Category: Nordic Food Traditions

Swedish meatballs with slaw

Bits, Bites, and 1500 tiny Swedish Meatballs – Ingebretsen’s at the Food&Wine Experience 2015

March 9, 2015

In a total of 8 hours over 2 days, the intrepid cook and servers behind the Ingebretsen’s table at the Minnesota Monthly Food & Wine Experience served 6,000 people a variety of foods, including 1500 Swedish meatballs and 186 cups of soup. Guest sampled Swedish meatballs with orange zest and ginger on a bed of quick-pickled… More Bits, Bites, and 1500 tiny Swedish Meatballs – Ingebretsen’s at the Food&Wine Experience 2015

Smör, ost och sill bord (butter, cheese and herring table)

March 25, 2014

This post is courtesy of Patrice Johnson, friend of Ingebretsen’s and valued guest blogger.  Enjoy! Minnesota was once host to several smörgåsbord restaurants before 1970s trends changed the supper club and dining scene. Remember the Jolly Troll? I don’t remember the food or the buffet, but I do recall pressing my nose up against the glass… More Smör, ost och sill bord (butter, cheese and herring table)

Skål to Aquavit!

February 26, 2014

Subtitles were rarely brief in 1616. An early Danish cookbook was no exception. Simply named Cookbook, the subtitle told all: Containing A hundred useful pieces, Which are about brewing, baking, cooking, aquavit and mead to make, as is useful in householding & which before not in our Danish Language is issued in print. The subtitle… More Skål to Aquavit!