Jamie Does Stockholm - Swedish Chef Or Real Muppet?

Jamie Does Stockholm is a bit of a break away from the rest of the Jamie Does television series as all the other places visited are in or near the Mediterranean. (Athens, Morocco, France, Italy and Spain). This shows in the change in cooking style and approach compared with the other programmes. Jamie does Stockholm is just as good as the rest of the Jamie series though. I do know that some people do not like Jamie's style but the Muppet bit is to my mind not justified.

The long hard winters in Sweden mean that they are some of the best preservers in the world with a wonderful array of pickles, delicate preserved fish such as gravadlax (and not so delicate such as the stinky herring) and, smoked meat and fish. All this is nicely reflected in the TV programme. Once again Jamie's enthusiasm for food and cooking comes through in abundance.

I was particularly interested in the gravadlax salmon. i have done this dish myself on several occasions but the addition of beetroot and horseradish was an interesting twist. The vibrant colour certainly added to the overall affect of the dish and I will certainly give this a try, particularly as we grow our own beetroot and horseradish. This is just one of the fish recipes featured because like Venice (Stockholm is sometimes called the Venice of the North) the proximity of the sea means an abundance of fresh seafood is available.

Simple dishes such as creamy mushrooms also feature, a quick to prepare and delicious snack, and of course there has to be a recipe for Swedish meatballs.

The accompanying book of course features all the recipes in the television programme and like the pro grammes gives a fascinating travelogue of the region and its cuisine. As a photographer myself I loved the images captured in the book as in all of Jamie Oliver's books they are beautifully done.

I can thoroughly recommend the book Jamie Does as a great read for anyone interested in cookery and travel and as a source of some great recipes.

A further Jamie Does Review of the book is Here