World Cuisine / Scandinavia Author:Matias Dahlgren & Christer Lingstrom "Scandinavian countries-Denmark, Finland, Norway and Swenen-maintain a delicate balance between respecting their traditional cuisine, inherited from the Lapp and Vicking civilisatios, and experimenting withthe contributors from more modern Culinary trends. Distinguished for it's unique coclimatic and geographic conditions, Scandinavia's basic i... more »ngredients are still fish such as salmon, cod or herring although it is impossible to denythe importance of reindeer or elk meat, which can be either roasted or cooked instews and is served with broiled vegetables. Another traite these contries share is their love of small portions, which permit them to try many different flavours in one meal. The dozens of recipes for smorgasbord, a buffet of Swedish origin, or smorregrod, fillings for Danish open sandwiches are perfect examples."« less