The Swedish Cookbook - by Niklas Ekstedt (Hardcover)

About the Book

In the only Swedish cookbook you'll ever need, Michelin-starred chef Niklas Ekstedt brings the bright, rich flavors of Scandinavia to your home kitchen.

Swedish Meatballs with Potatoes and Pressed Cucumber * Swedish Waffles Two Ways * Cured Salmon & Gravlax * Potato Pancakes with Lingonberries and Sour Cream * Rhubarb Pie with Vanilla Sauce * Cardamom Buns, and more . . .

Book Synopsis

In the only Swedish cookbook you'll ever need, Michelin-starred chef Niklas Ekstedt brings the bright, rich flavors of Scandinavia to your home kitchen.

Swedish Meatballs with Potatoes and Pressed Cucumber * Swedish Waffles Two Ways * Cured Salmon & Gravlax * Potato Pancakes with Lingonberries and Sour Cream * Rhubarb Pie with Vanilla Sauce * Cardamom Buns, and more . . .

The best Swedish cuisine starts with a touch of lagom. A word meaning "balanced" or "just right," lagom informs the storied culinary traditions of Sweden: the fresh, bright ingredients in its recipes, and the rich, harmonious flavors that come together on its tables. Following the lagom philosophy, Michelin-starred chef Niklas Ekstedt has perfected classic and modern Swedish cooking alike, and in The Swedish Cookbook, he shares his best recipes from everyday meals to special feasts. With the perfect Swedish Pancakes and Meatballs, Smörgås, or open-faced tea sandwiches, Gravlax and cured salmons, and Cardamom Buns-and how to prepare your dream Fika, or cozy coffee break-Ekstedt shows the home cook how to master it all.

Whether you're a seasoned chef or just starting your culinary journey, it's time to find your lagom in the kitchen and savor the delightful simplicity of Swedish food.

Review Quotes

"If I get lost in the woods one day, I hope I stumble upon Niklas Ekstedt. He could charm a bear, and he cooks like a Swedish one with a Michelin star." --Financial Times

"[Ekstedt] is both a purist and a tinkerer. . . He carries on with typical Swedish humility, not chasing stars or lists, but committing night after night to purity, history, and heritage. To delivering pleasure and honoring his ancestry." --Forbes

"Ekstedt, 44, is a Swedish national treasure, in part for his championing of Nordic cuisine, his growing restaurant empire, and his mastery of open-fire cookery. But also, surely, for his easy charm, rugged good looks, and embodiment of a very Scandinavian vein of gung-ho." --Esquire

"Niklas Ekstedt is a chef, and an exceptionally good one, but a better description may be alchemist... His cooking is as much about philosophy as it is flavor. This incredible book delivers the message of both." --GQ Magazine, on Ekstedt

"The Swedish cookbook that's about to set your world-OK, your dinner-on fire." --Esquire, on Food on Fire

"[Ekstedt's] passion is contagious . . . This is a book for the enthusiast and it will not disappoint." --The Caterer, on Ekstedt

"I love Niklas's food, and it certainly makes me happy to eat it. All the more reason to tuck into these delicious dishes." --Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, on Happy Food

About the Author

Niklas Ekstedt is a Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur. He opened his first two restaurants in his early twenties before going on to host his first cooking show, "Mat" (meaning "food" in Swedish) on Swedish national television. In 2011, he opened "Ekstedt" in Stockholm, where the concept is to cook all raw ingredients over an open fire. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin Star in 2013 and has held one ever since. Ekstedt opened his first international outpost, "Ekstedt at The Yard," in London in 2021 to great critical acclaim. Ekstedt has appeared on TV as a guest on Saturday Kitchen and MasterChef, among others. He is the author of books including Ekstedt and Food From the Fire. He lives in Danderyd, Sweden. @niklasekstedt