Does anyone know which country smorgasbord originated?

Answer 1

my family is from sweden and it is a swedish term. The swedish typical have a smorgasbord during Christmas time, as well as other times in the year.

from Wikipedia
The Swedish word smörgåsbord is a combination of the word smörgås, which means sandwich (or literally "buttered") and bord, which means table; so a smörgåsbord is literally a sandwich table. This is a bit of a misnomer, since there is a lot more than sandwiches on it.

A traditional Swedish smörgåsbord consists of both hot and cold dishes. It is customary to begin with the cold fish dishes (generally various forms of herring, salmon, eel etc), continue with the other cold dishes, and round off with the hot dishes (of course including meatballs, and other Swedish specialties like Janssons frestelse). There may or may not be desserts.

also from wikipedia about smorgasbord at Christmas Time
The classic Swedish julbord refers to the traditional smörgåsbord served from the beginning of December until just before Christmas in homes and at restaurants. A traditional julbord is typically eaten in three courses. The first course consists of the cured salmon, pickled herring and eel served in a variety of sauces. It is customary to eat particular foods together to ensure the appropriate combination of taste and textures. For example, herring is typically eaten with boiled potatoes and hard-boiled eggs and is frequently accompanied by a snaps of vodka (with or without spice).

The second course is a selection consists of cold sliced meats, such as turkey, roast beef, and the julskinka or Christmas ham. Cheese, cucumbers and liver pate are often eaten on top of hard bread.

The third course of hot dishes include meatballs, prinskorv (small sausages), kåldolmar (meat stuffed cabbage rolls), jellied pigs' feet, lutfisk (a reconstituted dried cod served with thick white sauce), revbenspjäll (oven-roasted pork ribs), Janssons frestelse, Jansson's Temptation, a baked dish of matchstick potatoes layered with cream, onion and herring. Side dishes include red beet salad and warm stewed red cabbage.

Julbord desserts include risgrynsgröt or rice porridge, eaten with hallonsylt (raspberry jam) or sprinkled with cinnamon. (Traditionally, one almond is hidden in the bowl of rice porridge and whomever finds it receives a small prize or is recognized for having good luck).

see also http://www.scandinaviancook.com/page10.htm

Answer 2

Where Did Smorgasbord Originate

Answer 3

Sweden

Answer 4

Sweden

Answer 5

Sweden

Answer 6

Sweden

Answer 7

Definitely Sweden.

Answer 8

In English, the word "smorgasbord" is known as any buffet with a variety of dishes. The Swedish word smörgåsbord is a combination of the word smörgås, which means sandwich (or literally "buttered") and bord, which means table; so a smörgåsbord is literally a sandwich table. This is a bit of a misnomer, since there is a lot more than sandwiches on it.

Smorgasbord is an anglicization of the Scandinavian word Smörgåsbord (listen) (help·info). It is a buffet style table in a restaurant, or a holiday feast at home, prepared with many small dishes. For a fixed amount of money, one is allowed to eat as many of these as one wishes. In an extended sense, the word is used to refer to any situation which invites patrons to select whatever they wish among several pleasant things, such as the smorgasbord of university courses, books in a bookstore etc. It may also be used to indicate any diverse group, synonymous with Hodge-Podge.

A traditional Swedish smörgåsbord consists of both hot and cold dishes. It is customary to begin with the cold fish dishes (generally various forms of herring, salmon, eel etc), continue with the other cold dishes, and round off with the hot dishes (of course including meatballs, and other Swedish specialties like Janssons frestelse). There may or may not be desserts.

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Julbord (Christmas Smorgasbord)
The classic Swedish julbord refers to the traditional smörgåsbord served from the beginning of December until just before Christmas in homes and at restaurants. A traditional julbord is typically eaten in three courses. The first course consists of the cured salmon, pickled herring and eel served in a variety of sauces. It is customary to eat particular foods together to ensure the appropriate combination of taste and textures. For example, herring is typically eaten with boiled potatoes and hard-boiled eggs and is frequently accompanied by a snaps of vodka (with or without spice).

The second course is a selection consists of cold sliced meats, such as turkey, roast beef, and the julskinka or Christmas ham. Cheese, cucumbers and liver pate are often eaten on top of hard bread.

The third course of hot dishes include meatballs, prinskorv (small sausages), kåldolmar (meat stuffed cabbage rolls), jellied pigs' feet, lutfisk (a reconstituted dried cod served with thick white sauce), revbenspjäll (oven-roasted pork ribs), Janssons frestelse, Jansson's Temptation, a baked dish of matchstick potatoes layered with cream, onion and herring. Side dishes include red beet salad and warm stewed red cabbage.

Julbord desserts include risgrynsgröt or rice porridge, eaten with hallonsylt (raspberry jam) or sprinkled with cinnamon. (Traditionally, one almond is hidden in the bowl of rice porridge and whomever finds it receives a small prize or is recognized for having good luck).

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Etymology
The Swedish word "smörgåsbord" comes from smörgås = sandwich and bord = table. "Smörgås" (sandwich) in turn comes from smör = (literally smear, ointment) butter and gås = (literally goose) pieces of butter formed on top of cream when churning butter.

Jul is the word for Christmas in Swedish. It has the same root as yule in the English language, and is pronounced nearly the same.

Answer 9

Smorgasboard is a Swedish word, so I'll say Sweden!

Answer 10

sveden