Smorgasbord

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Smörgåsbord

A New Nordic Cuisine smörgåsbord
Alternative names	a
Type	Lunch meal
Place of origin	Sweden
Serving temperature	Hot and cold
Main ingredients	Bread, butter, and cheese
Media: Smörgåsbord

Smörgåsbord (Swedish: [ˈsmœ̂rɡɔsˌbuːɖ] ^ⓘ, lit. 'sandwich-table') is a buffet-style meal of Swedish origin. It is served with various hot and mainly cold dishes.

Smörgåsbord became known in the US at the 1939 New York World's Fair when it was offered at the Swedish Pavilion's Three Crowns Restaurant.^[1] It is typically a celebratory meal, and guests can help themselves from a range of dishes laid out for their choice. In a restaurant the term refers to a buffet-style table laid out with many small dishes from which, for a fixed amount of money, one is allowed to choose as many as one wishes.

A traditional Swedish smörgåsbord consists of both hot and cold dishes. Bread, butter, and cheese are always part of the smörgåsbord. It is customary to begin with cold fish dishes, which are generally various forms of herring, salmon, and eel. After eating the first portion, people usually continue with the second course (other cold dishes), and round off with hot dishes. Dessert may or may not be included in a smörgåsbord.