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Culinary Ambassadors: The Semla, Sweden's Way of Fattening Up Before Lent

In the old days, fasting before Easter was part of the Swedish tradition. To be able to survive fasting during a time of year when Sweden is coldest, dark, and snowy, it was important to stock up on calories. One way of doing this was through a pastry called the semla, also called "fastlagsbulle." It had everything required for a food item whose main purpose was to help us efficiently store calories: white flour, plenty of sugar, and plenty of fat.

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8 Comments | Posted by The Culinary Ambassador Corps, January 13, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Tagged: Culinary Ambassadors, desserts, holidays, Swedish

Ikea Groceries: Some Assembly Required

Food is an integral part of the Ikea experience. For many people, myself included, the trip begins with a helping of steam-table meatballs and ends with a 50¢ hot dog. Somehow, though, the little grocery store just past the checkout never gets much love. The lure of the wiener stand, presumably, is too great. But I was curious. Since everything else in my kitchen comes from the Scandinavian megastore, it seemed logical to slap some Ikea food on my Ikea plates. So, with the Swedish Chef as my muse, I decided to see what I could assemble from Ikea's grocery offerings....

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25 Comments | Posted by Michele Humes, January 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: grocery stores, IKEA, Scandinavian, Swedish

Don't Want a Whole Bottle of Wine? Try a Can

There's already a brand of wine in a can, but this wine can prototype designed by Jens Andersson and Jonas Forsman stands out from other canned beverages with its elegant contoured shape and black matte finish. The Wine-can won first prize for the 2005 Swedish Aluminium Packaging Design Award and prizes for Best Environmentally-Adapted and Best Design Student. Investors, get in on this! Related FIT Grads Design Funky Food Labels Beautiful Mustard Jars with Die-Cut Labels Pretty Food Packaging from Switzerland...

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15 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, July 17, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: design, packaging, Swedish, wine