It has been several months since the last post, mostly because we have been sitting inside in the dark and only eating steel-cut oats and steamed broccoli. Just kidding! Even before January ended Tegnérs brought out the semlor. So far we have had one ferrero semla and we split a croissant semla (pictured above). That is probably enough semla-action for me, but the general appetite for semlor in Sweden seems insatiable.
This one found at work – someone got a cinnamon bun turned into a semla Has this ever happened to you: you are on your way to an important meeting and running a little behind, but you also want to eat a semla? …and then you get one and it is too big and round and messy and it gets all over your shirt? HAS THIS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU? The ‘hot dog semla’ for busy people on the go. Thanks 7-11! (Just waiting for a semla-hot dog mobile to crash into the store) Croissant and classic semla The FAMOUS FERRERO! A regular semla, but dipped in cholocate and hazlenut bits, then hazelnut paste instead of almond paste and choco-cream. If this is a sin against classic semla then I’m getting a bus pass for hell. Lots of other treats at Tegners, in case you don’t like semla
We were lucky to get invited to a homemade ‘afternoon tea’ chez Cecilia and Marcus. It was fantastic: homemade scones, cucumber sandwhiches, salmons and cremcheese, rye slices with avocado and hummus, and homemade currant shortbread! They even got some licorice allsorts to really ‘English it up’.
Semla seems to equal cut and fill with whipped cream, a welcome upgrade to any treat. I love your posts. They share such wonderful parts of Sweden and the practice of taking breaks, connecting, and enjoying yummy goodies; some with their own acknowledgement, like cinnamon bun day!