When summer leaves the table, Sweden begins the quiet work of keeping it.
There is a particular evening in late August when a Swedish summer decides it is finished. No one announces it. The candles in the paper lanterns burn a little faster because the air has thinned, someone reaches...
Sweden’s kitchens are evolving. The traditional pantry of milk, rye bread, lingonberries and sweet treats is making room for a new generation of gluten-free, lactose-free and sugar-free favourites. But this isn’t about giving up the foods we love...
Late summer in Sweden has a way of turning dinner into an occasion. Suddenly, tables are covered with bright red crayfish, paper lanterns glow overhead, sleeves are rolled up, and everyone is happily getting their hands dirty. That is the magic of kräftskiva a Swedish tradition where the food is only part of the...
In Sweden, we don’t just eat and drink we sing. Especially during kräftskiva, the beloved late-summer crayfish party, where tradition calls for paper hats, crown dill, and rounds of loud snapsvisor the short, joyful songs sung before (and sometimes after) a shot of snaps...
