The Finishing Touch
Sauces are an essential part of traditional Swedish cooking, often turning the simplest ingredients into a complete meal. A piece of fried fish, boiled potatoes or a slice of roast meat may be straightforward enough on its own, but add the right sauce and it becomes something altogether more memorable.
Cream, milk and butter form the basis of many Swedish sauces, flavoured with everything from dill, parsley and horseradish to mustard, anchovies and pan juices. Others rely on the sharpness of vinegar, the sweetness of berries or the deep savoury flavours left behind after roasting meat.
Here you’ll find the sauces that belong with classic Swedish dishes – creamy, buttery, sweet, sharp and sometimes surprisingly bold. Because in Swedish cooking, the sauce is very often what brings everything on the plate together.
