How to Use lingonberry in a Sentence

lingonberry

noun
  • Crepes were great - light with lingonberry jam, a nice balance of sweet and tart.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 2 Jan. 2020
  • And there’s A Trip to Ikea, a mix of lingonberry, lemon, vanilla, cardamom and cream.
    NBC News, 4 Sep. 2019
  • The hearty food menu doesn’t stray far from the Nordics, either, with dishes like smoked duck sausage with lingonberry mustard.
    Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Over the next hour, Steffen made us chai lattes and passed out lingonberry marshmallows to roast over the fire.
    Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Feb. 2020
  • But the best thing about these bite-sized treats is the sweet and slightly acidic lingonberry jam that often accompanies them.
    Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Don’t miss the moist lingonberry coffee cake ($5), which has just the right amount of sweetness, and glazed cinnamon rolls ($4), which strike a balance of crunch and chewiness.
    oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The bright red drink gets its color and flavor from real Finnish lingonberries livened up with gin and hints of citrusy orange peel.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
  • At its best when hot and fresh, the delicacy, made with pig's blood, rye and flour, is usually served with lingonberry sauce.
    Thomas Page, CNN, 30 May 2017
  • In the morning, wake to a cup of complimentary hot lingonberry juice and a sauna session.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Choose from lamb shank in a rosemary garlic demiglace, stuffed quail with lingonberry sauce, and bohemian duck with potato and bread dumplings.
    Allyson Reedy, The Know, 22 Feb. 2017
  • That goes well beyond lingonberries and Swedish meatballs.
    Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2018
  • The dinner will feature Swedish meatballs and gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetables, lingonberries, Swedish rye bread and Swedish desserts.
    Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Lutheran churches served Finnish feasts of rice pudding, fruit soup, fish (much of it pickled or dried), beef stew, meatballs, lingonberries, beets, root vegetables, and more.
    Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 30 June 2017
  • His all-beef version is served with creamy mushroom gravy over mashed potatoes, with a traditional spoonful of lingonberry jam.
    Jennifer Graue, The Mercury News, 27 May 2017
  • Southwards, the coast yields to low stands of dwarf birch and willow, sphagnum bogs of arctic cotton grass, pitcher plants, blueberries, lingonberries, and cloudberries.
    Juliana Hanle, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Inside, the pancakes are served with lingonberries, strawberries or cherries, and are joined on the menu by other Nordic items including Swedish meatballs, pickled herring and pytt i panna.
    Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2023
  • An authentic Scandinavian Shrove takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. This pancake dinner is complete with aebleskivers and lingonberry jam on Shrove.
    Lake County News-Sun, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Swedish meatballs are nestled with quick-pickled cucumbers, lingonberries, and a luscious potato purée.
    Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2020
  • The experiential dessert was a passion fruit-kimchi sorbet with a white chocolate custard served with parsnip chips dusted in lingonberry powder.
    Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The lingonberries and sea buckthorn used in Selma’s homemade sodas find new life as preserves, which are paired with tiny vintage Scandinavian oyster forks and sturdy spelt crackers.
    Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appetit, 21 May 2018
  • The seasonal menu changes frequently, but don't miss the venison and duck breast medallions with lingonberry peppercorn sauce and spaetzle, or the Caesar salad, prepared tableside.
    Lauren Matthews, Country Living, 8 May 2017
  • Her dish: Papaya clafoutis with a spicy white chocolate cookie crisp, lingonberry-strawberry compote and lingongerry Greek yogurt.
    Debora Britz, azcentral, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The store will also feature a supervised children’s play area and a 300-seat restaurant serving Swedish specialties such as meatballs with lingonberries and salmon plates as well as classic American cuisine.
    Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2017
  • With such humble chambers, the polished, multicourse dinner that awaited was a delicious surprise: venison laced with lingonberry jam, roast deer with pine nuts and apples and potato gnocchi stuffed with ricotta and figs.
    Amy Tara Koch, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Beverages were coffee, tea or mors, a non-carbonated drink usually made from lingonberry and cranberry.
    Joe Grimm, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2017
  • Monkey 47, for example, has classic botanicals like juniper and coriander but also lingonberries and spruce.
    John Kell, Fortune, 22 June 2019
  • Further south, Scandinavian Specialities has been ensuring people’s pantries stay stocked with harder-to-find items like lingonberry preserve and salted licorice candy since 1962.
    Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Swedish meatballs are traditionally eaten with creamy brown sauce, mashed or boiled potatoes and lingonberry jam, a sweet condiment particularly popular in northern Europe and made from berries related to cranberries and blueberries.
    Judith Vonberg, CNN, 3 May 2018
  • This summertime festival includes lively folk dancing, traditional music, lingonberry slushies, and Viking combat demonstrations.
    Kristi Valentini, Woman's Day, 25 June 2019
  • Interestingly, the cranberry-esque tartness of Ikea’s signature Sylt Lingon (lingonberry preserves) calmed Pråst’s astringency.
    Tia Keenan, Bon Appetit, 20 Mar. 2017

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