The Classic Swedish Lenten Treat That Stellan Skarsgård Loves

Esteemed Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård may be an international star, but he still favors traditional foods from his ...
Eater

This Scandinavian Treat Proves There’s More to Fat Tuesday Than Paczki

Naomi Waxman is the former reporter for Eater Chicago and an award-winning journalist who covers restaurants, bars, pop-ups. It’s telling that in Chicago, Fat Tuesday — the day before Lenten Season ...
Yahoo

How to Make "Semla" Swedish Fat Tuesday Buns

In this video, Chef John shows you how to make "Semla" Swedish Fat Tuesday Buns, which are cardamom-scented sweet buns that are filled with a sweet almond filling and whipped cream, then dusted with ...
Vogue

Swedish Chef Sofia Wood Shares Two Recipes for Semlor Pastries—Plus Schnayderman’s Shirts Offers a Calorie-Free Option

“Fat Tuesday,” a day of celebration and indulgence that precedes the abstemiousness of the Lenten season during which Christians prepare for Easter, is acknowledged in different ways around the globe.
Green Bay Press-Gazette

Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant rolls out the semla for Fat Tuesday

SISTER BAY - It looks like a cream puff. It doesn't taste like a cream puff. It is topped by a generous dollop of whip cream but underneath is a yeast sweet roll layered with almond and cardamom ...
UPI

Swedish bakery cooks up 661-pound semla bun

Feb. 18 (UPI) --A Swedish bakery said it believes it has set a new Guinness World Record by baking up a semla bun, a traditional Shrove Tuesday treat, weighing in at 661 pounds. The Bake My Day bakery ...
Broadsheet

First Look: Semla in Seaford Has Buns and Honey Hazelnut Loaves From a Swedish Baker

Former sports journalist Robin Ridell makes Scandi-style cardamom buns and 50/50 rye sourdough loaf out of his garage-turned-micro-bakery. Robin Ridell knows this well. Growing up in Karlskrona, ...