Enjoy the things you can afford
Brand: Tesco Cost: £1 (with £3 lunch deal) Found at: Tesco This is my comfort sandwich. On those days when I’m feeling sick or frustrated or just plain hangry (I am a slave to my blood sugar, as Emil can attest). It’s got everything I need: fat, carbohydrates… eggs. It does not get soggy by... Continue Reading →
Found at: ICA This juice was the culmination of perhaps one of the most Swedish days that I have ever had. It started with a Volvo trip around Skoghall, collecting various friends in various states of asleep-at-noon. What followed was a 30°F (0°C) barbeque at a local park, a hike through the woods (complete... Continue Reading →
Brand: Bubblicious Cost: 1 KR Found at: Willy:s During my recent adventure with Julemust, I tried to describe root beer to one of Emil’s cousins. Instantly, he perked up: “I know what root beer tastes like!” he declared. And that’s how I learned about Jenka gum. And having tried it, I have to admit that... Continue Reading →
Brand: Tuc Cost: 7.90KR Found at: Willy:s Spicy Chicken’na Biscuit – that’s the best way I can describe this. The biscuit itself is great - it’s that light, fluffy, crunchy biscuit that I associate with Tuc – but the spice powder coating is not pleasant. The initial experience of eating this biscuit is that... Continue Reading →
Brand: Frazer Cost: 3.90KR Found at: Willy:s One of my father’s favorite anecdotes is The Story of The Salty Liquorice, a story told so often in my childhood that it has taken on its own identity. It revolves around his university roommate (a Swede) and her boyfriend (now husband of 30 years). The two of... Continue Reading →
Brand: Storck Cost: 11.90KR for 3 Found at: Willy:s Emil drinks dark coffee. Not Christian Bale’s Batman dark (where you drink it and think, “wow, that’s pretty heavy”) but something more akin to Grave of the Fireflies dark (where you take a sip and want to start crying). It’s the kind of coffee you... Continue Reading →
Brand: Wasa Cost: 7.95 Found at: ICA Yaaaaaas! 110% expected to hate this. It’s a shelf-stable sandwich made of cracker bread and “vegan oat filling.” What’s to like? But boy, was I wrong: this is 10/10 delicious. It’s basically adult cheese and crackers that you can put in your purse. The filling... Continue Reading →
Brand: ICA Found at: ICA For years, Europeans have been hassling me about Marshmallow Fluff. “You Americans and your sweet things,” they say, in a patronizing tone. “You put marshmallows on your sandwiches.” First of all: don’t knock it till you try it. Marshmallow Fluff has been a friend indeed at many points in my... Continue Reading →
Brand: Perfetti Cost: 60p Found at: Tesco Everyone knows that the pink starbursts are the best, the yellow starbursts are the worst, and the rest are just filler between the two. Fruit-Tella is only the pink starbursts. It is the Justified, to Starburst’s Celebrity – all Justin Timberlake, with none of the rest of... Continue Reading →
Brand: Innocent Cost: £1 (with £3 lunch deal) Found at: Tesco This is a tasty juice! Vaguely tropical, vaguely familiar and bright blue. (I'm a child of the Heinz EZ Squirt era - brightly, artificially colored food is a guaranteed way to get my money.) It’s sweet and tasty, but contrary to Innocent's health-conscious image,... Continue Reading →
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