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03/07/2018 •
Ingredients, Recipes •
Let’s dig deep in the beloved Akvavit or Aquavit as you might see it spelled. This loved spirit can be found all over Scandinavia and is consumed year round. Luckily it’s not that hard to make your own, let’s find out all...
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02/13/2018 •
Recipes •
Fat Tuesday in Sweden mean one thing. We will all stuff our faces with the Swedish Semla. This wheat bun filled with almond paste and whipped cream make all Swedes eat like crazy. Find out everything you need to know about the Swedish...
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01/22/2018 •
Food Culture •
The spork is a combination utensil made by combining the fork and the spoon. But who came up with this utensil, what is it good for and is it useful at all? Keep reading as I take you through the history of the spork. I was thinking about...
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08/18/2017 •
Drink Recipes, Recipes •
Another day another classic drink. This time I take a look at the Gin Rickey, a drink that has been around since the late 1800’s, let’s learn how to make it. The Gin Rickey like many other old cocktails is not very complicated. It’s...
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07/18/2017 •
Taste Test •
Creamy dark chocolate and mint in a colorful candy shell. That’s how M&M’s Mint is described. But is it any good? Let’s find out as we do the M&M’s Mint Taste Test. So it’s time for the M&M’s Mint Taste Test. I’m...
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05/30/2017 •
Packaging •
In Sweden candy canes are called Polkagrisar and it comes with a long tradition. Recently a group of design students decided that it was time to update the packaging for this classic candy. Things turned out great, check out this great...
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03/27/2017 •
Drink Recipes, Ingredients •
Learn everything you need to know about the Gin and Tonic. How to make it, how it helped Britain rule over India and how the chemistry behind it makes it taste so good. Who doesn’t love a Gin and Tonic? As it turns out most of us do....
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02/13/2017 •
Food Culture •
What is Falukorv? In short a sausage that Swedes eat like there was no tomorrow, but let’s dig a little bit deeper and learn all about it. It’s one of the most common foods in Sweden so you should learn a little about it. Falukorv or...
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01/15/2017 •
Drink Recipes, Recipes •
The Boilermaker drink is the kind of thing you order when you really need a drink. It’s simply a beer with a whisky or bourbon chaser. Let’s learn everything you need to know about the Boilermaker drink. Let’s talk about the...
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12/12/2016 •
Food Culture •
Read all about Findus Jultallrik. How the Swedish Company Findus created a frozen Christmas dinner that turned out to be the saddest meal in history. Findus Jultallrik was a frozen meal sold and marketed by the Swedish company Findus...
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