S.O.S. (appetizer)

S.O.S.

Course	Hors d'oeuvre
Place of origin	Sweden
Main ingredients	Herring, butter, cheese

S.O.S. is a traditional Swedish appetizer. It stands for "smör, ost och sill", which describes its main ingredients: butter, cheese and herring.^[1] It is usually eaten with snaps Akvavit. The name parodies the morse code signal SOS, commonly used to indicate emergencies or distress.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Agneta Ullenius (December 18, 2010). "Enligt sillens lag" [According herring's law]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved September 29, 2016.