Kaira Sweden's Culinary Delight Contest 🇸🇪🍽️
Kaira Sweden's Culinary Delight Contest 🇸🇪🍽️
Welcome to the Culinary Delight Contest brought to you by Kaira Sweden! Dive into the diverse flavors of Sweden and share the taste of your homeland with the community. Whether you're a master chef or just a food enthusiast, this is your platform.
👩🍳 How to Whip It Up:
Cook/Find: Prepare a dish inspired by Swedish cuisine or share a photo of a local dish you love. Homemade or not, we want to see the culinary wonders of Sweden through your post.
📸 Post It: Upload your dish's photo to the comments section of this post. Tell us a little about the dish, its name, and why it's special to you or your culture.
🏆 Win It: The best 3 posts will earn 300 $BONSAI!
It’s your chance to earn some $BONSAI tokens while showcasing your culinary skills or love for Swedish food!
The competition will last 24 hours ⏲️
Flygande Jakob
One for the more adventurous cook, this dish is basically a curry casserole but with a couple of twists. The central ingredient is chicken – all fine so far. Curry powder and a dash of chilli sauce add spice, while milk and cream add richness. Things go a bit off-piste when bacon gets involved – as a salty, crunchy topping. And then there are the salted peanuts, also sprinkled on top before serving. The real wildcard ingredient? Bananas, sliced and added to the chicken curry. Sweet, fruity, salty, creamy, spicy – this recipe’s got a bit of everything.
0A rich treat to warm the proverbial cockles, kalops is a dish for the deep Swedish winters. Cubes of prime beef are braised with red wine, onion, garlic and carrots until soft and falling apart at the sight of a fork. In many ways, it’s similar to a traditional British or French beef stew, but one key ingredient sets it apart: allspice berries. When dried (you can also use ground allspice – it comes from the same plant), these aromatic little numbers have a punchy, clove-like warmth and take the flavours up a level. Serve with boiled potatoes and slices of pickled beetroot for authenticity.
0Have you tried our sea spaghetti
with smoked carrot 'lax' yet? "It's the perfect dish after a long day at the beach!
0Pytt i Panna
Translating to "small pieces in a pan," this hearty hash of potatoes, onions, and meat is a beloved comfort food. It's a brilliant way to use leftovers and is often crowned with a fried egg.
It's typically made by combining leftover meat, such as beef or pork, with diced potatoes, onions, and sometimes vegetables like peas or carrots. These ingredients are all fried together in a pan until they're crispy and golden. Seasoned with salt and pepper, pytt i panna is often served with a fried egg on top, adding a rich and creamy element to the dish.
0Sill
Pickled herring is a centerpiece in Swedish celebrations like Midsummer, Christmas, and Easter. It's a reflection of Sweden's vast coastline and the importance of fish in the Swedish food culture.
Herring is pickled in a variety of flavorful brines, resulting in a range of tastes from sweet to savory. Sill is often served with bread, boiled potatoes, and a variety of toppings.
0Ärtsoppa
A hearty yellow pea soup traditionally enjoyed on thursdays,followed by thin pancakes. I made this speciality by the way 😉
0GRAVLAX
Originally, Scandinavian dish Gravlax was made by fishermen who used to bury the salt, sugar, and dill-rubbed salmon above the line of high tide and leave it to ferment.
0Main dish for the Swedish menu - probably the most famous thing to come out of Sweden after a big store selling furniture in flat packs and a dancing pop group - KÖTTBULLAR. Meatballs, mash, cream sauce, pickled cucumber, sugared lingonberries and the infamous parsley stalk.
0last week was all about stress bakes and slow braises to soothe our souls at home. In Sweden, a popular comfort dish is called 'the flying Jakob', legend has it because a guy named Jacob decided to bake chicken, cream, curry powder, ketchup, bananas and bacon together and serve it sprinkled with peanuts over rice. Honestly, we're not making it up. If you're game, there's a recipe by Linda Stanes.
0If Sweden had a national dish, it would probably be Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes and lingonberries. An absolute must to try when visiting Sweden.
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