At one time, Poland was the largest country in the western worldThey just weren't very good at politics. Wiener schnitzel is also a Polish dish, predating the Austrian empire, and apparently dill pickle soup is another specialty.
You could have bratwurst for Green Bay
Dang! I was at Costco and didn't think to pick up brats. Gotta put them on the list.Something long and tubular will be going on the grill
Beer brats. That's it.
Plenty of time to think on that.
Do you find that in Montreal? I soooo love a nice Schwartbrot...btw, I wouldn't say the smorgasbord I ate in Stockholm were simple...they were quite elaborate, but were for 25th birthday parties or similar events. But, I do suspect most of the food was catered and not prepared by the ladies of the house.Actually a smørrebrødsbord (Danish for smörgåsbord) can be as simple or elaborate as you want to make it. It just means an (open-faced) sandwich table. The bread is usually really heavy/dense rye bread in 2mm (slightly more than 1/16 ") slices and/or crisp rye bread, e.g., Rye Crisp, Wasa, Ryvita. The bread, spreads, garnishes, fish, hard boiled eggs, cheeses, etc. are all put on the table and everyone makes their own sammies. To be authentically Scandinavian, you start with fish, then on to the meat, and finish with the cheeses. Eggs and vegis are eaten any time, but are often used as a palate cleanser between the fish and meat or between the meat and the cheese.
This is the heavy rye bread I'm talking about. Looks like they started with a 1 kg (2.2 lbs) loaf:
Yup, I get a really good, organic, German one at Mourelatos. They slice the bread the wrong way, but it still works (they slice it the long way
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Can you get it unsliced? Next time I'm there, I want some of that bread!Yup, I get a really good, organic, German one at Mourelatos. They slice the bread the wrong way, but it still works (they slice it the long way
I haven't found any that wasn't already sliced. When I lived in Denmark, we used to buy a 1 kg loaf and slice it on the meat slicer.
Oh, that does sound like it would be fun and yummy.
Ooo, maybe I'll just bake up a pan of bakechef's recipe every week! 
Wow, that sounds wonderful! Maybe I'll do poutine for lunch and Smörgåsbord for dinner
We had a Danish exchange student years ago and at Christmas, his parents sent him a goodie box of canned fish products, breads, etc. I didn't remember having salmon, but I do remember some sort of fish pate that we didn't especially like. DH likes dark brown breads, but I can't eat high-fiber foods. I may have to do Swedish meatballs 
