Fresh sour milk cheese
Nowadays, the supermarket shelves are stocked to the brim with different kinds of milk products. The manufacturers compete in finding new ways to flavor yoghurt or brand the cheese. Cheeses such as fresh sour milk cheese are considered so natural and simple that we...
Hanhivittikko summer farm
Övertorneå, Norrbotten Just a few miles from the Swedish border to Finland, you’ll find the summer farm Hanhivittikko. The name means “the goose shrubbery” in the local language meänkieli, which has a lot of similarities to Finnish. When the summer...
Bastberget summer farm
Mockfjärd, Dalarna The summer farm Bastberget is situated close to the town of Mockfjärd in Dalarna, or Dalecarlia. Can you imagine the noise when the cattle was moved? The animals from the villages around Mockfjärd first had to take the ferry over the river and then...
Krype summer farm
Söderhamn, Hälsingland ”You couldn’t even see the next house”, Annika Rudolfsson says, and gesticulates at the farm a mere 20 meters away. When she decided to restart the farming at Krype summer farm, it had seen no farming activities since the 1930s. Even if a couple...
Svedbovallen summer farm
Järvsö, Hälsingland The summer farm Svedbovallen is a popular attraction for tourists coming to Järvsö. The farm is first mentioned in 1620 in a court document regarding a dispute. It used to be the faraway summer farm of the villages Myra and Grönås, until 1953 where...
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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.