Fikadrottning

Rålambshovsparken. I always have trouble pronouncing the name of this beautiful, serene park. In summer, many people would visit this park to enjoy the scenery, to picnic, to play ball..even to join in an aerobics session! This week, three more places are introduced to have fika and we will learn another new Swedish word - LUST. 
A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT to fun_swedish for the fun ways of learning Swedish. Do check them out on their IG @fun_swedish (https://www.instagram.com/fun_swedish/). 

Fridhemsplan! The one place that I like to hang out away from city central. In this episode, I will share a brief history of Kungsholmen, going down memory lane at Campus Konradsberg, and Rålambshovsparken. I will be recommending cafés around Fridhemsplan that you should go for your next fika. In the segment "Words of The Day", we will be introducing a word that may shock you BUT you will be pondering over how surprisingly it holds a different meaning in Swedish! Hang on to your seats!! 

13th July is Paltdagen!! A day to celebrate dumplings made from raw potatoes. This Swedish dish is very common in the north part of Sweden. Not to be mistaken for kroppkakor though! They are similar. Palt is served with the tangy lingonbärssylt, butter and a glass of cold milk on the side. I have never tried palt. Today, I made some for myself with the help of my youngest son. In this episode, we will look into the brief history of potatoes in Sweden, the variety of palt and we will explore the word "fart". Yes, a word that has a totally different meaning in Swedish. How to make palt? Go to www.fikadrottning.com to get my version of the recipe. Glad Paltdagen!

Gamla Stan, The Old Town, is the one of my favourite places to go whenever I am in town. There are loads of cafés, restaurants, souvenir shops as well as handcraft shops. In today's episode, I will be sharing my GO-TO spot for fika at Gamla Stan. This café is located at Stortorget, a public square that has a dark past. In the 'Word of The Day' segment, we will be learning the word "Chef". 
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Whenever you bring a punnet of strawberries to a party, chances are you will be asked if they are Swedish. The Swedes are obsessed with these Earth's rubies that a shortage of them is seen as a major catastrophe. The Swedish strawberries are the "celebrity" fruit during summer as you may have noticed the midsommartårtor or gräddtårtor med jordgubbar in every social gathering at the recent midsummer celebration. They are the key ingredients in many Swedish desserts, too. What makes them so special? They are bite-size; easy to pop them in your mouth, sweet, divine and flavourful, unllike those that I have eaten before. Smultron is a wild strawberry that you can only find them in the forest if you have bionic eyes because they are tinier than the Swedish strawberries. All these talk about strawberries is making me hungry. Enjoy listening to today's podcast while I'll go and pick some smultron before they all run out!

SUMMER!! I always look forward to Summer because not only it is beautiful, I get to enjoy punnets and punnets of fresh Swedish strawberries! There is ONE thing that excites me in Summer and that is MJUKGLASS! Yes, that soft, silky smooth, whiter than white soft serve ice-cream. So who invented mjukglass? Click the play button and find out!

This Friday (19th June), we will be celebrating Midsommarafton (Eve of Midsummer), the second biggest celebration in Sweden! There'll be lots of food, booze, games, singing and dancing around the midsommarstång (maypole). In today's episode, I will be sharing my experience celebrating midsommarafton. We'll be singing "Helan Går", one of the many Swedish Drinking songs. So, what are the food served during this celebration? If you'd like to be part of the Midsummer celebration virtually this Friday, log on www.fikadrottning.com and head over "Celebration" to find out how. Here's to everyone..GLAD MIDSOMMAR! <3

Hej mina kära lyssnare!! Welcome to a BRAND NEW SERIES of FIKADROTTNING. We open this series with Swedish Coffee. What kind of coffee do Swedes enjoy apart from latte, americano, mocha, etc.....? One kind of coffee that stood out for me is the SWEDISH EGG COFFEE. Sounds strange? Curious about how Swedish Egg Coffee is brewed? Go to www.fikadrottning.com to get the recipe.

6th of June marks a significant day in Sweden whereby this is the day in history when Gustav Vasa was elected as king after the dissolution from the Kalmar Union in 1523. The day which was originally celebrated as the Swedish Flag Day (Svenska flaggans dag) is now a day to be celebrated as a national day. Don't be alarmed if your Swedish friends may not seem patriotic. They are indeed patriotic as you can see at events such as during a football match or Eurovision Song Contest. Skansen will usually be packed on this day as the Swedes wait eagerly for the arrival of the Royal Family (who don on the traditional costume), followed by a concert by homegrown artists. This is also a day where the Swedish flags are permitted to be displayed. The Swedes celebrate this day with fläderblomssaft bubblies and some gräddtårta med jordgubbar. Happy National Day!!

We end Season 1 of Fikadrottning with Uncle's antics at the kopitiam, a continuation from Episode 6 (Singapore Coffee). So what is "tak kiu"? We also explore the Capital of Fika in Sweden. Which part of Sweden is this? 
We take this opportunity to thank all our listeners who have been tuning in since the first episode. TACK SÅ MYCKET! We will be back in two weeks with more exciting segments. 
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