Scandinavian

In the Venn diagram of chocolate bakes, this recipe falls squarely in the middle of where brownie, molten chocolate cake, and chocolate soufflé meet.

Turn your kitchen into a Swedish bakery with this oversized take on the classic cardamom bun known as kardemummabulle.

Hits of crème fraîche, lemon zest, and dill will guarantee you a rich and zingy shrimp toast. 

The bigger the pancake, the more room for maple syrup.

A warm ruby red mulled wine packed with enough cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger to make the whole house smell like the holidays.

Blanching the citrus peel in several changes of boiling water removes bitterness while still leaving plenty of bright flavor behind.

Many gravlax recipes will instruct you to drain, turn, and babysit the fish while it cures. Not this one: Set it and forget it.

And they're all available in the U.S.

You see those dense, dark, grainy loaves? Grab 'em! They work well with this smoky iteration of avocado toast.

You can create a variety of shapes and colors with a cookie press. We love OXO’s cookie press for this recipe since it has sturdy metal plates and all the parts unscrew easily for cleaning.

Make this recipe your thing. Serve this vibrantly hued cured salmon with an assortment of easily assembled herbs, pickles, seedy breads, and schmears.

When you're in Scandinavia's largest city, the pastries are freshly baked, the shops are chic and cozy, and no day is complete without the coffee break known as fika. Here's how to relax in true Nordic style.

This recipe for waffles is crisp and delicate in an almost unreal way. Enjoy them hot off the iron with whipped cream and jam. 

The butter cookie recipe you'll come back to year after year. Pro tip: Using chilled butter and freezing the cookies before baking encourages clean, tidy edges.

When it comes to creating the perfect holiday spread, it's no surprise that Scandinavians do it right: braised pork belly, cheesy potato gratin, and more.

Like a potato-y flatbread and great topped with cured fish.

Have your own Scandinavian summer solstice celebration with these 15 recipes that go heavy on the smoked fish, rye, and aquavit

If you’re going to the Faroe Islands, you’ll probably have to fly through Copenhagen, so why not spend a couple days there taking in the history, the design, and maybe some of the best meals of your life?

The Faroe Islands produce some of the planet's most pristine seafood by some of the world's greatest chefs.

It’s worth picking through the potatoes to find ones that are all about the same size for this Hasselback recipe. Click here for a step-by-step guide on how to prep them

These waffles will be much thicker if you’re using a standard waffle maker, and will only yield six squares (1 1/2 whole waffles). In either case, cook them well-done so you get crisp edges.

When Maaemo's Esben Holmboe Bang and Aska's Fredrik Berselius cooked last week, they showed the profundity, power, and subtlety of New Nordic food

You can slather pretty much anything on these flexible Scandinavian open-face sandwiches.