Gubbröra—egg and sprats salad

Gubbröra—egg and sprats salad

There’s a Swedish saying that can be translated into “a dear child has many names” (kärt barn har många namn). Some “dear children” seem to have a rather unnecessary amount of names—and gubbröra is one of them. How many names can a simple...
Ärtsoppa—Swedish yellow pea soup

Ärtsoppa—Swedish yellow pea soup

Despite being a sought-after traditional dish, pea soup has a bit of an unfortunate association in Sweden: murder. After eight years of living imprisoned in his palace, King Erik XIV died in 1577. Some sources immediately claimed that Erik’s brothers had...
Pyttipanna—Swedish fry-up

Pyttipanna—Swedish fry-up

The Great Battle of Pyttipanna was fought in 1974, and mostly on the pages of Dagens Nyheter. It started relatively innocently, with a letter from your everyday angry citizen. He complained about finding sausage (the horror!) in his pyttipanna at the bistro of...
Rårakor—Swedish potato cakes

Rårakor—Swedish potato cakes

Rårakor is a true chameleon dish. Potato cakes might not sound fancy, I know. But sit down at a posh Swedish restaurant and you can easily pay a couple of hundred crowns for this simple dish. That is, at least if it is topped with roe from Kalix. Or why not serve it...