Fettisdag! Happy Fat Tuesday!
Today is the day of Semla Buns, which are very popular in Sweden. The semla buns are a small, wheat flour bun, flavoured with cardamom and filled with almond paste and whipped cream. It was a Swedish tradition to eat the rich Semla buns before the beginning of Lent. The tradition was expanded to every Tuesday between Lent and Easter, but now Swedes enjoy Semla buns all the time. Traditionally, bakeries start selling the buns shortly after Christmas, much to the chagrin of many Swedes who feel as though bakeries are selling them too early. (Sorta like putting Christmas Decorations out at Halloween in the U.S.!) Cyle and I of course had our Semla Buns today!
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