Semlor

How can a piece of bread with almond puree and whip cream taste so good? That is a Swedish Semla. There is a special day where we eat these little suckers, and boy...did we pig out. Apparently, in the good old days, Swedes would fast, and these little treats helped break the fasting period. Some people put them in a shallow bowl with some milk, but I haven't tried that yet. I just like the quicker way, by stuffing them in my mouth in a few bites without dropping the whip cream on my lap.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Buttermilk in Swedish.

So if you read my previous post, you will see the picture of the Red Velvet cake with Marshmallow frosting I made for Perry's birthday. The recipe called for Buttermilk, but I have NO IDEA was it is called in Swedish. I don't even know if it exists here.

I used whipping cream, and the cake was dry and dense.

I am assuming it may be called filmjölk, which I thought was like a sour yoghurt.

Does anyone know??? Can anyone tell me????

I NEED to KNOW!

Kalles Kaviar (Kalle's Caviar)

In Sweden, you can eat tubed Caviar called Kalles Kaviar.
It is a paste made of cod and sej? (dunno what it is called in English) eggs, with a mixture of potato starch and other misc ingredients. I find that it tastes bizarre, and prefer the real thing, but my children love it.

Elliot eats it every day for breakfast. I mean EVERYDAY! The gross part is that he doesn't just eat it on a piece of toast with butter. He wants (in this order) butter, caviar, slice of cheese, and a slice of bologna (lördagskorv). It is a disgusting combo, even my Swedish friends agree.

But that is how he likes it, and that is how he eats it everyday.
Good thing I have a semi-normal child, Morgan. He eats his toast with cream cheese. HAHA!