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An Extra Special Gathering.

Today, I was privileged to be invited to my wife's colleague special Chinese New Year gathering, at his flat in Sembawang. Why special? It was because her Swede colleagues were there as well. The Swedes are very nice and friendly people who bring along their great Swedish food to share with us on such occasions! The thing about Swedish food is that it is always closely tied to their traditions - usually it is about family bonding. =) And of course it is nice to see my wife's Swede colleague again. He had shown us around during my short stay in Sweden in TOML.

Of course I am no expert in Swedish food at all, but I guess everyone has their little opinion about food as we all eat everyday. =) Here's the fusion of Western and Eastern food. Ang Ku Kuey, curry puffs, egg tarts, pizza, fruits, Swedish foodie, etc.

One of the interesting Swedish foodie is the Crisp Bread - A traditional biscuit which will last thru' the long winter.


And it goes really well with this Creamed Roe...

The Swedes like their food salty. I think perhaps the main reason is that in the olden days, salt was often used to preserve the seafood which they would keep throughout the winter. For example, there are all kinds of marinated herrings. Mustard, garlic, pepper, etc.

And of course, there was the different types of smoked salmon which went really well with the Swedish Mustard. Yum yum! I think the marinated herrings will go well in sandwiches. You may wanna buy a few jars to try when you drop by IKEA the next time?

There were also these packets of Salt Sills... which I did not try cuz they didn't smell too good. I think I prefer sweet candies. :p

As you'd have realised by now, wherever there is IKEA, there is Swedish food. So the Swedes overseas are never too far away from their local flavor. Yum yum! Now wouldn't it be nice if we can get some Singaporean food in some of our chain stores overseas? Shall we dig deep into our traditional food and their stories... mmmm...
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