By Judith Pierce Rosenberg

To many americans, Swedish food is still a secret. From the Baltic Sea, the 100,000 lakes, and diverse rivers comes a wealth of fish and shellfish. considerable forests supply online game, mushrooms, and berries. those gentle food, mixed with staples like potatoes and different root greens; grains reminiscent of rye; and herbs and spices, together with dill and cardamom, make up husmanskost, or vintage Swedish domestic cooking. The tales and recipes in A Swedish Kitchen rejoice this delicacies.

A Swedish Kitchen: Recipes and memories is the tale of an American woman's 25-year love affair with the land, humans, and delicacies of this Nordic kingdom. Sharing her love of meals and cooking, Judith Pierce Rosenberg leads readers to markets looking for wild strawberries and smoked reindeer, and to cafés for a cup of robust Swedish espresso and a kanelbulle (cinnamon bun) or mazarin (almond tart). between her culinary adventures are dinner at a barren region hotel, a medieval dinner party, and a Christmas smorgasbord with the entire trimmings.

Throughout this culinary memoir, Rosenberg interweaves the ancient and cultural context of Swedish cooking, explaining the historical past of waffles and the traditions in the back of Saint Lucia Day. A Swedish Kitchen contains eighty recipes that spotlight conventional Swedish flavors and parts, corresponding to crimson currants, cloudberries, and cardamom, Recipes are designed to be used within the American kitchen, allowing readers and chefs to simply organize such Swedish favorites as rabarbersoppa (rhubarb soup), prinsesstårta (princess cake), and Janssons frestele (Jansson's temptation).

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