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International Meal Scandinavia. Zach Brindley , Casey Klein, Allison Hall. Location. Northern Europe Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland Largest peninsula in Europe Arctic circle North Atlantic & Baltic Sea. Geography & Weather. Temperate climate Subarctic up north - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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International MealScandinavia
Zach Brindley, Casey Klein, Allison Hall
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Location• Northern Europe• Norway, Sweden, Denmark,
Finland, Iceland
• Largest peninsula in Europe• Arctic circle• North Atlantic & Baltic Sea
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Geography & Weather• Temperate climate• Subarctic up north• Coastal areas influenced by
warm gulf stream and Atlantic• Lakes, rivers, dense forests, high
mountains, hills, tundra, flat fertile plains, volcanoes, glaciers
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Native Crops• Rye, oats, barley. • Wheat, sugar beets, potatoes• Large quantities of fertilizer • Fish, wild game• Dairy farms
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Spices & Herbs• Cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg,
cardamom• Mace, cloves, ginger, caraway
seeds• Saffron & turmeric• Basil, cilantro, rosemary, sage
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Religion and Customs• The prominent religion in the Scandinavian area is Christianity.• Evangelical Lutheran however has become very popular• Shamanistic religion is followed by the Sami people
• People in Scandinavia rarely take hospitality for granted• Failing to say thank you is perceived as very negative
• Excess, flashiness and boasting are abhorred• Work hard but not too hard, play without going to extremes
• Competition isn’t encouraged.• Children raised to believe they aren’t any more special than any other child
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Holidays• Scandinavia follows many of
the same holidays that the rest of the world shares.• New Years Eve, Christmas Eve,
All Saints Day
• Mardi Gras is also very popular in the area• King’s Birthday is a big event• Feasts and entertainment are
provided• Afternoon off work
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Exports and Imports• Primary exports include:• Industrial machinery• Automobiles• Paper products• Iron and Steel products• Pulp and Wood
• Primary Imports include:• Petroleum and petroleum products• Foodstuffs, Clothing• Motor Vehicles
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Scandinavian Food Circle• Scandinavia’s food guide is known
as the Food Circle• Fruits and Vegetables make up over
a third of the circle• Root Vegetables vs Essential
Vegetables
• Food categories are much more balanced• Don’t believe in the low-fat diet
dogma• Instead prefer a low-carb, high-fat diet
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Cooking Methods•Western cuisine methods are used in Scandinavian cooking -
frying, baking, sautéing, and poaching
• Last 150 years more frying and roasting than boiling
• available time, occasion, and kind of meat or fish chosen
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Scandinavian Meals• House is main location for
eating meals; most do not eat out regularly
• Coffee breaks are very common throughout day,
drink with a pastry or a snack and every meal
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Breakfast• Some drink only coffee, milk, juice• Grains/bread most consumed – open
sandwich or bread with jams, marmalades, cheese spreads
• Liver paste- served with fried bacon and mushrooms or pickles or
cucumber salad• Cured sausages or ham, salami
• Fruit not common• Danish pastry, cold cereals with yogurt
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Lunch• Swedes have hot larger and
hot lunches and a beer or coffee
• Norwegians and Danes have smaller and cold lunches• Open sandwich
• Fast food popular among young
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Dinner• The hot meal of the day, Swedes have two hot meals• Consists of a meat, vegetables, a staple,
condiments, and bread• Normally eaten with family,
still have family dinners
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Animals for Food Supply• Game – reindeer, moose• Pork – used liver and blood
• Beef and Chicken• Turkey (Christmas)
• Wale (now unpopular)• Lamb
• Fish – Atlantic Cod, eel (endangered), salmon, crab,
perch,…