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What are 'semlor', a beloved Swedish pastry traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday?
Answer: Cardamom-spiced wheat buns filled with almond paste and whipped cream — Semlor are cardamom buns with their tops cut off, filled with almond paste (mandelmassa) and generous amounts of whipped cream.
- A Apple-filled puff pastry pockets
- B Saffron-flavoured buns
- C Cardamom-spiced wheat buns filled with almond paste and whipped cream ✓
- D Gingerbread cookies
Semlor are cardamom buns with their tops cut off, filled with almond paste (mandelmassa) and generous amounts of whipped cream.