Smörgåsbord

Smorgasbord is a Swedish cold buffet, which is offered in restaurants and at private celebrations. The word comes from smörgåsbord Smörgås " bread and butter " and bord " table ", where the word origin of Smörgås (literally butter goose ) comes from the time when even was buttered itself. The flakes of butter, which rose to the surface during churning, resembled white geese ( gås ).

The buffet consists of hot and cold dishes. Guests can serve themselves a traditional smorgasbord starts with a different fish bite as gravlax ( gravad lax ), smoked salmon ( rökt lax ), pickled herring ( inlagd sill ) and Smoked Eel ( rökt ål ). In the main part of the smorgasbord hot dishes are offered, such as the traditional meatballs ( köttbullar ), ribs ( revben ), sausages ( korvar ), for example Isterband and Falukorv, au gratin ( gratänger ) and omelets ( omeletter ), plus there are potatoes, roast potatoes and gravy as well as cold cuts, and always different crispbread and breads with butter. In the third part you will find cheese and crackers, and finally a Nachtischabteilung with fruits and cakes.

A particularly festive form of smorgasbord is the Julbord which in the time of Yule Jul means Christmas, many families on December 24, is popular. Here are other specific delicacies such as the Julskinka ( "Christmas ham " ) are served.