Christmas in Stockholm has a very particular feeling.
The light disappears early, candles appear everywhere, and the city slows down in a quiet, deliberate way. Windows glow. Streets smell faintly of cold air, mulled wine, and something fried just around the corner.
And then there’s the julbord.
Tables filled with tradition, repetition, and comfort. The same dishes returning every year, exactly because they are expected. Christmas in Sweden is generous, structured, and reassuring. You know what’s coming — and that’s part of the joy.
In Italy, these days before Christmas feel different, but familiar at the same time.
Preparing, slowly
Italian families don’t really “start” Christmas on the 24th.
They prepare for it long before.
Shopping, cooking, planning, tasting. Kitchens get busier, not louder. There’s a quiet concentration in those days. Dishes are discussed, changed, debated. Pasta dough is made. Sauces simmer. Lasagna almost always appears — because Christmas is about abundance, sharing, and food that can feed many people around one table.
Lasagna at Christmas isn’t a recipe.
It’s a ritual.
A different choice this year
For Christmas 2025, we wanted to do something slightly different.
Not because tradition isn’t important — but because it’s alive, and alive things can change. This year, we chose to skip the usual meat-heavy Christmas lasagna and focus instead on a vegetarian option. Something warm, comforting, generous — but also unexpected.
We wanted to make something special.
Something original.
Something that still felt like Christmas.
And then the idea appeared, almost jokingly.
Lasagna 🤝 Cannelloni
→ Lasagnelloni.
Yes. We know.
We laughed too.
Lasagnelloni was born
The idea was simple and slightly playful: combine two iconic baked pasta dishes into one Christmas tray.
Layers of pasta, just like lasagna should be.
But inside, a surprise.
Roasted pumpkin, sweet and soft.
Tender leek.
Slowly braised cabbage, deep and comforting.
Between the layers: cannelloni stuffed with spinach and ricotta, tucked inside like little gifts.
Everything held together by a creamy parmesan béchamel, rich but balanced.
And on top, an intense, crispy layer with garlic, parmesan, and sage — the kind of crust that makes you fight politely over the corner piece.
It’s vegetarian.
But it’s not shy.
Christmas comfort, takeaway style
This dish was born from the same place as our whole project: the idea that homemade food can exist even in a takeaway Stockholm rhythm.
Christmas is busy.
Not everyone has time to cook for hours.
But everyone deserves food that feels thought-through, layered, and made with care.
Lasagnelloni is our way of bringing Italian Christmas cooking into a Stockholm winter — respectful of tradition, but not trapped by it. A dish that feels festive without trying too hard.
Between julbord and Italian tables
Swedish Christmas and Italian Christmas don’t look the same.
But they share something important.
Food as a reason to gather.
Food as memory.
Food as comfort.
This year, we let those worlds meet in one tray. Pumpkin instead of pork. Pasta instead of compromise. A vegetarian Christmas dish that doesn’t apologise for being generous.
From our kitchen to your table
Whether you eat it with family, friends, or quietly on the sofa while the city rests — this is our Christmas gift.
A reminder that traditions can evolve.
That comfort food doesn’t need to be loud.
And that sometimes, the best surprises are hidden between layers.
Christmas 2025.
Homemade food.
Takeaway Stockholm.
Life — and culture — is made of layers.
