Does anyone know which country smorgasbord originated?
my family is from sweden and it is a swedish term. The swedish typical have a smorgasbord during Christmas time, as well as other times in the year. from Wikipedia The Swedish word smörgåsbord is a combination of the word smörgås, which means sandwich (or literally “buttered”) and bord, which means table; so a smörgåsbord is literally a sandwich table. This is a bit of a misnomer, since there is a lot more than sandwiches on it. A traditional Swedish smörgåsbord consists of both hot and cold dishes. It is customary to begin with the cold fish dishes (generally various forms of herring, salmon, eel etc), continue with the other cold dishes, and round off with the hot dishes (of course including meatballs, and other Swedish specialties like Janssons frestelse). There may or may not be desserts. also from wikipedia about smorgasbord at Christmas Time The classic Swedish julbord refers to the traditional smörgåsbord served from the beginning of December until just before Christmas in homes
