Background: Danish cucumber salad Pickling is a fundamental part of the Danish culinary tradition. From fish to vegetables the Danes...
Background: Swedish Hasselback potatoes The name of this dish derives from the Stockholm restaurant, Hasselbacken, where it is believed the...
Background: Norwegian potato dumplings Norwegian potato dumplings hold a place of national pride in Norway where the dumplings are a...
Background: Cured salmon Scandinavia is famous for its cured salmon, and it’s easy to see why, with their seafaring ways...
Background: Rice pudding with cherry sauce (risalamande) In Denmark it’s known as ‘risalamande’, which stems from the French name, ‘riz...
Background: Caramel almond cake (toscakaka) While this caramel almond cake is well-known for being a Swedish delight, it’s also popular...
Tip: Serve alongside other traditional Danish cookies as part of your Julefrokost feast. Danish peppernuts origin The Pebernodder cookie is...
Background: Crispy pork In 2014, Denmark’s Food and Agriculture Minister held a competition to find the country’s national dish. With...
Tip: Serve your Danish meatballs with boiled potatoes, picked cucumbers, and gravy in the winter, or eat them cold in...
Danish red cabbage origins Rodkal is a traditional sweet and sour side dish popular in Danish households during Christmas dinner....
Background: Origins of risalamande Risalamande is mostly served during the Christmas season, though you can occasionally find families cooking this...
Background: Scandinavian rice porridge It’s called risengrød in Denmark and risgrynsgröt in Sweden. It’s traditionally eaten on either Little Christmas...














