Many people eat rolls in February. Photo: TT
Tuesday, February 13
it’s fat day.
Then many people in Sweden eat semlor.
In the olden days, Fats Day belonged
together with a Christian tradition.
Fat Tuesday was the last day
before people started fasting.
During Lent, people would
just eat some food.
Everyone would also consider
how hard it was for Jesus.
The fast lasted for seven weeks.
It ended on Easter Eve.
Therefore, the day before Lent,
Fat Day, an important day.
Then it was a party and people
took the opportunity to eat very fatty food.
Today almost no one fasts anymore.
But many people still want to eat rolls.
Ever since the middle of the 20th century
have people eaten rolls
with almond paste and cream.
But these days
buns can look different.
Some eat, for example
rolls with chocolate cream
instead of cream.
How do you eat your semla?
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- People in Sweden have eaten rolls
sedan the middle ages. - From the beginning, the rolls were
most often a smooth bun without anything in. - In the 20th century began
people in Sweden eat rolls
with almond paste and cream. - The word semla comes among other things
from the German word once.
Semel means fine wheat flour.
Rolls are made from wheat flour. - Some call semlan for fixed team bull.
It was because it belonged with
the Christian tradition of fasting. - The Tuesday before Lent began
is called fat day.
Then people would eat a lot of fat.
Therefore, some call semlan
for fat tuesday bun. - Some eat their semla
in a deep plate with warm milk.
Then the semlan is usually called for hot wall.
