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Culinary Ambassadors: The Semla, Sweden's Way of Fattening Up Before Lent

In the old days, fasting before Easter was part of the Swedish tradition. To be able to survive fasting during a time of year when Sweden is coldest, dark, and snowy, it was important to stock up on calories. One way of doing this was through a pastry called the semla, also called "fastlagsbulle." It had everything required for a food item whose main purpose was to help us efficiently store calories: white flour, plenty of sugar, and plenty of fat.

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8 Comments | Posted by The Culinary Ambassador Corps, January 13, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Tagged: Culinary Ambassadors, desserts, holidays, Swedish

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Southside Market Sausage

We're giving away another crazy good food item on Serious Eats. Today it's some of the best, juiciest, meatiest, just-smoky-enough sausage we've ever tried—it's the sausage the Bracewell family makes and serves at their phenomenal Texas barbecue joint the Southside Market. Enter to win here.

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373 Comments | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, January 12, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: contests, holidays, Serious Eats Holiday Giveaway 2010, Southside Market Sausage

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

We're giving away another crazy good food item today on Serious Eats. Try your luck! The nice folks at D'Artagnan, who supplied us with those wonderful organic turkeys for our Thanksgiving giveaways, are also offering us some whole boneless heritage applewood-smoked hams this time around. Enter to win here.

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517 Comments | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, January 10, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: contests, D'Artagnan, holidays, Serious Eats Holiday Giveaway 2010

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: La Quercia's Coppa Combo

We're giving away another crazy good food item on Serious Eats. Try your luck! Today it's a Coppa Combo from Herb and Kathy Eckhouse, the co-founders of La Quercia in Iowa, the country's best prosciutto makers. If you've never tasted any of La Quercia's truly amazing pork products, I hereby declare you seriously delicious pork-deprived. Enter to win here.

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512 Comments | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, January 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: contests, holidays, La Querica, Serious Eats Holiday Giveaway 2010

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Russ & Daughters Brunch Package

Every day we're giving away a crazy good food item on Serious Eats. Try your luck! Today we're giving away a New York brunch package from Russ & Daughters, which includes New York's finest Nova, all natural cream cheese, hand-rolled bagels, chocolate babka, and their Private Blend coffee with a Russ & Daughters mug. All the goodness is wrapped up in a signature tote. Enter to win here.

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544 Comments | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, January 8, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: contests, holidays, Russ and Daughters, Serious Eats Holiday Giveaway 2010

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks

We're giving away another crazy good food item on Serious Eats. Try your luck! Today it's a package of two USDA Prime dry-aged porterhouse steaks, thanks to the generous folks at Peter Luger. These steaks are not small. Each weighs more than two pounds. Enter to win here.

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733 Comments | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, January 7, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: contests, holidays, Peter Luger, Serious Eats Holiday Giveaway 2010

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

We're giving away another crazy good food item today on Serious Eats. Try your luck! The nice folks at D'Artagnan, who supplied us with those wonderful organic turkeys for our Thanksgiving giveaways, are also offering us some whole boneless heritage applewood-smoked hams this time around. Enter to win here.

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478 Comments | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, January 5, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: contests, D'Artagnan, holidays, Serious Eats Holiday Giveaway 2010

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Southside Market Sausage

We're giving away another crazy good food item on Serious Eats. Today it's some of the best, juiciest, meatiest, just-smoky-enough sausage we've ever tried—it's the sausage the Bracewell family makes and serves at their phenomenal Texas barbecue joint the Southside Market. Enter to win here.

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480 Comments | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, January 4, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: contests, holidays, Serious Eats Holiday Giveaway 2010, Southside Market Sausage

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Zingerman's Praise the Lard Gift Box

The Serious Eats Holiday Giveaway series continues today with a chance to win the Zingerman's Praise The Lard Gift Box. We think it's quite simply the best pork product group ever assembled in one gift box: bacon, bacon bread, bacon chocolate, chorizo, and more. Enter to win here.

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617 Comments | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, January 3, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: contests, holidays, Praise the Lard, Serious Eats Holiday Giveaway 2010, Zingerman's

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: La Quercia's Coppa Combo

We're giving away another crazy good food item on Serious Eats. Try your luck! Today it's a Coppa Combo from Herb and Kathy Eckhouse, the co-founders of La Quercia in Iowa, the country's best prosciutto makers. If you've never tasted any of La Quercia's truly amazing pork products, I hereby declare you seriously delicious pork-deprived. Enter to win here.

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474 Comments | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, January 2, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: contests, holidays, La Querica, Serious Eats Holiday Giveaway 2010