Swedish Cooking Perfect For Long Summer Days

Sweden isn't notorious for any summertime activities. Everyone knows it primarily for skiing and phenomenal Christmas sweets However this is also one of the countries for the Midnight Sun, a time when summer days are 24 hours long. It's also known as the best place for extravagant summer outings. These usually consist of hampers filled with native dishes, popular during the warmer months.

The Swedes are big on seafood and you'll find that in any hamper. They make a smorgastarta,
which kind of resembles a big tea sandwich.I t requires a loaf of bread, cream cheese and fillings such as hard boiled egg or shrimp. You can also use egg and salmon or even liver pate and then frost with a cream cheese "icing" plain cream cheese. The construct on is similar to those chocolate wafer cakes. Another favorite is open faced sandwiches with that staple from Viking days, herring. Another one meatball are served as are potatoes for great midsummer feasts.

Sweden is also known for its' crayfish and there are even festivals celebrating it. If you're over in Stockholm, It's a great pleasure to be invited to a crayfish dinner where they're prepared with dill , sugar and salt. They're served with side dish of new boiled potatoes and shaved cucumber. There is usually buttered rye bread too to help blance the fish's taste..

Sweden is the land of the Midnight Sun and all day revelry and fun. The picnics reflect it in their easy to make dishes, perfect for a summer outing anywhere. Even in places where the sun goes down at eight PM!