Husmanskost Expressions
Köttbullar, raggmunk, ärtsoppa på torsdag — the language of Swedish home cooking.
Husmanskost, the full canon: the Thursday liturgy (gul ärtsoppa med senap i, pannkakor efteråt), the leftover masterpiece pyttipanna with its stekt ägg and rödbeta, the kitchen verbs of the tradition (smaka av, låta det puttra, reda såsen), the dish roll from köttbullar through blodpudding — man älskar det eller inte — ending with the food that every generation cooks and that smakar hem.
- 1
husmanskost
traditional Swedish home cooking
Tip: lit. 'householder's fare' — the whole category.
- 2
köttbullar med allt
meatballs with everything
Tip: lit. the same — potatoes, gravy, lingonberries and pickled cucumber.
- 3
lingonsylt
lingonberry jam
Tip: lit. the same — served with meat, not dessert.
- 4
gräddsås
cream gravy
Tip: lit. 'cream sauce'.
- 5
ärtsoppa på torsdagar
pea soup on Thursdays
Tip: lit. the same — a genuine national schedule.
- 6
pannkakor efteråt
pancakes afterwards
Tip: lit. the same — the second half of Thursday.
- 7
gul ärtsoppa
yellow pea soup
Tip: lit. the same.
- 8
med senap i
with mustard stirred in
Tip: lit. the same — essential.
- 9
en torsdagstradition
a Thursday tradition
Tip: lit. the same.
- 10
raggmunk med fläsk
potato pancakes with pork
Tip: lit. the same.
- 11
pyttipanna
Swedish hash
Tip: lit. 'little bits in the pan' — leftovers with a fried egg.
- 12
pyttipanna på rester
Swedish hash from leftovers
Tip: lit. the same — the point of the dish.
- 13
med stekt ägg på
with a fried egg on top
Tip: lit. the same.
- 14
och inlagd rödbeta
and pickled beetroot
Tip: lit. the same.
- 15
stekt strömming
fried herring
Tip: lit. the same.
- 16
laxpudding
salmon pudding
Tip: lit. the same.
- 17
kåldolmar
cabbage rolls
Tip: lit. the same — via the Ottoman Empire, oddly enough.
- 18
kålpudding
cabbage pudding
Tip: lit. the same.
- 19
sjömansbiff
beef stew, sailor style
Tip: lit. 'sailor beef'.
- 20
dillkött
dill stew
Tip: lit. the same — lamb or veal in dill sauce.
- 21
falukorv
Falu sausage
Tip: lit. the same — a protected Swedish product.
- 22
skivad och stekt
sliced and fried
Tip: lit. the same.
- 23
makaroner till
macaroni on the side
Tip: lit. the same — the childhood dinner.
- 24
biff Rydberg
beef Rydberg
Tip: lit. the same — the fancy version of hash.
- 25
wallenbergare
Wallenbergare
Tip: lit. the same — veal patty with cream and peas.
- 26
kroppkakor
potato dumplings
Tip: lit. the same — a southern speciality.
- 27
blodpudding med lingon
blood pudding with lingon
Tip: lit. the same — school-dinner nostalgia.
- 28
man älskar det eller inte
you either love it or you don't
Tip: lit. the same.
- 29
nässelsoppa på våren
nettle soup in spring
Tip: lit. the same — with half an egg.
- 30
laga från grunden
to make it from scratch
Tip: lit. 'cook from the ground'.
- 31
mormors recept
grandmother's recipe
Tip: lit. 'maternal grandmother's recipe' — the highest authority.
- 32
en nypa av det ena och det andra
a pinch of this and that
Tip: lit. the same — no measurements given.
- 33
smaka av
to taste as you go
Tip: lit. 'taste off'.
- 34
låta det puttra
to let it simmer
Tip: lit. 'let it bubble gently'.
- 35
reda såsen
to thicken the sauce
Tip: lit. the same.
- 36
den behöver mer salt
it needs more salt
Tip: lit. the same — always.
- 37
rester till imorgon
leftovers for tomorrow
Tip: lit. the same.
- 38
den är godare dagen efter
it's better the next day
Tip: lit. the same.
- 39
mat som knappt kostar något
food that costs almost nothing
Tip: lit. the same — and that's the point.
- 40
tröstmat
comfort food
Tip: lit. 'comfort food' — a direct calque that works.
- 41
riktig mat
proper food
Tip: lit. the same — the highest Swedish compliment.
- 42
precis som hemma
just like at home
Tip: lit. the same.
- 43
inget märkvärdigt
nothing fancy
Tip: lit. 'nothing remarkable' — said with pride.
- 44
äta tills man inte kan röra sig
to eat until you can't move
Tip: lit. the same.
- 45
tack för maten
thank you for the food
Tip: lit. the same — said by everyone at the end.
- 46
lagad av varje generation
cooked by every generation
Tip: lit. the same.
- 47
det smakar hem
it tastes of home
Tip: lit. the same.