1. The pizza de résistance
The Swedes have taken the Hawaiian pizza to fabulously fruity heights. At Casablanca restaurant in Hasselholm, diners can enjoy the “Africana”, which consists of ham, banana, pineapple, peanuts and… wait a second, curry powder? The “Kebab Special” is decidedly more demure: kebab meat, prawns and pickled chillies. We echo Adam Liaw’s sentiments: “Go home Swedish pizza, you’re drunk”.
2. Bowled over in Copenhagen
If ever there was a café designed for Goldilocks, this would be it. Known as (the Danish word for porridge), it’s the world’s first all-porridge, all-the-time restaurant. Sure there are oat-based breakfast bowls, but you’ll also find barley-otto (risotto’s cousin) with liquorice pulled pork, crispy coleslaw and Danish cheese at lunch, and congee at dinner. The best part? Dessert porridge (including a “Tiramisu” with ladyfingers, coffee and dark chocolate) is served all day!
3. Great balls of chickpea
Falafel may be a Middle Eastern creation, but the Swedish city of Malmö had practically adopted this vegetarian takeaway. The fried chickpea balls come in salad-filled wraps that are cheap, relatively healthy and sold everywhere. One of the original falafel purveyors, Falafel No 1, now has more outlets than McDonalds in the city and its is said to be the Malmö’s top spot.
4. There’s Nor-way we’re eating Rudolph!
Brown cheese (brunost) mightn’t sound overly appetising, but according to Adam Liaw it’s a total treat. In the cooking process, milk sugar turns into caramel, imparting the cheese with a brown colour and sweet taste. In Norway, it’s commonly paired with pickles, jam and another local specialty, reindeer salami.
5. Ice, Ice, Båtis
If you’re the kind of person who’ll eat ice-cream in below-zero temperatures, head on over to Norway and get yourself a Båtis. Meaning “boat-ice”, this turtle-shaped dessert features a wafer base, vanilla ice-cream and frozen strawberry. Cool to the nth degree.
6. Sausage that sizzles
This hotted-up hotdog isn’t wrapped in a tortilla, but rather a potato pancake. It’s filled with bacon and shrimp salad, plus plenty of sauce. Sounds unusual, but Adam Liaw gives the thumbs up: “Norway, you win hotdogs”.
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