International MealScandinavia

Zach Brindley, Casey Klein, Allison Hall

Location• Northern Europe• Norway, Sweden, Denmark,

Finland, Iceland

• Largest peninsula in Europe• Arctic circle• North Atlantic & Baltic Sea

Geography & Weather• Temperate climate• Subarctic up north• Coastal areas influenced by

warm gulf stream and Atlantic• Lakes, rivers, dense forests, high

mountains, hills, tundra, flat fertile plains, volcanoes, glaciers

Native Crops• Rye, oats, barley. • Wheat, sugar beets, potatoes• Large quantities of fertilizer • Fish, wild game• Dairy farms

Spices & Herbs• Cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg,

cardamom• Mace, cloves, ginger, caraway

seeds• Saffron & turmeric• Basil, cilantro, rosemary, sage

Religion and Customs• The prominent religion in the Scandinavian area is Christianity.• Evangelical Lutheran however has become very popular• Shamanistic religion is followed by the Sami people

• People in Scandinavia rarely take hospitality for granted• Failing to say thank you is perceived as very negative

• Excess, flashiness and boasting are abhorred• Work hard but not too hard, play without going to extremes

• Competition isn’t encouraged.• Children raised to believe they aren’t any more special than any other child

Holidays• Scandinavia follows many of

the same holidays that the rest of the world shares.• New Years Eve, Christmas Eve,

All Saints Day

• Mardi Gras is also very popular in the area• King’s Birthday is a big event• Feasts and entertainment are

provided• Afternoon off work

Exports and Imports• Primary exports include:• Industrial machinery• Automobiles• Paper products• Iron and Steel products• Pulp and Wood

• Primary Imports include:• Petroleum and petroleum products• Foodstuffs, Clothing• Motor Vehicles

Scandinavian Food Circle• Scandinavia’s food guide is known

as the Food Circle• Fruits and Vegetables make up over

a third of the circle• Root Vegetables vs Essential

Vegetables

• Food categories are much more balanced• Don’t believe in the low-fat diet

dogma• Instead prefer a low-carb, high-fat diet

Cooking Methods•Western cuisine methods are used in Scandinavian cooking -

frying, baking, sautéing, and poaching

• Last 150 years more frying and roasting than boiling

• available time, occasion, and kind of meat or fish chosen

Scandinavian Meals• House is main location for

eating meals; most do not eat out regularly

• Coffee breaks are very common throughout day,

drink with a pastry or a snack and every meal

Breakfast• Some drink only coffee, milk, juice• Grains/bread most consumed – open

sandwich or bread with jams, marmalades, cheese spreads

• Liver paste- served with fried bacon and mushrooms or pickles or

cucumber salad• Cured sausages or ham, salami

• Fruit not common• Danish pastry, cold cereals with yogurt

Lunch• Swedes have hot larger and

hot lunches and a beer or coffee

• Norwegians and Danes have smaller and cold lunches• Open sandwich

• Fast food popular among young

Dinner• The hot meal of the day, Swedes have two hot meals• Consists of a meat, vegetables, a staple,

condiments, and bread• Normally eaten with family,

still have family dinners

Animals for Food Supply• Game – reindeer, moose• Pork – used liver and blood

• Beef and Chicken• Turkey (Christmas)

• Wale (now unpopular)• Lamb

• Fish – Atlantic Cod, eel (endangered), salmon, crab,

perch,…