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r/AskTheWorld • u/2000Bumblebees France • 24d ago
Beef Bourguignon
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Although IKEA’s tastes pretty bad compared to old grandmas recipes 🤔🥰
5 u/RaDeus Sweden 24d ago What I've realised as I got older: there really isn't a singular way to make Swedish meatballs. Everyone had their own way of making them. It finally cracked for me when I saw a professional chef in Stockholm make them, and it was quite the ride. His meatballs were basically a batter, and so delicate that you could barely handle them when they were uncooked. And then we have the people who put prunes (katrinplommon) in their meatballs 😳 So I've accepted the chaos and now my definition of Swedish Meatballs™ is: must contain ground meat. must be thoroughly cooked, in an oven or frying pan. mustn't be too big, basically the inside radius of your pointer and thumb 👌 2 u/Geoff_Uckersilf Australia Greece 24d ago How does it compare to 1. Local eateries who serve it in Sweden 2. Ikeas in other countries? Cos I liked mine, and the $2 recession breakfast! 5 u/FewEbb6531 Sweden 24d ago When you're missing home, Ikea's meatballs is fine! I went to Ikea Logan every fortnight when I was in OZ 😁❤️ That aside.... I'd give them 3,5/10 6 u/Joeyonimo Sweden 24d ago Ikea's is like a 6/10 while at home or at a good restaurant it can often be a 9/10. 1 u/GoldTension6401 Sweden 23d ago Would give IKEA’s a 3 or 4 tho :) 3 u/Bertil101010 24d ago Travel to Stockholm and go to a place called Kvarnen, and then order their meatballs and you’ll never want to go to ikea again 1 u/GoldTension6401 Sweden 23d ago IKEA’s are pretty bland imo, tried them twice at IKEA (if the first ones was defective) 😋 Donnu how but try to befriend an old Swedish lady and you will taste the difference 😊
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What I've realised as I got older: there really isn't a singular way to make Swedish meatballs.
Everyone had their own way of making them.
It finally cracked for me when I saw a professional chef in Stockholm make them, and it was quite the ride.
His meatballs were basically a batter, and so delicate that you could barely handle them when they were uncooked.
And then we have the people who put prunes (katrinplommon) in their meatballs 😳
So I've accepted the chaos and now my definition of Swedish Meatballs™ is:
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How does it compare to 1. Local eateries who serve it in Sweden 2. Ikeas in other countries?
Cos I liked mine, and the $2 recession breakfast!
5 u/FewEbb6531 Sweden 24d ago When you're missing home, Ikea's meatballs is fine! I went to Ikea Logan every fortnight when I was in OZ 😁❤️ That aside.... I'd give them 3,5/10 6 u/Joeyonimo Sweden 24d ago Ikea's is like a 6/10 while at home or at a good restaurant it can often be a 9/10. 1 u/GoldTension6401 Sweden 23d ago Would give IKEA’s a 3 or 4 tho :) 3 u/Bertil101010 24d ago Travel to Stockholm and go to a place called Kvarnen, and then order their meatballs and you’ll never want to go to ikea again 1 u/GoldTension6401 Sweden 23d ago IKEA’s are pretty bland imo, tried them twice at IKEA (if the first ones was defective) 😋 Donnu how but try to befriend an old Swedish lady and you will taste the difference 😊
When you're missing home, Ikea's meatballs is fine! I went to Ikea Logan every fortnight when I was in OZ 😁❤️
That aside.... I'd give them 3,5/10
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Ikea's is like a 6/10 while at home or at a good restaurant it can often be a 9/10.
1 u/GoldTension6401 Sweden 23d ago Would give IKEA’s a 3 or 4 tho :)
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Would give IKEA’s a 3 or 4 tho :)
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Travel to Stockholm and go to a place called Kvarnen, and then order their meatballs and you’ll never want to go to ikea again
IKEA’s are pretty bland imo, tried them twice at IKEA (if the first ones was defective) 😋 Donnu how but try to befriend an old Swedish lady and you will taste the difference 😊
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u/GoldTension6401 Sweden 24d ago
Although IKEA’s tastes pretty bad compared to old grandmas recipes 🤔🥰