Many people celebrate the first Thursday in March by eating marzipan cake. The day has been a Småland tradition from the beginning, and many Smålanders believe that the first Thursday in March is Småland’s unofficial national day.
The day is also called “first tossdan in mass”, as that is how Småland people pronounce the day.
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On the first Thursday in March, you eat marzipan cake
The day is relatively new and has only existed since 2010. Then some Småland people decided that they wanted to pay tribute to the Småland dialect.
The first Thursday in March was the perfect day for this and people quickly started celebrating with marzipan cake, or as it is pronounced in Småland “massipantåta”, which also Arla reported on.
The tradition of eating cake on the first Thursday in March has spread far beyond Småland’s borders, and many eat marzipan cake in honor of the day.
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Anrika patisserie is loading up for Thursday
News24 has been in contact with the White Guide acclaimed patisserie Vete-Katten in central Stockholm and talked about the first Thursday in March.
The patisserie has a rich history going all the way back to 1928. The White Guide café guide considers Vete-Katten to be in a very good class, which is among the best awards you can receive.
For Nyheter24 tells Johan Sandelin-Järnåsen, pastry chef and co-owner of the Vete-Katten patisserie, that they loaded up a lot for March 7, 2024.
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Genre picture. Photo: Mickan Palmqvist/TT Working up to 50 hours with the cakes
Vete-Katten hopes to sell around 150 cakes and almost 400 marzipan pastries that day.
– The bottoms are baked the day before and then we drive so it smokes on Thursday. About 40 to 50 working hours, I expect, will be used to make all the pastries, says Johan Sandelin-Järnåsen to Nyheter24.
It is estimated that almost 200 liters of cream will be used to create all the pastries on this day.
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The pastry chef: “A moment’s pleasure”
When Nyheter24 asks Johan Sandelin-Järnåsen why he thinks that the Småland tradition is allowed to live on and make it outside of Småland, he answers:
– Because what could be more important than getting a moment’s pleasure in this gloomy time of war, recession and other misery.
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