S.O.S. is a traditional Swedish appetizer. It stands for "smör, ost och sill", which describes its main ingredients: butter, cheese and herring.[1] It is usually eaten with snaps Akvavit. The name parodies the morse code signal SOS, commonly used to indicate emergencies or distress.

S.O.S.
CourseHors d'oeuvre
Place of originSweden
Main ingredientsHerring, butter, cheese

References edit

  1. ^ Agneta Ullenius (December 18, 2010). "Enligt sillens lag" [According herring's law]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved September 29, 2016.