buy them and eat them all year round.

First meal

This is beer based soup. Quite simple to prepare and hearty national dish. Instead of the traditional broth, one of the most popular drinks in the world is used - beer. The dish is common in the Scandinavian countries and Germany, but it is best prepared in Sweden. It is believed that the Swedish recipe is classic. In addition to beer, eggs, flour, salt, sugar, milk are needed.

The cooking technology is as follows:

• boil beer;
• beat flour in milk, pour into beer;
• add salt, sugar;
• separate the proteins from the yolks;
• beat the whites with flour, combine with the base;
• beat the yolks, pour into the soup before serving.

Served with crackers. Initially, the dish was prepared for sailors, as the soup warms up perfectly in cold weather.

Pea soup with pancakes will make you feel like a real Swede. In addition, the treat is associated with a specific day of the week, because the national dish is prepared only on Thursday. A tradition originated in the past - with the help of a hearty soup, people prepared themselves for the Friday fast. Many restaurants serve traditional pea soup and pancakes with lingonberry jam on Thursdays.

Interesting fact! There is another version of the emergence of an interesting culinary tradition - pea soup with pancakes was prepared for servants who worked on Thursday mornings.

Nasselsuppa-lead-egg

Do you want to treat yourself to a delicate, dietary dish? Order Nasselsuppa Lid Egg Oyster Cream Soup. Liquor and oatmeal are added to it, and traditionally served with sweet punch.

In Sweden, it is difficult to resist the temptation, because a considerable number of treats flash before the eyes of tourists. To give the dessert a rich taste, local chefs add almonds and rhubarb.

Interesting fact! Bring natural marmalade and handmade chocolate candies to your friends from Sweden as a souvenir.

Beverages

The status of the most sought-after soft drink among Swedes has been held by coffee for a long time. Local coffee varieties - Zoegas (rich, dark roast), as well as Gevalia (with a touch of hazelnuts) at first glance seem not strong enough, however, the Swedes drink it only with almonds and marzipan. Sweetness is sure to be served with a cup of fragrant drink. Locals love to sit and chat with friends over a cup of coffee punch with cognac.

Gevalia

In summer, locals drink a lot of lemonades and natural fruit juices. As for alcoholic drinks, liquor, vodka, punch, herbal tinctures are very popular.

Interesting fact! According to statistics, Sweden is the third largest coffee drinker in the world.

What to warm up?

Branvin

Alcoholic drinks are an indispensable attribute of the local cuisine and festive table. Punch is traditionally prepared, and on winter evenings they warm up with glögg - this is mulled wine with vodka and a set of spices. For a gift to a man, experienced tourists offer to buy branded tincture Branvin or Aquavit.

Absolute Citron

In the Scone region, grapes are grown and quite good wine is made. Barley is grown in the north of the country - beer and whiskey are produced here. The most famous alcoholic brand is Absolut vodka, which has been produced since 1879. The shape of the bottle is used by analogy with the usual pharmacy container, and the absence of a label allows you to see the contents. Today the concern produces vodka with the taste of blackcurrant, black pepper, citrus flavor, raspberry flavor.

Swedish cuisine captivates with its simplicity, natural tastes and, of course, common features with Slavic culinary traditions. The best way to learn about the gastronomic habits and traditions of the Swedes is to go on a food tour.

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