Stromma Brunch Cruise

Today we did a cruise around the Stockholm Archipelago on the Stromma Brunch Cruise. This cruise was interesting because like the welcome dinner we had, it showcased many traditional Swedish foods at the brunch buffet.

Pictured here is a plate of food from the buffet including pickled herring, pasta salad with herring, potato salad with herring, and Swedish meatballs along with bread and some salami and cheese. As you can probably tell, there were a lot of dishes that had pickled or smoked herring in them. Pickled herring is a common Swedish dish and there were many more dishes that had it than I was able to eat while on the boat. What was also interesting to me was the fact that the buffet also had falafels, couscous salad, vegetarian egg rolls, barbecue short-ribs, and chicken wings. It was a strange to see all of these different cuisines mixed together in one buffet, but once again I think it shows that globalization and immigration have moved Swedish cuisine away from an entirely traditional menu. I feel like I observed similar trends while at the Reffen Market because the stalls there had many different cuisines beyond just traditional Danish food. I'm glad I've been able to try so many different Swedish foods already and I'm looking forward to seeing what other signature dishes I will have.