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A semla or fastlagsbulle (Swedish) laskiaispulla (Finnish) vastlakukkel (Estonian) or fastelavnsbolle (Danish and Norwegian) is a traditional sweet roll made in various forms in Denmark the Faroe Islands Iceland Estonia Finland Latvia Lithuania Sweden and Norway associated with Lent and especially Shrove Monday and Shrove Tuesday.The name semla (plural semlor) is a loan word from German Semmel originally deriving from the Latin semilia which was the name used for the finest quality wheat flour or semolina.
