by Isabelle Fredborg | May 22, 2020
Have you ever had this food experience? For years, you’ve enjoyed eating something from the stores. Then, one day, you taste the homemade version and realize — there’s no going back. This is it. What on earth were you really eating before? This is the real thing, this...
by Isabelle Fredborg | May 8, 2020
Toast Skagen is one of those dishes that quickly solve your problems. Does sorting through the restaurant menu cause anxiety? Order Toast Skagen. Don’t know what to cook your guests for New Years? Well, at least now the appetizer is sorted. It may not be the...
by Isabelle Fredborg | Apr 24, 2020
My life would be easier if people would use both first name and surname when naming dishes after people — like Toast Pelle Janzon. Yes, you guessed it. Just as we’ve seen with Biff à la Lindström, there’s more than one Wallenberg who is said to lend their...
by Isabelle Fredborg | Apr 17, 2020
“A herring should swim three times — in the sea, in spirit vinegar, and in schnapps.” Well, that’s at least if Skånska Sillaacademien gets their say on the matter. The appreciation society started in 1982 and consists of a group of enthusiasts who...
by Isabelle Fredborg | Mar 13, 2020
“We work on a product that knows the sea. All the senses have been awakened. We’ve touched it. We heard it. We looked at it.” Waiting at the bus stop late one night after being out dancing tango, my friend showed me a short documentary. The poetry came from a group of...
by Isabelle Fredborg | Feb 28, 2020
Blueberry soup has a luscious purple-red color, making the stains easily mistaken for something else… Nordic skiing champion Per Erik Hedlund learnt that when he participated in the ski race Vasaloppet in 1922. Hedlund was favored to win, but a recent bout of...