Best. Hot dogs. In. The. World. Seriously. No joke.
I will be eternally grateful to my Swedish friend for introducing me to these when I was first here (also grateful for the many years of wonderful friendship, but mostly for the hot dogs...). Now, I love food, so I’ve eaten a lot of things in a lot of places, but Swedish hot dogs have no equivalent.
I don’t know what makes them so good, the bread and sausage look innocent enough, and there’s nothing outrageous about the mustard or ketchup that go on top. So maybe it’s something in the Swedish air that makes them so delicious.
When it comes to hot dogs I’m traditional, bread + sausage + ketchup + mustard = perfection. No fancy breads or sauces needed (as a side note, do those ketchup and mustard dispensers remind anyone else of cow teats or is it just my animal science brain at work?).
Quality doesn’t seem to vary thaaaaat much, so when in places like Stockholm my tip is to pick a hot dog stand with a good view. If the issue is price, then go to Ikea, there they’re about one third the usual price and just as good.
Over the weekend I spent some time roaming around Stockholm (one great thing about being in Uppsala is that Stockholm is an easy 40 minutes away on the train), so what follows is a photo of my very yummy afternoon hot dog break.
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| Hot dog and a view |
Firstly, congratulations on a marvellous blog- it gets better with every post. How I wish I were having a hot dog with you instead of fried rice all byyyy myyyyseeeelf (sung a la Celine Dion).
ReplyDeleteSo please keep up the excellent work. I love seeing what you're up to, and what you're eating. Speaking of which, do you have a favourite Swedish dessert yet? xx