Most of you are familiar with Gravad Lax, a popular delicacy in the English-speaking world, and English has naturally adopted the short version of its name, gravlax. There seems to be endless ways to flavour this fish from beetroot, horseradish to gin and juniper. You may not be aware of the lesser known Swedish classic…
Preserving
Elderflower Cordial and Shrub
If you are really quick and very lucky, you may just get the end of the elderflower season. I was ambling home after a dog walk last week and spotted a glut of these on the edge of a field, which I duly and promptly helped myself to. I made sure I picked evenly and…
Venison Casserole with Pickled Chanterelles
In the north, they have the advantage of being able to indulge in a lot of game during the autumn. Approximately 300,000 Swedes have hunting licenses. In total, they contribute 20,000 tonnes of wild game to the Swedish table every year. As only a certain number of animals can be killed each year thanks to decades of…
Hot Smoked Salmon
I was first introduced to hot smoked fish when I was a child. My family stayed with relatives in the Stockholm archipelago, we would lay fishing nets out in the early evening and hope for a bountiful catch, the excitement when we woke the next morning. The smoked fish I ate in the years after those days…
