Autumn Culinary Adventure Program
The Swedish culinary tradition is very much a culture of food storage. During the brief summer harvest, people gathered what they needed and saved it for future use. The long dark winter was always waiting around the corner and preservation of food was always important. Forests not only provide wild game but also mushrooms, lingonberries, blueberries, cloudberries and tunipers. The tastes from the forests are amazing and we are delighted to be able to share some of our food heritage with you! We hope you enjoy your meal or as we say in swedish `smaklig måltid´!
Autumn Program
Arrival in Orsa in the afternoon/evening. Our host will welcome you and show you to your room
Breakfast: served at 7:30.
Morning meeting: The plan for the day will be presented. We will study the map for the morning excursion and recommend suitable clothing for the trip. The recipe for the evening meal will also be discussed with special emphasis on the forest mushrooms and berries.
Departure: At 9:00 we will walk from the hostel to the forest. The walk could take about 1-2 hours on flat surface. We know where to find the berries and mushrooms and will guide you along the way.
Swedish Fika: Once we arrive at the forest destination we will have some morning coffee with cinnamon bun.
We will start our search for the forest fruits. If we are lucky we may even see some of the wild life (deer, elks)
Lunch: Our packed lunch from the breakfast will be eaten
Kitchen session: Late afternoon we will gather in the kitchen to make the evening food hopefully with the berries that we have picked from the forest;
Starter: Chantarelles toast
Main coarse: Swedish meatballs with lingonberries
Desert: Swedish desert
The autumn activity will finish the following day with breakfast. Check out at latest 11 o`clock
Please note: We try as far as possible to gather our ingredients from the wild and as such we cannot always guarantee that we can find the wild mushrooms & berries. What we cannot find in the wild, we will buy from the local markets & shops.