Bear Mom came to visit yesterday (Tuesday) and brought a pair of this delicious-looking cream roll. I wasn’t catching the name of this delightful noms when she mentioned it, but when I conferred with Mister Bear later the same evening, he said it’s called semla. Yes, I remember hearing Bear Mom say something like that …

Sweden appears to have added cream and almond paste to the mix. The folks here are also said to have started eating semla every Tuesday between Shrove Tuesday (on 1 March this year) and Easter. Wikipedia has the full story here.

This is really interesting to me. I’m not sure if I’d be eating a lot of semlor (plural for semla) throughout January and February, but Bear Mom is absolutely wonderful with tradition and hospitality, and I’m also learning so much from her.