Its sweet taste makes it perfect as an ingredient in many baking and dessert recipes, but since the lingonberries have a bit of tartness to them, it also works perfect as a condiment to pretty much any meal of the day. Surely, you have heard of the Swedish classic meatballs with lingonberry jam!? Throw in some mashed potatoes, gravy and pickled gherkins, and you are most certainly in for a sturdy treat.