There’s no better culinary way to celebrate Fat Tuesday than digging into a stuffed semla – a cardamon-spiced wheat bun filled with gooey almond paste and topped off with the heaviest whipped cream in town.
This Scandinavian pastry is designed to fatten you up in time for forty (40) days of Lent, and just 3-5 days of semlor-gorging does the job pretty well.
For the best semlor in Stockholm (literally), stop by Vete-Katten.
Update – This photo just recently made the editor’s daily dozen pick on National Geographic Online
Comments (9)
#1. That photo just makes me want to get on a plane right now and go to that little bakery with the glowing oven in the background.
#2. I think that pastry was made for me! Cardamom? Whipped cream? Pastry? I’m so there!
Whipped cream in winter…heaven. Whipped cream anytime, really. And cardamom? And almond paste? Beautiful photo that really captures that little corner of Stockholm.
If I wasn’t hungry before…I sure am now!
Looks amazing. Great photo. Could some be mailed to me?
Cardamon, almond paste, whipped cream, all ingredients that I love. They look big enough to keep all the “fat” in Fat Tuesday!
Vete-Katten is one of my favorite bakeries in Stockholm. It’s been a while since I purchased anything from them though.
Semlor is sooo good! Your photo makes me want to eat another one.
jealous jealous jealous.
Thanks guys! – Wish I could describe the taste to you. Words can’t do it justice.
Is there a such thing as “Pastry Envy”?