My 1st Swedish JULBORD – a Traditional Christmas Buffet

Indulge in a culinary journey as I explore the enchanting world of Swedish Christmas traditions in this festive video! From traditional Julbord delights to unique dishes like Lutfisk, join me as I taste my way through a renowned Stockholm restaurant's Christmas buffet at Gamla Riksarkivet. Experience the magic of holiday flavors, including herring, salmon, and delectable hot dishes like Swedish Christmas ham.

Discover the unique charm of the historic Gamla Riksarkivet building, where this festive feast unfolds. Dive into the rich history dating back to 1887 and witness the Christmas wonder within its walls.

The adventure continues with a exploration of cold meat appetizers, featuring unique dishes like deer heart and a variety of sausages. As we move through the plates, savor the distinctive taste of Gravlax and other savory delights.

The video concludes with a sweet symphony as I delve into the realm of desserts, from cheeses to traditional Swedish delights like "Ris à la Malta." Experience the magic of a Christmas feast in Sweden, complete with unique drinks like schnapps and the ambiance of traditional Christmas songs.

As I reflect on this extraordinary culinary experience, join me in rating the feast and get insights into the cost of this unforgettable Christmas dinner. Don't miss out on this incredible journey into Swedish holiday traditions – like, comment, and subscribe for more adventures on my channel! See you in the next video, bye bye! 🎄🍽️
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00:00 - Let's begin our Christmas culinary adventure.
00:41 - Gamla Riksarkivet - History
02:03 - Let's start with the cup of Glögg
02:31 - Incredible decorations inside Gamla Riksarkivet
03:47 - 1st Plate – Charming Herring
04:46 - 2nd Plate - Salmon Adventure
05:27 - Trying Herring & Salmon
06:06 - 3rd Plate – Unexpected meat delights.
07:37 - 4th Plate – Wonderland of Hot Dishes
10:17 - 5th, 6th, 7th Plates – Magical Dessert Room
13:36 - Conclusions & Final Price
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[mockupguy]

A lot of swedes likes to talk down the traditional julbord but I love it. I start cooking December first and treat my family to about 130 dishes on December 24th.

[swedishmetalbear]

Thank you for showing the entire madness that is Swedish (And also to an extent Finnish) traditional Christmas food... And the correct way to eat it...

[Flokarl]

Goodness how well you present our "Julbord"!

[FPfreddyyy]

I am glad you like the herring. Many foreigners who say they don't like herring has only ever tried the cheap stuff, which can often taste a bit slimy, but I am sure this restaurant made it perfectly.

[fjalls]

As a swede my mouth is watering. There is nothing I dislike except for maybe Lutfisk(stockfish)

[devling]

That was a massive julbord :O. Probably the best one I've seen. Expensive, yes, but it seemed you got your moneys worth.

[ulricaandrae]

I hope that you in the future have the opportunity to visit Swedish friends or a family and eat Julbord. Just to get the family feeling of sharing Christmas food.

[yamikage]

During Christmas a classic soft drink is Julmust (Swedish: jul "Christmas" and must English: 'must' "not-yet-fermented fruit juice") Must is made of carbonated water, sugar, hop extract, malt extract, spices, caramel colouring, citric acid, and preservatives. The hops and malt extracts give the must a somewhat root beer-like taste without the sassafras – or British/Caribbean malt drinks such as Supermalt.

[Nomis]

I alway combine all the cold sea- dishes on one plate aswell. Many swedes do.

[jokervienna]

As a Swede, I can say this is a suberb Julbord! I love it all. Sadly it would be a waste of money for me, because I no longer eat that much. BUT. When I was in my early twenties, I went two full rounds! 😃

[malc]

Looks delicious, would love to spend Christmas in your beautiful country ❤❤

[elisaa]

We ALWAYS do julbord at home on Christmas Eve with the family, although in a smaller scale. Also, wr add some salads and a few delicacies from other countries. Gamla riksarkivet is considered to have one of the best julbord in the Stockholm region. Quite pricey, though. You can find less expensive restaurants in Stockholm that still have a very good julbord. One thing, I think you confounded deer with reindeer. Traditionally, the smoked heart is from reindeer. Another animal you didn't mention, but is pretty common in the julbord (sausages, meatballs etc) is moose. Delicious!

I got hungry now. 😋

[nibel]

This makes me think of my ex from Hungary. We didnt try julbord, but this is how I imagine it would have been. Im still messed up from that relationship, she was really the one.

[nocturne]

Herring is a fish that is very versatile. The professional pickled herring is much better than the cheaper mass produced stuff. But even so, I love the cheap stuff as well. I eat it about 3 times a month.

[Upe-fc]

A fantastic Christmas table with extra everything, and certainly extra charge. But there you go with a chef like that.

[acetylslicylsyra]

Swedish christmas dinner is a buffet of fairly simple dishes traditionally, so this leaves a lot of room for the restaurants to expand on the the menu. Making it feel like home but to the extreme :) Too bad they didn't have små vita kroppkakor, sad! Julostkaka would've been my favorite of the dessert!

[Moritach]

I'm impressed with your bravery in trying new foods! I know some traditional Swedish foods just weird people out and they never even want to try them.

[HenrikJansson]

When I'm at a julbord like that, I often don't get past the first plate. I just keep getting more and more pickled herring untill they are out of it. :)
Also, that potato-anchovy-thing, Jansons frestelse, tastes much better than anyone could ever imagine.

[christopherx]

We do this at home every Christmas, on a smaller scale of course. We only have 4 variants of herring, meat appetizers are a few of our own favourites etc. Two things we do NOT have: Potatoes and Ris á la Malta - both are fillers and we usually get rather full anyway. We do have home made thin hard bread for the gravlax but that is about it for carbs (except for Janssons, we do have that). We enjoy the Christmas table midday and for some reason don't need to eat any more that day... 🙂
Then it is Christmas table leftovers for breakfast, lunch and dinner until about New Year's Eve!

[MattiasHenriksson-swxw]

Gamla Riksarkivet is about the best Julbord in Sweden to be honest. :)