Fat Tuesday Buns  

is an old tradition in Sweden. A type of the bun existed already during the Romans. They introduced the ‘semala�?in Germanica (Germany). Semala is from the Latin word 'simila' that means the finest wheat-flour. In Swedish it is ‘semla�?

From the start this culinary was eaten only by the rich people. Poor people could not afford the fine wheat-flour. Nowadays the Swedes eat about four - five Fat Tuesday Buns every season. Originally this kind of bun was eaten during Lent on Tuesdays only. It was served for the coffee. But in north Sweden you had it as a dessert after the traditional brown beans and sliced pork. This is also a dish for Lent. Nowadays we can eat the 'semla' every day starting in already January as soon as the New Year Fatevents are finished.

The tradition is from the Catholic period when the Lent was 40 days. The bun itself is Roman remain. ‘Already the Old Romans�?�?is a saying whatever it comes to, roads, system of water mains or food.

When I was a kid at school, we used to have the bun served on a plate with warm boiled milk, filled with almond paste and a cover of whipped cream.