-FOODS-

Swedes like to meet – and cook – in the kitchen. That’s why flats and houses built today often have the kitchen as part of the dining area or living room, and not closed up behind walls.

Breakfast

Most Swedes eat breakfast in their home before heading out to work or school.Filmjölk loaf with lingonberry; Easy to bake and good for toast the following day. Filmjölk is a dairy product made from soured milk.

Lunch

Whether at work or in school, or at home at the weekend, a Swedish lunch typically means a proper cooked meal. Oven pancake; Much thicker and with a unique taste, an oven pancake is easier to make than a frying pan version. It is perfect after the pea soup. It is also popular to eat oven pancake with bacon and lingonberry jam.

Fika

Fika is Swedish for a coffee break that’s more about socialising than drinking coffee. And something sweet is also welcome. Fika is much more than having a coffee. It is a social phenomenon, a legitimate reason to set aside a moment for quality time. Accompanying sweets are crucial. Cinnamon buns, cakes, cookies, even open-faced sandwiches pass as acceptable fika fare.