I moved to Sweden recently and one of my friends is showing me all the best treats. Semlor my goodness I don't even like almonds but these things are amazing. I found out just a couple days ago eating them in a bowl of varm mjölk is a thing too? They're already so messy to eat but that sounds too good to not try
It's called hetvägg when you eat it with milk I believe. Never tried it myself (am Swedish), but I know some people like that. Semlor on their own are great though, glad you're enjoying them!
The swedish one has almond creme filling.
Its not often i see this type of fastalavnsbolle, i mostly see the closed type. is it marmelade or the yellow cake creme that is used in the whipped creame type?
Vastlakuklid here in Estonia. Over here it's either just whipped cream inside (boring) or more commonly whipped cream and jam (usually lingonberry) or sometimes they may have marzipan too
You're liable to get a fine for eating them too early -
translation:
Too early Semla lead to fines
JAN. 1952
Christmas is over, reasoned a couple of bakers in Malmö and consequently started making Semla, but they shouldn't have done that. When the police saw the buns in the windows, they reported the manufacturers, who are facing fines.
This particular article was referring to a fine for selling the pastries at an appropriate date, but any strict traditionalist would agree that eating should carry similar consequences.
I went to Stockholm several years back in the summer and went to a place asking for these and they laughed in our faces. Then they called their co-workers from the back and told them to come out here and see the people asking for semla. Then they all collectively laughed and explained that it's seasonal.
Don't feel too bad. They kinda suck. We have them in Denmark too. We have two types of Fastelavnsboller and I prefer these:
They have custard inside. Sometimes a bit of chocolate too. The ones with whipped cream is nothing but a whipped cream burger with a bit of depressing jam inside. They suck. In my humble opinion. I'm sure they have the good fastelavnsboller in Sweden too. But yeah. Still a seasonal thing.
It's a semla. Something of a dry fluffy bread with whipped cream and a filling made on almonds. Vanilla sugar on the top. There also exist other variants with different bread or fillings. This however is the traditional semla.
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Maultasche@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 174d
Just don't eat 14 or more of them at once
RickyRigatoni@piefed.social · 7 pts · 174d
Try and stop me.
kata1yst@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 174d
That depends. Is OP royalty?
ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 174d
I moved to Sweden recently and one of my friends is showing me all the best treats. Semlor my goodness I don't even like almonds but these things are amazing. I found out just a couple days ago eating them in a bowl of varm mjölk is a thing too? They're already so messy to eat but that sounds too good to not try
Logical@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 174d
It's called hetvägg when you eat it with milk I believe. Never tried it myself (am Swedish), but I know some people like that. Semlor on their own are great though, glad you're enjoying them!
frank@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 174d
Looks like fastelavnsboller to me, at least that's what it's called in Danish
djmikeale@feddit.dk · 6 pts · 174d
Similar in purpose, but the Swedish ones have lots of flødeskum and marcipan
ben@feddit.dk · 4 pts · 174d
The swedish one has almond creme filling.
Its not often i see this type of fastalavnsbolle, i mostly see the closed type. is it marmelade or the yellow cake creme that is used in the whipped creame type?
frank@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 174d
Yeah same, typically the closed (old school/gammeldags) type. I thought the cream was flavored flødeskum, but I have no idea
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 174d
Vastlakuklid here in Estonia. Over here it's either just whipped cream inside (boring) or more commonly whipped cream and jam (usually lingonberry) or sometimes they may have marzipan too
Logical@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 174d
They're a little different, but it's a very similar concept.
VibeSurgeon@piefed.social · 6 pts · 174d
You're liable to get a fine for eating them too early -
translation:
Too early Semla lead to fines
Christmas is over, reasoned a couple of bakers in Malmö and consequently started making Semla, but they shouldn't have done that. When the police saw the buns in the windows, they reported the manufacturers, who are facing fines.
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 173d
Eating or selling?
VibeSurgeon@piefed.social · 3 pts · 173d
This particular article was referring to a fine for selling the pastries at an appropriate date, but any strict traditionalist would agree that eating should carry similar consequences.
cccrontab@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 174d
I went to Stockholm several years back in the summer and went to a place asking for these and they laughed in our faces. Then they called their co-workers from the back and told them to come out here and see the people asking for semla. Then they all collectively laughed and explained that it's seasonal.
Nangijala@feddit.dk · 2 pts · 174d
Don't feel too bad. They kinda suck. We have them in Denmark too. We have two types of Fastelavnsboller and I prefer these:
They have custard inside. Sometimes a bit of chocolate too. The ones with whipped cream is nothing but a whipped cream burger with a bit of depressing jam inside. They suck. In my humble opinion. I'm sure they have the good fastelavnsboller in Sweden too. But yeah. Still a seasonal thing.
frosty@pawb.social · 3 pts · 174d
Semlor? 😋
lauha@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 174d
Fastlagsbullar
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 174d
Oh, my sweet Lord.
Yes, I'll take 2 dozen. Don't judge me.
Reminds me of Paris Brest.
Iceman@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 174d
Aah, the King killer diet!
According to legend King Adolf Fredrik of Sweden died after eating 14 semlor during a feast.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 174d
Well, that's a helluva way to go!
genau@europe.pub · 1 pts · 174d
What is it?
vpklotar@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 174d
It's a semla. Something of a dry fluffy bread with whipped cream and a filling made on almonds. Vanilla sugar on the top. There also exist other variants with different bread or fillings. This however is the traditional semla.
whaleross@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 174d
We do not speak of the other ones. The false ones. The lies.
Pirtatogna@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 174d
Heja Sverige! Och tack för laskiaispullat!