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Dishes that carry a table full of people.

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Golden Swedish cardamom buns topped with pearl sugar, one torn open to show the spiced filling, served with coffee

Swedish Cardamom Buns (Kardemummabullar)

Soft, cardamom-scented yeast buns twisted into loose knots and topped with pearl sugar. The Swedish answer to the cinnamon roll, and the standard companion to coffee at fika.

2 h 13 min · Medium

Thinly sliced gravlax fanned on a wooden board with dill and mustard sauce

Starter

Gravlax (Gravad Lax)

Raw salmon cured for two to three days under salt, sugar, and dill until it turns silky and rose-pink, sliced thin and served on the Nordic Christmas table. This is the dish that first taught Americans that 'Nordic food' meant more than pickled herring.

72 h 20 min · Easy

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