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  • Traditional baking of Swedish crisp bread
    Traditional baking of Swedish crisp bread

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    Food & Drink

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  • Swedish "fika"
    Swedish "fika"

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  • Restaurant Fäviken Magasinet in Jämtland
    Restaurant Fäviken Magasinet in Jämtland

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  • Nytorget Urban Deli in Stockholm
    Nytorget Urban Deli in Stockholm

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    Mushroom picking

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  • Lobster safari in West Sweden
    Lobster safari in West Sweden

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Food and drink in Sweden isn’t what it used to be. It’s better. Much better.
Sweden has got international foodies eating out of its hand and famous food writers salivating over Stockholm and Gothenburg’s Michelin starred restaurants and the West Coast of Sweden’s now famous lobster and oyster ‘safaris’.
So, from the land that brought you the smorgasbord, the meatball and now, the fika, come and discover what Sweden has in its larder.

Try Swedish is an open invitation from the country of Sweden to taste and explore the world of our food culture

With Scandinavian food as a major food trend to watch for 2013, Sweden steps in as the New Culinary Nation

Michelin starred Mathias Dahlgren in Stockholm

Food & Drink in Stockholm

Stockholm is now positioning itself as the “Capital of Scandinavia”. Copenhagen might object, not least when it comes to restaurants, but Stockholm for sure is one of Europe’s most dynamic foodie scenes.

Restaurant Årstiderna in Malmö

Food & drink in Malmö

New tastes and influences from near and far blend with regional traditions from Skåne such as spättekaka (a local, sugar-based dessert cake baked on a spit), ålagille (eel feasts), gåsamiddag (the annual goose dinner on 10 November), äggakaka (a traditional thick pancake with fried bacon on top), and endless types of marinated herring.

Swedish Fika Square event in London

Swedish Fika in the UK

There are plenty of opportunities to try a Swedish Fika in the UK. Across the country more and more Scandinavian cafes are popping up, serving amazing 'just out of the oven' sticky cinnamon buns and freshly brewed coffee.

Michelin starred Kock & Vin in Gothenburg

Food & Drink in Gothenburg

There is nothing to beat the mackerel, cod, turbot, hake and whiting caught here and skilfully prepared by some of the best fish restaurants in Sweden

Michelin starred frantzén/lindberg in Stockholm

Two of the world’s 50 best restaurants can be found in Sweden

Two Swedish restaurants made it into the World´s 50 best, with Frantzen reaching an impressive 12th place, followed by Magnus Nilsson´s Fäviken at number 34.

Lobster safari in Bohuslän, the Swedish West Coast

10 reasons to visit Gothenburg and West Sweden

West Sweden has its own 'Big 5' safaris with the chance to see (and taste!) lobsters, oysters, prawns, mussels and crayfish from the clear blue waters off the coast during the Shellfish Journey.

 

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