How To Celebrate Swedish Midsummer: Food & Drink
It’s nearing the end of June, which can only mean one thing in Scandinavia – midsummer!
It’s nearing the end of June, which can only mean one thing in Scandinavia – midsummer!
Are you visiting Scandinavia this summer? If so, let us be a part of your trip with a short guide to what there is to see and do in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.
Since Easter is coming up at the end of this month, we wanted to share with you some Scandinavian Easter food staples.
We are really excited for the spring; even though we enjoy the coziness of wintertime, it’s nice to be able to get outside once the weather is a bit warmer.
Today’s post is all about Vikings and their place in Scandinavian history, an aspect that’s always enthralled us!
Fastelavn means “Carnival,” and it is a popular holiday in the Nordic countries. Each country has its own unique traditions. Since we are most familiar with Denmark’s, we will largely discuss these in today’s blog post!
In today’s post, we wanted to focus on how to prepare for Christmas as a Scandinavian living abroad. Ever since we moved away from Denmark, our mother has had to diligently make sure we have everything we need to still have a Danish Christmas in the US.
It’s nearing the end of June, and in Scandinavia, that can only mean one thing – midsummer! To clarify, midsummer is a term I am using here to include a lot of the summer festivities that take place around this time of year.
One of my favorite things to do growing up in America was introducing my American friends to Danish black licorice candy. I loved to offer them a taste and then watch their faces pucker up in horror as they realized what they thought was going to be sugary sweet was actually salty and sometimes even spicy.
In this week’s post, we wanted to spend some time reflecting on a complicated question: what exactly does Scandinavian mean? We call ourselves “Skandibaking,” but which countries does this extend to?
At first glance, our blog seems like a very baking-focused blog. And that’s fair enough – it is called Skandibaking after all! But the truth is, we love cooking almost as much as we love baking.