A great dish for a cold summer consisting of lobster, crab, shrimps and shellfish served with three sauces; plus beautiful captivating cities in Sweden, Norway and Denmark gave us a rewarding holiday this year. Take this good advice to pack a small umbrella in your luggage or get one from the hotel before setting off for the day. The summer weather here changes so quickly from a blazing sun to cold winds with shower within minutes.
The tantalising event of the holiday was the four-hours nordic food tour guided by a delightful cookbooks author, Catherine of FoodToursStockholm. She took us to sample traditional Swedish delicacies and contemporary cuisine at a gourmet food market and a lifestyle mall, followed by smaller outlets outside of the city. Smoked moose, bear and reindeer mousse, see pics below, was the first platter presented. The meat were well seasoned and so everyone accepted the new game tastes easily and left all plates empty.
Below pic shows the Swedish comtemporary fine foods, largely cured salmon and herrings in different sauces and accompanied by a high note of very cold sharp Nowegian snaps. The fish soup with a dope of aioli and fried herring was our top fave. Swedish meatballs, cheese, ice-cream and homemade chocolate were equally enjoyed by all. Last applause of the walk, fika - Swedish tradition of serving a cup of coffee with some pastries at end of meal was highly commendable.
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Nice pics... Makes me wanna visit the Scandinavian
ReplyDeletebeautiful places except vvery expensive in tourist places and sometimes quality lacking
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