This Swedish pastry sounds absolutely delicious.
Stellan Skarsgård is one of the film industry’s most prolific actors, with over 150 acting credits on his resume. He’s collaborated frequently with Danish director Lars von Trier, and has portrayed astrophysicist Dr. Erik Selvig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And my personal favorite role of his is Bill Anderson from the Mamma Mia! franchise. To say he has range is quite the understatement.
It seems that acting runs in the family, since his sons Alexander, Gustaf, Bill and Valter have gone into the family business. In a recent interview with Variety, his eldest son Alexander Skarsgård described the family’s dynamic growing up as “a lot of eccentric, big personalities that I loved.” With eight children total, the Skarsgård household was certainly a busy one. I can only imagine the chaos at mealtimes! And while Stellan doesn’t really consider himself “a dessert man,” there is one Swedish pastry that he considers his favorite dessert.
What is Stellan Skarsgård’s favorite dessert?
He has a soft spot for a Swedish dessert called semla. It’s a specific preparation of a traditional cardamom bun that’s popular during Lent. According to an interview with Shortlist, this is one of the Swedish foods that Stellan recommends everyone try at least once in their life. He explains that you start with a cardamom bun, then you “cut off the lid, you scoop out a little of the innards, and you put some marzipan in there.” To finish it, you pile whipped cream on top of the marzipan. “You can buy it everywhere in Stockholm right from February to Easter,” he says.
And, of course, since this is his favorite dessert, he also has notes on the best way to eat it. “The best way to eat it is to put it in a deep dish and then pour hot milk on the sides … then you take a spoonful of that and you have this warm, soft bread with milk, and you have the cold marzipan and cold cream on the same spoon, and that is delicious.”
It definitely sounds delicious. Semla used to only be enjoyed in Sweden on Fat Tuesday, right before Lent began on Ash Wednesday. But it was so tasty that Swedes eventually started incorporating it as a dessert to enjoy throughout Lent. Now that’s the kind of dessert modernization I can get on board with!
Related
