Scandinavian Feasts

by Ojakangas, Beatrice A.

• ISBN13: 9780816637454
• ISBN10: 0816637458
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr

Summary

Drawing upon her rich knowledge of Scandinavian cuisine and culture, expert chef and veteran writer Beatrice Ojakangas presents a multitude of delicious yet remarkably simple recipes in this cookbook classic, available in paperback for the first time. Scandinavian Feasts features the cuisine of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, and it includes menus made up of a bounty of appetizers, drinks, smorgasbord, meats, fish, soups, vegetables, desserts, and breads. Easily as engaging as the dishes themselves, each recipe comes with an introduction that explains the cultural importance of the feast and details its seasonal significance.

During the long, dark Scandinavian winter, the meals tend to be hearty and substantial. In Sweden and western Finland, a traditional Thursday lunch consists of pea soup and pancakes. A typical winter dinner might include Danish crackling roast pork with sugar-browned potatoes topped off with an irresistible ice cream cake. Christmastime gatherings, in particular, are often a chance to celebrate with a cup of hot glogg or Swedish pu

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Breakfasts
Finnish Farmhouse Breakfast	3	(6)
Swedish Country Breakfast	9	(4)
Classic Scandinavian Breakfast	13	(8)
Brunches
Norwegian Summer Brunch	21	(4)
Danish Advent Afternoon Brunch	25	(4)
Puffy Oven Pancake Brunch	29	(6)
Saint Lucia's Day Candlelight Brunch	35	(8)
Lunches
Finish Christmas Lunch	43	(6)
Thursday Pea Soup and Pancakes	49	(6)
Birthday Party Luncheon	55	(8)
Picnics
Norwegian Celebration Picnic	63	(12)
Dalecarlia Picnic Stew and Waffles	75	(4)
Midsummer's Picnic	79	(10)
Finnish Fireside Steam-Smoked Fish Feast	89	(8)
Buffets
Easter Buffet	97	(12)
Candlemaking Buffet	109	(6)
Name Day Feast in Finland	115	(8)
Karelian Country Buffet	123	(8)
A Danish Smørrebrød	131	(16)
Dinners
Danish Confirmation Feast	147	(8)
Christmas Season Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner	155	(10)
Saint Martin's Day Feast of the Goose	165	(8)
Summertime Freshwater Salmon Feast	173	(6)
Feast of the Crayfish	179	(4)
Gudrun's Recipe	183	(10)
Suppers
Midnight Supper on the West Coast of Sweden	193	(6)
Fat Tuesday Supper	199	(8)
Norwegian Midsummer's Midnight Supper	207	(4)
After-Ski Supper	211	(8)
Salmon Soup Supper	219	(6)
Snacks and Coffee Tables
Snacks in the Finnish Sauna	225	(4)
Celebration Coffee Table	229	(10)
Finnish May Day Party	239	(4)
Christmas Coffee Table	243	(18)
Glossary	261	(8)
Conversions	269	(4)
Index	273