The framing of Swedengate, which exploded across the Internet this week, is all wrong, writes joyhuilin: Swedes do feed other Swedes. They just don’t like surprises. Read more:
around not feeding any houseguest, let alone a child who’s over for a playdate.
That night, it dawned on me that Swedish food culture went much, much deeper than meatballs, lingonberries, and fika . I assimilated quickly—and even started to admire this unfamiliar philosophy around entertaining. It seemed fairer and more inclusive. But what does pooling money have to do with that hungry kid?
Her comment made me ask myself whether there actually was a certain “food stinginess” in Swedish culture. If so, I hadn’t experienced it. My former in-laws invited us to frequent sit-down dinners, where I’d feast on locally hunted roast venison with wild mushroom gravy and mashed potatoes until I cried for mercy.
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