Experience a Swedish Christmas on a plate with the traditional julbord buffet, served at restaurants, hotels and manor houses across the region.
A smorgasbord devoted entirely to the Christmas season, the julbord is served from the start of December until just before the big day, and offers an array of different dishes and flavours to celebrate the approach of Christmas. Served in three courses and comprising both hot and cold food, the julbord delicacies range from cured salmon, pickled herring - served with new potatoes and washed down with schnapps - to julskinka (Christmas ham), turkey, roast beef and hot meat balls.Salt & Sill floating hotel & restaurantSalt & Sill will serve a Christmas feast with a fishy twist. Sample herring in many forms: ginger herring, star anise herring, horseradish herring, blackcurrant herring, and many more, accompanied - as is the custom - by chopped chives, chopped red onion, hard-boiled eggs, sour cream and a hearty portion of buttered new potatoes. Stay at Sweden’s first floating hotel next door, opened in October 08. Salt & Sill is located on Klädesholmen (Herring Island) off the Tjörn island, approximately one hour north of Gothenburg. The seafood inspired Christmas Buffet (Julbord) will be served between 28 November and 30 December. For more information and booking online Alberts Hotel & Restaurant in TrollhättanFor a mouth-watering culinary experience, head for Alberts in Trollhättan, part of the Taste of West Sweden scheme. Trollhättan is known for the lock systems that date back to the 19th century, the waterfalls that are switched on during summer and as the home of Saab. The hotel overlooks the Göta River and Trollhättan and the city centre is just five minutes’ walk away. A good excursion from Alberts is the impressive Läcko Castle and garden, or walking or cycling at Halle and Hunneberg, known for a high density of Elks and its own elk museum. Trollhättan is located less than an hour from Gothenburg, and there is a good train service between the cities. Alberts serve a traditional ‘Julbord’ (Christmas buffet) between 28 November and 22 December. For more information and booking online Gunnebo House and GardensEighteenth century Gunnebo House & Gardens is considered one of the foremost neo-classical country estates in Northern Europe. The house boasts three styles of gardens: kitchen garden, formal garden and landscaped parkland. Gunnebo has a restaurant and a coffee house that relies on the home grown organic produce from the kitchen garden for all of the dishes. Gunnebo is part of the Taste of West Sweden scheme and a perfect excursion from Gothenburg, just 15 minutes away. Gunnebo has a Christmas Market on select weekends in December. For more information Thorskog Manor HouseBeneath twinkling chandeliers, enjoy a seasonal culinary twist with dishes such as tarragon and apple herring, and game and reindeer sausage with juniper berries. At this beautifully decorated, fairytale castle, experience a traditional Christmas dinner followed by a candlelit dip in a wooden hot tub. Thorskog is located approximately 45 minutes north of Gothenburg along the Göta River. Between 26 November and 20 December, a four course Christmas meal will be served in the charming manor house. There are special Christmas packages available in this fairly tale castle. For more information and booking online Handelsman Flink Hotel & RestaurantA Christmas buffet inspired by the sea, with delights such as ‘foamy seafood stock flavoured with saffron, served with crayfish fresh from the sea’ and ‘smooth lightly salted angler served with a potato and parsnip terrine flavoured with roasted pistachio, black truffle and asparagus velouté’. How can you resist? Handelsman Flink also offers accommodation and is located approximately one and a half hour north of Gothenburg on the Flatön island. For Christmas, Handelsman Flink will serve a Christmas supper from 28th of November to 21st of December 2008. For more information and booking online Mollösund Wärdshus (Inn)Bubble in a hot tub, with drinks served when you beckon – this is the way to unwind this winter. The small, stylish hotel with an ocean-inspired menu in its restaurant is situated in Mollösund, one of the oldest fishing villages on the West Coast. Located on the Orust island it is approximately 1, 5 hour north of Gothenburg. A traditional seafood Christmas buffet will be served between 28 November and 21 December. For more information and booking online There are a wide range of small inns and restaurants, click here to book online
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