Spice Cuisine: Scandinavian Spices and Seasonings

Scandinavian cuisine was brought to America by immigrants and has had a strong influence on the regional dishes of the northern Midwest (including Chicago and Milwaukee) where large groups of those immigrants settled. The foods of the cold northern countries of Scandinavia tend to be solid, heavy, and warming. With so much coastline, it's no surprise that fish play a lead role in Scandinavian cuisine, along with herbs like dill and parsley that grow there. In the wonderful baking of Scandinavian countries, warming spices like ginger and cardamom are popular. The spices listed below are those most frequently used in Scandinavian cooking.

Scandinavian Variations

Almond Extract
Caraway Seed
Cardamom
Cinnamon, Ceylon "True"
Dill Seed

Dill Weed
Ginger
Orange Peel
Orange Peel, Seville

He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast in his heart.

C. S. Lewis