In the different parts of West Sweden, Christmas is celebrated in castles and cottages, in boathouses by the sea, or among tall trees in the snow-covered wilderness. And in all these settings, in the counties of Bohuslän, Dalsland and Västergötland, well-stocked Christmas Buffets are on offer. Try some local food traditions, customs and legends – it will give your Christmas celebrations a touch of West Sweden.
The Swedish Christmas Buffets are generously filled at this time of year. Hopefully, the whole of West Sweden is covered in snow by now and the children are rosy-cheeked after hours of snowball fights and sledging down nearby slopes. There is definitely a snowman in the garden, and we light torches to guide Father Christmas to our door.