Like the rest of Scandinavia, Swedes eat plenty of fish, especially pickled herring, which they love. Meals also include potatoes, and goat cheese is common. In the cities you can try out pretty much any international cuisine that you can imagine, but one absolute must in Sweden is the famous smorgasbord (literally translated as bread and butter table), a buffet of various dishes served in most restaurants, and typically including herring or smoked eel or salmon with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally a selection of hot foods.
