Shopping for Swedish Eats…

Today for lunch, we went to IKEA and enjoyed a Swedish lunch of Swedish Meatballs. Granted it’s not quite the restaurant setting, but it was one of our highlights of the day.
In Sweden köttbullar (meatballs) are made with ground beef or a mix of ground beef and pork, mixed with breadcrumbs soaked in milk and finely chopped onions. They are seasoned with white pepper or allspice and salt. Swedish meatballs are traditionally served with gravy, boiled potatoes, lingonberry jam, and sometimes fresh pickled cucumber. Did you know that Swedish meatballs are served at the cafeteria at most IKEA locations around the world?!

Here are Swedish Meatballs with rice and also with potatoes…
For desserts, here is a slice of apple cake we shared…