Lucia Day is weird partly because it's origin is a medieval patchwork of folklore combined with pagan, Catholic and Lutheran traditions from Italy, Sweden and Germany.

Save the recipe for any cold dark night -- Janssons Temptation deserves to be eaten all through the winter, served as it is without any accessories, or together with a few good barbecued bangers.

The main problem with the Danish Christmas dinner is that it is so amazingly good that the "eat less method" is almost impossible to implement.

This marzipan based cake is traditionally served in layers of wreaths, topped with frosting and sometimes chocolate or almonds, eaten together with Champagne at midnight.