page_title: Swedish cuisine
section_title: Desserts
hierarchical_section_title: Swedish cuisine / Dishes / Desserts
caption_attribution_description: English: Risalamande, the dessert after a traditional Danish Christmas dinner. Dansk: Risalamande, den traditionelle danske juledessert. Svenska: Ris a la Malta, ätes på juldagen av resterna av risgrynsgröten.
context_page_description: Swedish cuisine is the traditional food of the Swedish. Due to Sweden's large north-to-south expanse, there are regional differences between the cuisine of North and South Sweden.
  Historically, in the far north, meats such as reindeer, and other game dishes were eaten, some of which have their roots in the Sami culture, while fresh vegetables have played a larger role in the South. Many traditional dishes employ simple, contrasting flavours, such as the traditional dish of meatballs and brown cream sauce with tart, pungent lingonberry jam.
  Swedes have traditionally been very open to foreign influences, ranging from French cuisine during the 17th and 18th centuries, to the sushi and caffé latte of today.
context_section_description: Common desserts include:
caption: Ris à la Malta (Ris à l'amande), a Christmas dessert.
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