{"id":281,"date":"2009-12-01T08:08:09","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T12:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=281"},"modified":"2009-12-01T08:08:09","modified_gmt":"2009-12-01T12:08:09","slug":"dear-santa-and-kara-tomten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/dear-santa-and-kara-tomten\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Santa"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s December, the new Swedish blog has officially been launched and the countdown to Christmas has begun. Let’s pay attention to all of the above and start off this huge task easily with a humble Christmas wish list. Unfortunatley I stopped believing in Santa (tomten<\/strong>) as a toddler when I caught our dog chewing at Santa’s mask. But if he by any chance is up there\u00a0at the North Pole, surfing the world wide web and planning his route across Sweden – since the Swedish Santa actually knocks on your door and delivers the gifts in person\u00a0on Christmas Eve (julafton<\/strong>) – it might be wise to at least let him know that I have left the country. And maybe, just mention what a Swedish person living abroad is missing the most. It’s not snow, it’s not the nordic light and it’s not our welfare system. It’s simply just comfort food.<\/p>\n

Falukorv (Falu sausage)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Falukorv is the best Swedish sausage (korv<\/strong>) in the world and it origins from the Swedish city Falun<\/a> in the county Dalarna. It’s a name protected sausage, very mild and made from smoked beef and best eaten simply with macaroni and ketchup. Or, If you want to add some luxury, grate som cheese on top. No fuss what so ever and I can assure you that practically all Swedish six-year-olds share my true\u00a0love (k\u00e4rlek<\/strong>) for this culinary treat.<\/p>\n

Julmust (Christmas root beer)<\/strong><\/p>\n

December is not December without Julmust, the Swedish style root beer that the Swedes drink like maniacs around Christmas (and during Easter, when the name is changed to P\u00e5skmust – Easter root beer\u00a0– and the logo goes yellow instead of read. Clever, isn’t it?). The original recepie was born 1910 and today, it’s said to be locked up in a safe with only one person knowing it to the full. 45 million litres of Julmust is consumed during December by the nine million Swedes. I really feel I\u00a0should step up and help them out.<\/p>\n

H\u00f6n\u00f6kaka (H\u00f6n\u00f6 Cake)<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is bread (br\u00f6d<\/strong>) and there is bread. And then there is H\u00f6n\u00f6kaka<\/a>. The H\u00f6n\u00f6 cake origins from the beautiful island H\u00f6n\u00f6 in Gothenburg’s archipelago and was originally made by fishermen’s families and farmers in the area in the 1940’s. It’s a flat, round and slightly sweet piece of bread that if it’s baked freshly, magically melts in yor mouth and contains something like 25 000 calories. Top it off with some slices of Falukorv and rinse it down with a glass of ice cold Julmust and… ah. It’s almost too painful to think about.<\/p>\n

I know what you guys are thinking right now. “But what about that big blue and yellow flat pack furniture store that sells Swedish food? Stop whining and go shopping!”. Well,\u00a0our local one are not selling Falukorv, the Julmust is always out of stock and H\u00f6n\u00f6kaka is nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n

So, dearest Santa, dearest anyone. Just shout if you need my address. Or, if you have tried H\u00f6n\u00f6kaka with Falukorv accompanied by Julmust. Agree\/disagree?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s December, the new Swedish blog has officially been launched and the countdown to Christmas has begun. Let’s pay attention to all of the above and start off this huge task easily with a humble Christmas wish list. Unfortunatley I stopped believing in Santa (tomten) as a toddler when I caught our dog chewing at…<\/p>\n

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