Swedish Christmas smorgasbord menu

Friends Arena Swedish Christmas smorgasbord

2012

Our menu this year is a little smaller than an exclusive Christmas smorgasbord, we had a little more volume than many of our competitors ca, 25000 guests. 

We had 5 Christmas events together with a Christmas show spread out throughout our arena catering venues. 
This photo is taken the top of the first grand stand, 8 of dec. 2012. We had just over 7000 guests on the pitch and another 1000 in our banquet room + Christmas tables for another 300+ in our private booths.

The whole football pitch at Friends as a Christmas party

From a kitchen view point our team has been working hard with planing and calculating for the
event, tomorrow is the first of five Christmas variety dinner shows that we'll be hosting this season.

Five shows within an eight day period, we'll be going up to 8000 guests next Friday.

We've only been open just over a month and have already hosted some fantastic events, this next week will be another challenge.

As a chef its not often you place an order for a tonne of something? we ordered 2 tonne of pork ribs for the week, our meat supplier of course is very pleased.

We've built up 4 satellite kitchens at pitch level and have had to order in a mobile dish washing machine, six extra convection ovens, five refrigerated containers, 17000 main course plates, among other items, 26 double sided buffet's, with a team of about 100 kitchen and buffet staff.

What a fantastic exciting and challenging work place. As we starting to warm up with events we are continuously looking for skilled and experienced team members to strengthen our kitchen, drop me a line if you are interested.

Swedish Christmas Smörgåsbord

Friends Arena

2012

Black currant pickled herrings

Svartvinbärssill

Pickled Herrings

Inlagt sill

Garlic herrings

Vitlökssill

Crayfish herrings

Kräft marinerad sill

Friend's Arenas own dill and tarragon Baltic herrings

Friends dill och dragongravad strömming

Gentleman's savoury

Gubbröra

Dill potatoes

Dillkokt potatis

Cumin spiced cheese, aquavit cheese

Kryddost, brännvinsost

Fäboda sourdough crisp bread, Huså crisp bread, wort bread

Fäboda surdegsknäcke, Huså Knäcke, Vörtbröd

Dill "gravad" salmon with sweetened mustard sauce

Gravad lax med hovmästaresås

Apple glazed hot smoked salmon with lemon and chive sauce

Äppleglaserad varmrökt lax med citron- och gräslökssås

Shellfish stuffed eggs with chives

ägghalvor med skärgårdsröra och gräslök

Traditional Christmas ham

Julskinka

Swedish mustard, seed mustard with honey and rosemary

Slottsenap, Husets senap med honung och rosmarin

Smoked haunch of deer with pickles

Rökt hjortstek med pickles

Butchers salami

Slaktarkorv

Roe deer pate with cornichons and currant jelly

Rådjurspaté med cornichonger och gelé

Smoked turkey breast with Waldorf salad

Kalkonbröst med Waldorfsallad

Beetroot salad

Rödbetsallad

Swedish meatballs

Köttbullar

Sausages

Prinskorv

Janssons temptation

Janssons frestelse

Honey and ginger glazed ribs with apple sauce

honung- och ingefärsglacerade revbensspjäll med äpplemos

Red cabbage

Rödkål

Saffrons pannacotta med vanilla lingon berries

Saffranspannacotta med vaniljkoktlingon

Apple pie with cinnamon sauce

Äppelpaj med kanelsås

Christmas chocolate cake

Julkaka

Citrus cream

Citruscréme

Fruit salad

Fruktsallad

Whipped cream

Grädde

Toffee

Knäck

Chocolate

Ischoklad

Apples and mandarin

Äpplen och mandarin

Ginger bread

Pepparkaka

Stilton cheese, Brie with fruit and nuts

Stilton, brie med frukt och nötblandning

Polka curls

Polkasnurror

Apple and cinnamon marmelad, pear and cardamon marmelad

Äpple- och kanelmarmelad, fruktmarmelad, pear- and kardemummamarmelad

Mint caramels, toffee creams, violet and liquorice caramels, ginger bread fudge, sweets

Mint kola, gräddekola, viol & lakriskola, pepparkaksfudge, julskum

What an enormous task and what a team, a big thank you to all team members especially our new team members of all levels. a great effort, welcome back again.