Swedish

Meatballs, cardamom buns, herring and the long table at midsummer.

2 recipes

Dessert

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

Main

Swedish Meatballs (Köttbullar)

Tender beef and pork meatballs simmered in a cream gravy, served with mashed or boiled potatoes and a spoonful of lingonberry preserves. This is the everyday version Swedish families actually make, not the smorgasbord centerpiece.

1 h · Easy