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Smörgåsbord () is a type of Scandinavian meal, originating in Sweden, served buffet-style with multiple hot and cold dishes of various foods on a table. In Northern Europe, the term varies between 'cold table' and 'buffet': In Norway it is called koldtbord and in Denmark det kolde bord (lit. ''the cold table''); in Germany kaltes Buffet (lit. ''cold buffet''); in Iceland it is called hlaðborð (''farmyard/courtyard buffet''), in Finland voileipäpöytä (''butter-bread/sandwich table''). In Eastern Europe, each language has a term that literally means ''Swedish table'': rootsi laud in Estonia, zviedru galds in Latvia, švediškas stalas in Lithuania, szwedzki stół in Poland, svédasztal in Hungary, švédský stůl in the Czech Republic, švédsky stôl in Slovakia and švedski stol in Croatia. Smörgåsbord became internationally known, spelled ''smorgasbord'', at the 1939 New York World's Fair when it was offered at the Swedish Pavilion's "Three Crowns Restaurant."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Straight-up Scandinavia: Understanding the smörgåsbord )〕 It is typically a celebratory meal and guests can help themselves from a range of dishes laid out for their choice. In a restaurant, the term refers to a buffet-style table laid out with many small dishes from which, for a fixed amount of money, one is allowed to choose as many as one wishes. == Etymology == The Swedish word ''smörgåsbord'' consists of the words ''smörgås'' (open-faced sandwich) and ''bord'' (table). ''Smörgås'' in turn consists of the words ''smör'' (butter, cognate with English ''smear'') and ''gås''. ''Gås'' literally means goose, but later referred to the small pieces of butter that formed and floated to the surface of cream while it was churned. These pieces reminded the old Swedish peasants of fat geese swimming to the surface. The small butter pieces were just the right size to be placed and flattened out on bread, so ''smörgås'' came to mean buttered bread. In Sweden, the term ''breda smörgåsar'' (to butter open-faced sandwiches) has been used since at least the 16th century. In English and also in Scandinavian languages, the word ''smörgåsbord'' (or in English, more usually without diacritics as ''smorgasbord'') refers loosely to any buffet with a variety of dishes — not necessarily with any connection to the Swedish Christmas traditions discussed in this article. In an extended sense, the word is used to refer to any situation which invites patrons to select whatever they wish among lots of pleasant things, such as the smorgasbord of university courses, books in a bookstore, etc. The term ''smörgåsbord'' should not be confused with the somewhat similarly-named Danish ''smørrebrød''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Smörgåsbord」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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