Semla convert and missionary Abhinav Goel tells The Local why he loves the Swedish Shrove Tuesday bun and preaches its cream-covered loveliness to anyone who will listen. But he doesn't want to talk ...

A Swedish pastry chef has combined two culinary traditions in his latest sweet creation: a bizarre-sounding, but apparently delicious, ‘nacho semla bun’. The hybrid cake mixes the semla bun, a ...

In this video, Chef John shows you how to make "Semla" Swedish Fat Tuesday Buns, which are cardamom-scented sweet buns that are filled with a sweet almond filling and whipped cream, then dusted with ...

Former sports journalist Robin Ridell makes Scandi-style cardamom buns and 50/50 rye sourdough loaf out of his garage-turned-micro-bakery. Robin Ridell knows this well. Growing up in Karlskrona, ...

As superhero origin stories go, this one is pretty low-key. No radioactivity. No other planets. Just a Swede, his love of pastry, and a noble quest for accuracy. It's a bun, it's some cream, it's ...

It is that time of year again when Sweden collectively pretends that eating a bread roll filled with cream is a cultural duty rather than a lifestyle choice. Paul Connolly has words of hard-won wisdom ...