{"id":1674,"date":"2010-08-11T20:27:10","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T20:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2014-06-11T03:50:18","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T03:50:18","slug":"kalles-kaviar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/kalles-kaviar\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalles Kaviar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Swedes love condiments in tubes.\u00a0 They might not admit to it, but just trust me.\u00a0 A trip to any Swedish grocery store will confirm this.\u00a0 Entire sections are filled with tubed condiments.\u00a0 Ketchup. Mustard. Mayonnaise.\u00a0 Ham flavored spreadable cheese.\u00a0 They\u2019ve got it all. But one tubed condiment stands above the rest.\u00a0 Kalles Kaviar.<\/p>\n

Kalles Kaviar is the ubiquitous tubed condiment loved by Sweden.\u00a0 It claims to be caviar.\u00a0 But let\u2019s be honest, bright orange smoked cod roe is probably not what comes to mind when thinking about the finer caviars in the world.\u00a0 I think that is reserved for Iranian and Russian.\u00a0 But it is delicious nonetheless.<\/p>\n

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Kalles – Photo Credit: Erik Funfar<\/p><\/div>\n

The blue tube can be found in grocery stores and even convenience stores throughout Sweden.\u00a0 Kalles is even expanding and offer different types of kaviar.\u00a0 You can get a premium smoked flavor.\u00a0 You can get it mixed with cheese.\u00a0 Mixed with egg.\u00a0 Even mixed with banana.<\/p>\n

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Kalles 2 – Photo Credit: Erik Funfar<\/p><\/div>\n

Kalles has become a Swedish staple.\u00a0 It\u2019s eaten for breakfast on toast or kn\u00e4ckebr\u00f6d.\u00a0 Plain, buttered, or maybe even with some cheese on top.\u00a0 It\u2019s eaten at lunch.\u00a0 Perhaps a few pieces of cucumber on top.\u00a0 It\u2019s eaten as a snack.\u00a0 It\u2019s eaten on eggs.\u00a0 It\u2019s eaten late at night after returning from the bars.\u00a0 It\u2019s even eaten in the US.\u00a0 IKEA stocks Kalles throughout the country.<\/p>\n

I love Kalles, but I grew up eating the stuff both in Sweden and the US.\u00a0 Very seldom is my fridge without a tube or two.\u00a0 That being said, Kalles tends to be an acquired taste for many who visit or move to Sweden.<\/p>\n

What other tastes have you acquired after having visited or moved to Sweden?<\/p>\n

Thanks to Erik Funfar for the pictures. \u00a0You can see more of his photography at ErikFunfar.com<\/a> as well as follow his adventures in Sweden at The American Norseman<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Swedes love condiments in tubes.\u00a0 They might not admit to it, but just trust me.\u00a0 A trip to any Swedish grocery store will confirm this.\u00a0 Entire sections are filled with tubed condiments.\u00a0 Ketchup. Mustard. Mayonnaise.\u00a0 Ham flavored spreadable cheese.\u00a0 They\u2019ve got it all. But one tubed condiment stands above the rest.\u00a0 Kalles Kaviar. Kalles Kaviar…<\/p>\n

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