IT'S ALIVE! :-D

Yes. This blog is alive. I just realised it has been like a year and a half waiting for a new post. So here it is, and yes, it's about food. I have missed to blog about too many stories but I will, someday somehow write them.

>> Kanelbullar Day <<

It was Oct. 4th 2010 when I heard about it. I remember a russian friend from our program brought us cinnamon buns. It was so kind from her. In 2011, I remember I went to a Pressbyrån and bought some, I guess I share them with some people. 

This year I choose 7/11. Actually, the store doesn't matter. It would have been nice to bake some myself and then share them with friends, but surprise! surprise! bakery is not one of my skills, at least not yet. 
During the class and on my Twitter timeline I heard/read comments about "What's the fuzz with celebrating Kanelbulle dag?". It might be just me but I think it is a way to arrange some fika (fika deserves its own post, you'll see) with friends, colleagues, family, etc. and enjoy a bun with coffe, tea, hot chocolate or whatever. Actually, a great idea to "celebrate" kanelbulle day would be to bake them, yeah, look for a receipe on the internet and do it all from scratch with friends. Maybe that would be my story on 2013 :-D.

And meanwhile another year passes by, I will update you with some other stories. Oh, there's so much to write and share...

As a final note I just wanna say that while I was writing this post, I was listening to a playlist form Songza called '90s Dance Hits. If possible, download the App, it's just amazing (no, they do not pay me to advertise them, I promise!)

Any comments? Send a tweet: @Gaby_Chamorro  ;-)

Kanelbullar för mina kompisar - Cinnamon buns for my friends

"Make it last forever, friendship never ends" 
[Wannabe - Spice Girls]

Some days of the week...

What I found amazing of society is the ability to make from actions, customs.

How an event take place in a regular basis and it came to the point that people of that society do it because "it is so".

*All following information is written based on Stockholm experiences.

Wednesday

People go to pubs. It is considered as a "little weekend" and yes, most of the coffee places, bars, pubs at Universities, open more time than on Tuesdays, for example. The environment of a Wednesday is visible while walking on the streets of places like Söder (Södermalm) or Medis (Medborgarplatsen) or even at the subway. I think is like a break, to take a breath and get to Friday in a smooth way.

Thursday

Pea soup and pancakes day. I noticed that all Thursdays at the Restaurant of the University is offered this dish. Was it something happening there or what is offered in other places too? Yes. Thursdays are for the pea soup with pancakes, it is just so. I have the impression this has a more deep and interesting history behind but so far I have not heard any that is truly convincing.

Friday

I read in some blogs from foreign students that they knew Fridays are for family get-togethers but as I have not heard that and usually a Friday looks like a Wednesday but more crowded, I won't affirm anything yet. I might come up with some interesting facts later.

Saturday

Ramdomly, I have heard that the Saturdays here are for kids to get candies, maybe that is the reason of seeing children and teens with smiles on their faces specially on that day of the week. It is not only "Lörsdag", it is "Lörsdagsgodis". All this came from the result of something called Vipeholm experiments (1950's). These experiments aimed to provoke dental caries in order to get knowledge about it. 

So, after all the experiments and results, guidelines related to caries control lead to "educate" children and parents to get candies only one day of the week. This practice overcome the years and so far I can notice how the candies disappear on Saturdays.

Sunday
Actually, I do not know something specific about activities on this day, I just know that after 5pm all stores are closed (or most of them) and the city became more quiet. 

This post has a "further research" part and it is to investigate the histories behind the costums, and will be glad to get more knowledge on this.

"It's just another manic Monday, I wish it was Sunday, 'cause that's my funday"

Manic Monday - The Bangles

I am back.

Great!

So, the past posts have been writen in Spanish. This as a "new season" will start and be maintain in English (yay!). Hopefully for the third one it would be in another language. (BTW, Happy 2011)

Anyway, FAT TUESDAY! (or a little more fancy 'Mardi Gras')

According to Wikipedia, le Mardi Gras refers to that last night of eating fat food and so much, before the fasting and begining on ash Wednesday.

So... how to celebrate the fatty food  on Fat Tuesday? Nothing best as a delicious Semla.

Semla (yes, according to Wikipedia) is kinda traditional pastrymade of almond, cardamom and wheat bun, cut off and filled with whipped cream and dusted with powder sugar. Tasty?

Semlor

"You make me feel like dancing, I wanna dance the night away"
[Leo Sayer - You make me feel like dancing]