Semla Day
Traditional “semla”!
Semla = pastry with cream, marzipan and decorated with icing sugar. It is very delicious!
Semla History
The semla was originally eaten only on
Shrove Tuesday, as the last festive food before Lent. However, with Protestantism the Swedes stopped observing Lent, and the semla in its bowl of warm milk became a traditional dessert every Tuesday between Shrove Tuesday and Easter. Today, semlas are available in shops and bakeries every day from shortly after Christmas until Easter.
Each Swede consumes on average five bakery-produced semlas each year, in addition to all those that are home-made.
Facts
King Adolf Frederick of Sweden died of digestion problems on Feb 12, 1771 after consuming a meal consisting of lobster, caviar, sour cabbage,
smoked herring and champagne, which was topped off by 14 servings of his favorite dessert: a semla served in a bowl of hot milk!
After semla, i went to school... encountered blizzard again!
