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Traditional Sweden Food

Discover 35 authentic Sweden dishes, from must-try specialties to beloved street food

35 Total Dishes
7 Must-Try
11 Street Food
11 Vegetarian

Traditional Dishes from Sweden

Authentic flavors and culinary traditions of Sweden

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cinnamon roll - Traditional Sweden dish
Must Try Street Food

cinnamon roll

sweet food pastry

ostkaka - Traditional Sweden dish
Must Try Vegetarian

ostkaka

traditional Swedish oven-baked dessert based on milk, flour, and rennet, particularly in Hälsingland and Småland

pea soup with pancakes - Traditional Sweden dish
Must Try

pea soup with pancakes

traditional Swedish dish

Must Try

pitepalt

Swedish meat-filled dumpling made from raw grated potatoes, barley flour, and/or wheat flour. boiled in salted water and served with …

saffron pancake - Traditional Sweden dish
Must Try Vegetarian

saffron pancake

pudding dessert from the island of Gotland, Sweden

surströmming - Traditional Sweden dish
Must Try

surströmming

fermented herring with a strong connection to northern Sweden

Västerbottensostpaj - Traditional Sweden dish
Must Try

Västerbottensostpaj

Baddare - Traditional Sweden dish
Street Food Vegetarian

Baddare

Swedish pastry

Street Food

barkis

chocolate ball - Traditional Sweden dish
Street Food Vegetarian

chocolate ball

sweet pastry with cocoa

Street Food

Hockeypulver

Swedish salty liquorice candy

hot dog in waffle - Traditional Sweden dish
Street Food

hot dog in waffle

fast food in some areas of Scandinavia

Street Food

Knake

Kind of sausage

krabbelurer - Traditional Sweden dish
Street Food Vegetarian

krabbelurer

pickle relish - Traditional Sweden dish
Street Food Vegetarian

pickle relish

condiment with cucumber (gherkin), onion, mustard seeds and peppers; relish made with gherkins

polkagris - Traditional Sweden dish
Street Food Vegetarian

polkagris

white caramel bar with red colored spiral shape and mint taste attributed to Gränna in Sweden

Street Food

Silltårta

Äggakaka - Traditional Sweden dish

Äggakaka

Traditional south-Swedish pancake dish with pork

äggost - Traditional Sweden dish
Vegetarian

äggost

type of cheese based on milk and eggs that is eaten on festive occasions in Sweden

ärter med fläsk

Swedish pea soup dish with pork

blåbärssoppa - Traditional Sweden dish
Vegetarian

blåbärssoppa

Scandanavian soup made from bilberries

blodpudding - Traditional Sweden dish

blodpudding

a type of food made out of pigs blood

Christmas ham - Traditional Sweden dish

Christmas ham

ham eaten for Christmas

Grytbit - Traditional Sweden dish

Grytbit

Stew with meat

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