We started our Sunday a little later after having a fun night with our new Swedish friends celebrating our birthdays. This lovely pictured breakfast was from espresso house which are everywhere and not a bad thing. We were way to excited to have American style whipped cream, fun fact the Swedes whipped cream is just that and not sweet like American style. The bubbly water is starting to grow on me and when in Rome.
After our brunch we went for a stroll down to Haga and went for a nice walk, and some souvenirs for or loved ones back home, you’re welcome mom. The cobblestone streets are going to something I will miss back home, they really set the mood for a neighborhood
Today was our Iron Chef dinner night at the Hostel, these are some of the dishes, we had 4 groups making desserts and appetizers with of coarse the most famous traditional Swedish dish… pizza. My team of top star chefs we brought spinach artichoke dip to the other side of the pond. We got to go to the store and pick our items and whip it up for the class, it was a lot more work then I was expecting, being the ingredients are in different sizes and languages and packing to create a recipe. We also created two dips one for our vegan friends and that was quite hard to find vegan substitutes for dairy products.
Haga is such a cool part of Gothenburg it is what I always thought back roads in Europe would be like, cobblestone narrow and always questioning if cars belong on it or not. Most of the shops are total tourist traps but were okay with it, lots of cool places that are very different from shops back in the U.S.
What meal is complete without dessert, we had a variety of dessert options, we made a chocolate lava cake, other cakes and Swedish pancakes. Known to the rest of the world as crepes. Fun fact of the day, I had my first crepe here in Sweden and pancakes are in trouble for favorite breakfast item.
MATT’S DAILY TAKE AWAY!
- Shopping in Swedish grocery stores is way tougher than I thought it would be.
- I like spinach artichoke dip, regretting avoiding it on all those tailgates and football Sundays.
- You have to pay to use public restrooms, fun fact the Swedes are converting to a cashless society but you have to use coins to use the bathroom.
Matt travels to Sweden 