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December 13: Have a Smorgasbord of Swedish Cuisine on Santa Lucia Day!

Santa Lucia Day is dedicated to Lucia of Syracuse and is traditionally a church feast day. In common traditions of the Santa Lucia holiday, a parade is held where Lucia is portrayed by a young lady wearing a crown of candles or carrying a single lit-candle. Some even portray Lucia as a young woman with lights and sweets.

As Sweden celebrates Santa Lucia Day this December 13, our Dishfolio food bloggers take this time to explore and share amazing Swedish cuisine (which, incidentally, features a lot of mouth-watering Swedish sweets). The most internationally renowned Swedish culinary tradition is the Smörgåsbord, a meal served buffet style with several types of cold dishes for your guests to enjoy.

So if you want to hold a smörgåsbord party this holiday season and stay true to culinary tradition's origins, check out these featured Swedish online food recipes! Make sure to practice artistic food photography for memories!

Pepparkakor

Pepparkakor, crisp, thin cookies, laced with ginger, cloves, and cinnamon, are a popular Swedish Christmas tradition.

by webicurean

Lussekatter St Lucia Buns

These lovely Lussekatter Saint Lucia Buns are also often called Saffron Buns, they’re shaped like an S and studded with two raisins at each end { and Smidge starts with an S;)} In Scandinavia, Advent is celebrated on the four Sundays before Christmas Day. These are often baked on Saint Lucia Day which falls on December 13th, the Friday before their Third Sunday Advent. Saint Lucia is thought to be a young woman who comes bearing lights and sweets. Sometimes there is a procession led by a young girl dressed in white, wearing a crown of candles { or lights }, with other young girls each carrying one light following behind. Doesn’t that just sound heavenly?

by Just a Smidgen