How to Use lingonberry in a Sentence

lingonberry

noun
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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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