Husmanskost is the Swedish word for traditional Swedish food.\u00a0 Many of the traditional meals that are included in the husmanskost category include potatoes and fish or some other form of meat.<\/p>\n
While some dishes or foods are more common than others, some are more famous than others. For better or worse.\u00a0 For example, there\u2019s the fermented herring known as surstr\u00f6mming which should never be opened indoors.\u00a0 Or even consumed for that matter.\u00a0 Yet every year, some brave soul cracks open a tin of surstr\u00f6mming and takes that first bite.<\/p>\n
Of course, nearly everyone has heard of Swedish meatballs which, contrary to popular belief, are not made with grape jelly. At least not in Sweden.\u00a0 Instead, they are made with ground meat, bread crumbs, and usually onions.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s pytt i panna, which is essentially a collection of left overs thrown in a pan and fried. The main ingredient being diced potatoes with some onions and chopped meat thrown in for good measure.\u00a0 Traditionally, pytt i panna is served with red beets and a fried egg.<\/p>\n
Some people might find the Swedish habit of putting ketchup on nearly everything just as strange as eating fermented fish.\u00a0 A classic dish, and one that every student has probably lived on at the end of the month, is spaghetti with ketchup.\u00a0 It\u2019s delicious, and when it comes down to it, just another form of tomato sauce.\u00a0 It\u2019s even been reported that Swedes are the world\u2019s number one consumer per capita of ketchup.\u00a0 An impressive feat really.<\/p>\n
I have eaten my fair share of spaghetti with ketchup (and pytt i panna with ketchup for that matter), but it\u2019s the pea soup and pancakes traditionally served on Thursdays that I prefer.\u00a0 In restaurants throughout Sweden on Thursdays, dagens lunch offers pea soup and pancakes.\u00a0 The pea soup includes bits of ham and is usually served with a dollop of mustard.\u00a0 The pancakes are the traditional thin Swedish pancakes and are usually served with sylt and gr\u00e4dde.\u00a0 Why pea soup and pancakes have become synonymous with Thursdays is sometimes debated.\u00a0 Some say it started with the military.\u00a0 Others that it was the because of the Church and people wanted to get that last bit of meat before Friday. Whatever the reason, it is delicious.<\/p>\n
While definitely not considered husmanskost, Swedish cuisine can also be found in tubes.\u00a0 A wide array of p\u00e5l\u00e4gg can be found in tubes in nearly every grocery store.\u00a0 Everything from caviar, to mayonnaise, to ham flavored soft cheese.\u00a0 Squeeze some of your favorite condiment on kn\u00e4ckebr\u00f6d and you\u2019ll have yourself a classic Swedish snack.<\/p>\n
What is your favorite Swedish food?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Husmanskost is the Swedish word for traditional Swedish food.\u00a0 Many of the traditional meals that are included in the husmanskost category include potatoes and fish or some other form of meat. While some dishes or foods are more common than others, some are more famous than others. For better or worse.\u00a0 For example, there\u2019s the…<\/p>\n