Toast Skagen (shrimp toast)

Name: Toast Skagen (shrimp toast)
Cuisine: Swedish
Ingredients: 200 grams small cooked shrimp; 3 tablespoons mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon chopped dill; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 4 white bread slices; 2 tablespoons butter; to taste black pepper; 1 tablespoon fish roe (optional)

Toast Skagen is a classic Swedish open-faced sandwich featuring a creamy mixture of fresh shrimp, mayonnaise, dill, and lemon served on buttered toast. It is a beloved dish in Sweden, often enjoyed as a light meal or appetizer, celebrated for its delicate seafood flavors and fresh ingredients.

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Swedish70%

French30%

Ingredients

small cooked shrimp
200 grams
mayonnaise
3 tablespoons
dill
1 tablespoon chopped
lemon juice
1 teaspoon
white bread slices
4
butter
2 tablespoons
black pepper
to taste
fish roe (optional)
1 tablespoon

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Toast Skagen originated in the 1950s at the Stockholm restaurant Skagen, named after the Danish fishing port, reflecting the Scandinavian love for shrimp and seafood prepared simply and elegantly.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Swedish70%

ingredients+techniques

French30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

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