| Jamie Does Stockholm is a bit of a break away from | | | | the overall affect of the dish and I will certainly give this |
| the rest of the Jamie Does television series as all the | | | | a try, particularly as we grow our own beetroot and |
| other places visited are in or near the Mediterranean. | | | | horseradish. This is just one of the fish recipes |
| (Athens,Morocco, France, Italy and Spain). This shows | | | | featured because like Venice (Stockholm is sometimes |
| in the change in cooking style and approach compared | | | | called the Venice of the North) the proximity of the |
| with the other programmes. Jamie does Stockholm is | | | | sea means an abundance of fresh seafood is |
| just as good as the rest of the Jamie series though. I | | | | available. |
| do know that some people do not like Jamie's style but | | | | Simple dishes such as creamy mushrooms also |
| the Muppet bit is to my mind not justified. | | | | feature, a quick to prepare and delicious snack, and of |
| The long hard winters in Sweden mean that they are | | | | course there has to be a recipe for Swedish |
| some of the best preservers in the world with a | | | | meatballs. |
| wonderful array of pickles, delicate preserved fish | | | | The accompanying book of course features all the |
| such as gravadlax (and not so delicate such as the | | | | recipes in the television programme and like the pro |
| stinky herring) and, smoked meat and fish. All this is | | | | grammes gives a fascinating travelogue of the region |
| nicely reflected in the TV programme. Once again | | | | and its cuisine. As a photographer myself I loved the |
| Jamie's enthusiasm for food and cooking comes | | | | images captured in the book as in all of Jamie Oliver's |
| through in abundance. | | | | books they are beautifully done. |
| I was particularly interested in the gravadlax salmon. i | | | | I can thoroughly recommend the book Jamie Does as |
| have done this dish myself on several occasions but | | | | a great read for anyone interested in cookery and |
| the addition of beetroot and horseradish was an | | | | travel and as a source of some great recipes. |
| interesting twist. The vibrant colour certainly added to | | | | |