The traditional meal for each Thursday in Sweden is ärtsoppa, a soup made with yellow peas and pork, served with thin pancakes..
Yellow peas? Yep, such a thing exists. Apparently..
I used a recipe book I was gifted called “Wonderful Sweden.” You can find a similar recipe here (basically add a carrot and it’s the same recipe): http://soupsong.com/rartsopp.html
If you took a gander at the recipe and thought whattheheckismarjoram.?!., you’re not alone. I substituted oregano, because I couldn’t find marjoram at the grocery and a careless Google search told me that the two are related.
I’m all about improvising.
Swedes eat their pea soup with thin pancakes, which are basically crepes. I know that sounds like a really random combination. And it is. It’s kind of a nice combo though. The soup is heavy and the crepes are light. The soup is salty and the jam for the crepes is sweet.
If you’ve never made crepes, take a lesson from Julia:
I quite like this soup. And it’s a nice day for soup. Much like every day.
down home, lagom 