speedysteve
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Full Swedish here.
Ours is Christmas Eve..
Starters:
Inlagt sill (pickled herring) in various forms. Lutfisk (horrid preserved white fish, noone eats it), hard boiled egg,
Dopp i grytan (bread dipping in ham broth), various types of coleslaw, many types of crisp bread.
Mains :
Prince korv (rich fatty type of frankfurters), köttbullar (meatballs), Janssons frestelse (potato / anchovies bake), jul skinka (Christmas ham), gravlax (salmon) + various potatoes.
Drinks jul öl, schnapps, jul must osv (Christmas beer, aquavit (various flavours), Christmas soft drink etc.
Cheese smörgåsbord..
Deserts: no room
Or
Ris alamalta (pudding Rice with whipped cream, with almonds and manderin segments)
Strong swedish coffee / brandy.
Sleep it all off, wake up for Christmas special TV and present opening..
Eat leftovers for several days
But in our family it's full English turkey roast etc next day for Christmas Day..
Hujedamig! Heavens above!
Ours is Christmas Eve..
Starters:
Inlagt sill (pickled herring) in various forms. Lutfisk (horrid preserved white fish, noone eats it), hard boiled egg,
Dopp i grytan (bread dipping in ham broth), various types of coleslaw, many types of crisp bread.
Mains :
Prince korv (rich fatty type of frankfurters), köttbullar (meatballs), Janssons frestelse (potato / anchovies bake), jul skinka (Christmas ham), gravlax (salmon) + various potatoes.
Drinks jul öl, schnapps, jul must osv (Christmas beer, aquavit (various flavours), Christmas soft drink etc.
Cheese smörgåsbord..
Deserts: no room
Or
Ris alamalta (pudding Rice with whipped cream, with almonds and manderin segments)
Strong swedish coffee / brandy.
Sleep it all off, wake up for Christmas special TV and present opening..
Eat leftovers for several days
But in our family it's full English turkey roast etc next day for Christmas Day..
Hujedamig! Heavens above!