How to plan your Swedish summer farm visit
Do you want to visit a summer farm in Sweden? These recommendations will improve the experience — not just for you but for the farmer, too. Find a summer farm that welcomes visitors The website for the association for summer farms, Förbundet Svensk Fäbodkultur och...
Simple rowan berry jelly
If the tree is full of rowan berries, winter will be full of snow, according to an old saying. On such a berry-rich year, why not take a few of them for yourself to make rowanberry jelly? I’ve been recommended to wait until the first frost to pick the rowan...
Delicious Swedish cinnamon buns
As soon as the first batch is out of the oven, the sneaky raids start… After all, it is a hopeless mission to keep cinnamon baking a secret. Soon, the smell has spread through the entire house, reminding everyone of childhood, raspberry squash, and endless...
Chewy apple cake with cardamom
There is the advanced, high and fluffy apple cake and the simple, chewy apple cake. This post is dedicated to the latter. It is a modest, rather flat cake. But, don’t be fooled. While it is pretty enough to look at, the real beauty of it comes when you take a...
Scanian apple cake — the original Swedish crumble?
To continue the theme of sturdy dishes from the south of Sweden, let’s turn to Scanian apple cake, or skånsk äppelkaka. The idea of frying flavorful grated rye bread in browned butter and layering it all with a cinnamon-scented apple compote… it sounds too...
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My name is Isabelle. Here at Swedish Spoon, you’ll find Swedish food history, tried-and-tested recipes, and a lot of obsessing over great butter. You can also expect some travel tips.