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Sauce country

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Swedes just love to drench everything in sauce. For many Swedes a dish is only complete if it contains sauce. The traditional brunsås, gravy, is one of the favorite sauce and it is served to several dishes such as köttbullar, Swedish meatballs.

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Kanelbulle

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Kanelbulle is a pastry created in Sweden, in english you say cinnamon bun. This pastry is created in Sweden and are very appreciated. October 4th 1999 is a special day for the cinnamon bun because every year on October 4th since 1999 you celebrate kanelbullen. This day is named Kanelbullensdag, the cinnamon bun day in […]

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Cutting cheese

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Something that makes Swedes very annoyed is when there is a ski slope in the cheese. 43 % of the Swedish population believes that this is the biggest source of irritation at the breakfast table. So here is a tip for you, don’t do a ski slope out of cheese.

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Ikea

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Ikea, a company that is well known around the world but was founded in Sweden by Ingvar Kamprad. Ikea is not a small thing here in Sweden because many people who live in Sweden think it is a company that characterizes Sweden and something almost every Swede is proud of. At Ikea you get the […]

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Food in tubes

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Okay, food in tubes is a typically Swedish way to package food. Some of you may think this is bit weird if you’re not considering tooth paste as food. But in Sweden this is actually quite common.

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Fika

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Fika is something that is very popular in Sweden and most of the swedes love it, you can say that it is a social tradition here. Fika means that you taking a break to drink good coffee or other drinks with friends, family or acquaintances at a cafe, in school, at the workplace or at […]

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lussekatt

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Many people feel a lot of love for Lussekatter (which is Saffron bun in Swedish) during Christmas. You can find them already December 1st (if not earlier) in the store. Then you eat Lussekatter until Christmas is over. There is something special about Lussekatter. During Christmas time almost everyone´s Fika contains at least one saffron […]

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