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🇸🇪 Traditional dishes from Sweden

3 dishes people actually cook in Sweden: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Gravlax

240 min · medium · 6 ingredients

Gravlax, a traditional dish from Sweden

Deliciously cured salmon with a hint of dill.

  • 800 g salmon fillet
  • 50 g sea salt
  • 25 g sugar
  • 30 g fresh dill
  • 5 tsp black pepper
  • 1 lemon

Köttbullar

40 min · medium · 12 ingredients

Köttbullar, a traditional dish from Sweden

Savory Swedish meatballs served with creamy sauce.

  • 500 g ground beef
  • 250 g ground pork
  • 1 onion
  • 100 g bread crumbs
  • 100 ml milk
  • 1 egg
  • 50 g butter
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 300 ml beef broth
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Toast skagen

30 min · easy · 8 ingredients

Toast skagen, a traditional dish from Sweden

Delicious shrimp toast with a creamy twist!

  • 400 g shrimp
  • 100 g mayonnaise
  • 10 g dill
  • 1 lemon
  • 4 bread
  • 30 g butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

What do people eat in Sweden?

The three dishes from Sweden documented in Copper are Gravlax, Köttbullar and Toast skagen. Butter and lemon each appear in more than one recipe. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 22 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Sweden?

The three recipes need 22 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Lemon is the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 14 use lemon. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Sweden take?

Toast skagen is the quickest at 30 minutes. Gravlax is the longest at 240 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 40 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Sweden is easiest to make at home?

Toast skagen is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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