It might not be obvious to those who think of Sweden solely in the terms of IKEA and meatballs, but there’s a lot more culinary delights to enjoy. So if you’d like to expose your taste buds something new visit SverigeShoppen in Star House where there’s a broad range of Swedish dried goods, sweets, frozen produce and dairy delights.
Among the most popular items in the store are Filmjölk ($34), a type of fermented milk and a breakfast staple in Scandinavia. Anna the shop assistant assured me that pea soup ärtsoppa soldaten ($55) is a traditional staple. Licorice remains very popular and two of the favourites are Gott&Blandat ($26) and Hallon/ Lakritsskallar ($15). Falukorv ($38) is a Swedish sausage made of a grated mixture of smoked pork and beef.
Last but no means least among the most popular items is cheese (ost in Swedish). Västerbotten ($149) is often referred to in Sweden as the ‘Emperor of Cheeses’ and has been made the same way since 1872. It’s a hard aged cow’s milk cheese with a strong aromatic flavour.
SverigeShoppen also has an online store and offer next day home delivery ($55).
In recent years Sweden has become well know locally for its stringent food production controls and it’s organic and natural products. moreorganic is a newly opened sister store to SverigeShoppen, located at 2/F, K11, it stocks a range of organic and natural nordic products including Goodio vegan chocolate and Roomi a dry non-alcoholic premium culinary beverage made from cold pressed Nordic berries.
SverigeShoppen
Unit 1825, 18/F, Star House, TST. Tel: 2312 19192312 1919
www.sverigeshoppe.com
moreorganic
201, 2/F, K11, 18 Hanoi Road, TST
www.moreganicsweden.com