Treats from Stockholm, Sweden
We traveled back home from Stockholm with several Swedish goodies. The cinnamon buns and cardamon bun from Svedjan Bageri were very good. Although the pastries were a day old, they still tasted fresh and delightful. Finally I understand why the bakery is so popular. Three kinds of Swedish brand Delicato cookies also tasted pretty good. They were store-bought products that I would like to keep in the kitchen cabinet. Digestive biscuits are our tea time regulars. When we saw Swedish brand Göteborgs Kex's digestive biscuits at a grocery during the trip, we were curious about them. We compared them with our usual UK’s famous McVitie’s The Original. Surprisingly I preferred Swedish version, which I thought have slightly coarser texture and richer wholewheat flavor. AlterHedens’ lingonberry jam and cloudberry jam were lovely. I had lingonberry jam a long time ago but I don’t remember much about it. This lingonberry jam tasted very bright and had a nice sweet-sour balance. I felt I...
