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Nordic food culture in the south and east of the region comprises a tradition of baking softer rye breads. In Denmark and especially in Sweden, the soft rye bread is sweeter; in Finland, a drier sour rye bread type is traditional. Iceland has for the past hundred years imported grain to make bread, as grain is not cultivated on the island.
Crispbread baking in Värmland (1911). Crispbread was often stored on long poles hanging from the roof. Finland and Sweden have long traditions in crispbread consumption. The origin of the crispbread came from the earlier spisbröd 'stovebread' which was a similar but thicker kind of bread.
Many traditional kinds of Swedish bread, such as sirapslimpa (less fashionable today, but still very popular) are somewhat sweetened in themselves, baked with small amounts of syrup. [5] Like in many other European countries, there are also many non-sweetened breads, often made with sourdough ( surdeg ).
The bread was then baked the normal way adding yeast and salt. Bark bread did not leaven as quickly as normal bread due to bark content. The more bark to flour, the slower the leavening. Bark bread was therefore often made as a flatbread. The bark flour could also be used for porridge. [9]
A spiced soft bread is generally used for this, and the bread is soaked in the stock left from cooking the Christmas ham. [5] [6] [7] Crisp tunnbröd differs from knäckebröd (crispbread) in being thinner and more compact, containing fewer air bubbles. The consistency and taste of tunnbröd can vary a lot, as recipes and preparation of the ...
Smørrebrød (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsmɶɐ̯ˌpʁœðˀ]; originally smør og brød, "butter and bread" [1]), smørbrød "butter bread" (), or smörgås " [ˈsmœrˌɡoːs] butter goose" (), is a traditional open-faced sandwich [2] in the cuisines of Denmark, Norway and Sweden that usually consists of a piece of buttered rye bread (rugbrød, a dense, dark brown bread), topped with ...
Smalahove – a Western Norwegian traditional dish made from a sheep's head, originally eaten before Christmas. The head is boiled or steamed for about three hours and served with mashed rutabaga and potatoes. It is also traditionally served with akevitt. [72] Sodd – a traditional Norwegian soup made with cooked mutton and meatballs made with ...
Lefse (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈlɛ́fsə̌]) is a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread. It is made with riced potatoes, can include all purpose (wheat) flour, [1] and includes butter, and milk, cream, [2] or lard. [3] It is cooked on a large, flat griddle. Special tools are used to prepare lefse, including a potato ricer, long wooden ...