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Food and Baking Words

Precise nouns for the fika table and the kitchen.

The Swedish baking pantry, shelf by shelf: liquids and staples (mjölk, grädde, smör), the rising agents (jäst for buns, bakpulver for cakes), the spice rack that defines Swedish baking (kanel, kardemumma, saffran), the bake taxonomy from bulle to bakelse, the tools drawer (osthyvel, visp, kavel) — down to the measuring words: matsked, tesked, deciliter, and a nypa.

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  1. 1

    kaffe

    coffee

  2. 2

    te

    tea

    Tip: 'en kopp te'

  3. 3

    mjölk

    milk

    Tip: '___ i kaffet'

  4. 4

    grädde

    cream

  5. 5

    socker

    sugar

    Tip: 'en bit ___'

  6. 6

    mjöl

    flour

    Tip: 'vetemjöl'

  7. 7

    smör

    butter

  8. 8

    jäst

    yeast

  9. 9

    bakpulver

    baking powder

    Tip: 'en tesked ___'

  10. 10

    ägg

    egg

    Tip: 'två ägg'

  11. 11

    deg

    dough

    Tip: 'låta degen jäsa'

  12. 12

    smet

    batter

    Tip: 'en lös ___'

  13. 13

    fyllning

    filling

    Tip: 'en söt ___'

  14. 14

    glasyr

    icing

    Tip: 'en tunn ___'

  15. 15

    marsipan

    marzipan

  16. 16

    mandel

    almond

  17. 17

    kanel

    cinnamon

    Tip: '___ och socker'

  18. 18

    kardemumma

    cardamom

  19. 19

    vanilj

    vanilla

  20. 20

    saffran

    saffron

    Tip: '___ till lussekatter'

  21. 21

    pärlsocker

    pearl sugar

  22. 22

    bulle

    bun

    Tip: 'en nybakad ___'

  23. 23

    kanelbulle

    cinnamon bun

  24. 24

    lussekatt

    saffron bun

    Tip: '___ i december'

  25. 25

    kaka

    biscuit

    Tip: 'hembakade kakor'

  26. 26

    tårta

    cake

    Tip: 'en stor ___'

  27. 27

    sockerkaka

    sponge cake

    Tip: 'en enkel ___'

  28. 28

    bakelse

    pastry

    Tip: 'en fin ___'

  29. 29

    semla

    semla

    Tip: 'en ___ på fettisdagen'

  30. 30

    våffla

    waffle

    Tip: '___ med sylt'

  31. 31

    pannkaka

    pancake

  32. 32

    sylt

    jam

  33. 33

    bär

    berry

    Tip: 'plockade bär'

  34. 34

    äpple

    apple

  35. 35

    knäckebröd

    crispbread

  36. 36

    smörgås

    sandwich

    Tip: 'en enkel ___'

  37. 37

    ost

    cheese

    Tip: 'en skiva ost'

  38. 38

    osthyvel

    cheese slicer

    Tip: a Nordic invention

  39. 39

    ugn

    oven

    Tip: 'in i ugnen'

  40. 40

    plåt

    baking tray

    Tip: 'en ___ bullar'

  41. 41

    bakplåtspapper

    baking paper

    Tip: 'täck med ___'

  42. 42

    form

    tin

    Tip: 'en smord ___'

  43. 43

    visp

    whisk

    Tip: '___ med en ___'

  44. 44

    kavel

    rolling pin

    Tip: 'kavla ut degen'

  45. 45

    recept

    recipe

    Tip: 'ett gammalt ___'

  46. 46

    portion

    portion

  47. 47

    matsked

    tablespoon

  48. 48

    tesked

    teaspoon

    Tip: 'en ___ salt'

  49. 49

    deciliter

    decilitre

    Tip: the standard Swedish measure

  50. 50

    nypa

    pinch

    Tip: 'en ___ salt'