Swedish Food and Cooking Hardcover – Illustrated, January 16, 2007

This is one of the best on Swedish cuisine. Recipes are easy to understand, as well as, the light and interesting Swedish history lesson that goes along with it.Also a winner:Swedish Cakes and Cookies: fun, fun and fun!Hej da!

So, being that I'm of Swedish roots, I decided to research my roots. Of course I start with cookbooks (eventually I plan on travelling out there so I have to know what kind of food to expect). My friends and I also host monthly theme dinners so naturally I thought Swedish dinner. I definitely like the pictures so I have an idea of what things are supposed to look like. Yes, good luck finding some of the ingredients. I do a little research and substitute sometimes. My disclaimer is I'm vegetarian, so I don't actually get to try a lot of these in their more authentic form. I cook for meat eaters though. :) Eyeing up the wild game section and I have friends who hunt so I'll be trying the deer recipes next fall...substituting deer spp of course. Have to sat, digging the dessert and baking sections. Yummy! I purchased this with several other Swedish cookbooks and I'm quite happy. Though now I need to find a Swedish vegetarian cookbook.

I am sure that it is good for people who have access to unusual ingredients,but where I live they are not available and when I checked on line,they were very costly.

This is a terrific cookbook for anyone interested in Swedish cuisine. The recipes are clear and easy to follow, and they include wonderful tips and photos. The book also has a very nice summary of Swedish history and culture, and descriptions of the origin of the recipes and how they relate to Swedish life. Great fun!