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Scandinavian Buffet-Style Meal: Smörgåsbord

• Smörgåsbord is a Swedish-origin buffet-style meal that is served with various hot and cold dishes.
• It became internationally known at the 1939 New York World's Fair when it was offered at the Swedish Pavilion "Three Crowns Restaurant".
• In a restaurant, the term refers to a buffet-style table laid out with many small dishes from which, for a fixed amount of money, one is allowed to choose as many as one wishes.
• The term varies between "cold table" and "buffet" in different languages and regions.
• The word smörgåsbord consists of the words smörgås ("sandwich") and bord ("table").
• In Sweden, the term att bre(da) smörgåsar ("to spread butter on open-faced sandwiches") has been used since at least the 16th century.
• A traditional Swedish Smörgåsbord consists of both hot and cold dishes, and is typically eaten in a celebratory setting.
• A special Swedish type of Smörgåsbord is the julbord (literally "Yule/Christmas table").
• A traditional julbord is typically eaten buffet-style in five to seven courses.
• The fifth course consists of warm dishes (småvarmt) such as Swedish meatballs, roasted pork ribs, potato sausages, and casseroles.
• Julbord is served from early December until just before Christmas at restaurants and until Epiphany in some homes.
• Smörgåsbords were suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as restaurants started offering take-away or delivery.