Swedish Cuisine - Julmust, Crayfish, Pea Soup, Sockerdricka, Lutefisk, Herring Soup, Apple Pie, Knack, Filmjolk, Nordic Bread Culture (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 66. Chapters: Julmust, Crayfish, Pea soup, Sockerdricka, Lutefisk, Herring soup, Apple pie, Knack, Filmjolk, Nordic bread culture, Rubus chamaemorus, Akvavit, Smorgasbord, Surstromming, Polkagris, Cabbage roll, Open sandwich, Danish, Alcoholic beverages in Sweden, Salty liquorice, Regular Ordinary Swedish Meal Time, Semla, List of Akvavit producers, Sittning, Snaps, Klenat, Cinnamon roll, Loose candy, Chokladboll, Malort, Gravlax, Punsch, Kalvdans, Crayfish party, Pyttipanna, Lingonberry jam, Janssons frestelse, Christmas ham, Ostkaka, Brannvin, Palt, Nib sugar, Kroppkaka, Ham hock, Prinsesstarta, Pommac, Cardamom bread, Cuisine of Sapmi, Kalles kaviar, Spettekaka, Mackmyra Whisky, Rosette, Rose hip soup, Blabarssoppa, Pitepalt, Bostongurka, Piffi allkrydda, Polsa, Smorgastarta, Ischoklad, Jellied veal, Svartsoppa, Blodpalt, Caviar of Kalix, Trocadero, Flasklagg med rotmos, Punsch-roll, Kottsoppa, Soder tea, Flying Jacob, Smulpaj, Kladdkaka, Hallongrotta, Fatost, Fruktsoda, Skomakarlada, Flaskpannkaka, Mandelkubb, S.O.S.. Excerpt: Filmjolk (also known as fil or the older word surmjolk) is a Nordic mesophilic fermented milk product that is made by fermenting cow's milk with a variety of bacterium from the species Lactococcus lactis and Leuconostoc mesenteroides. The bacteria metabolize lactose, the sugar naturally found in milk, into lactic acid. The acid gives filmjolk a sour taste and causes proteins in the milk, mainly casein, to coagulate, thus thickening the final product. The bacteria also produce a limited amount of diacetyl, which gives filmjolk its characteristic taste. Filmjolk is similar to cultured buttermilk, kefir, or yoghurt in consistency, but fermented by different bacteria and thus has a slightly different taste. Compared with yoghurt, filmjolk tastes less sour. In Sweden, it is normally sold in 1-liter packages ...