Category Archives: Finnish

Scandinavian backed salmon with creamy caviar sauce

‘Scandinavian’ backed salmon with creamy caviar sauce. Also, salty salmon. 400g salmon or trout, (make 2 stakes), olive oil or you can use / cook in parchment paper (what I did), lemon juice, salt, pepper. For the sauce: 100ml whipped cream, 1 tbsp dry white wine, 1 tsp red caviar, 0.5 tsp black caviar, salt, pepper. Place the fish on a baking...
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Mulled wine (Glögg)

A hot drink based from wine. Traditionally consumed in Austria (Glühwein), Germany, Britain and the Scandinavian countries, on Christmas bazaars and festivities that are held outdoors. Don’t buy a very expensive wine for the drink, it’s not necessary, but don’t use too poor or cheap also. It’s important when heating not to bring the wine to a boil or...
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Golubtsi

Golubtsi is popular dish in many Eastern European countries and the Middle East made of cabbage leaves stuffed with a variety of ingredients. Very similar to dolma, which uses grape leaves. In Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary and Croatia, cabbage rolls with smoked pork are very popular at Christmas. They are cooked in a skillet or baked in the oven. In Romania,...
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Gravlax (salted salmon)

This is a Scandinavian recipe for raw salmon. Great appetizer for the holidays, you can serve with vodka, dry white wine, or aquavit (a traditional Scandinavian spirit). For this recipe I like to use lemon salt. If you don't have fresh dill you can use  dry dill to marinate the fish. Serve plain or on top of rye bread,...
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