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Source: ONE News
Sweden, home to a smorgasbord that includes items such as
meatballs and pickled herring, said it wants to put itself on the
gourmet food map with a plan to become Europe's new culinary
nation.
The Nordic nation of nine million gained fame in the kitchen
throughout the 1970s and 1980s thanks in large part to the Muppet
Show's Swedish chef, who tossed about pots and pans entertaining
children and even adults with his nearly incomprehensible
Swenglish.
Now it wants to win more stars in the Michelin guide, boost food
exports and create jobs by developing its food industry.
If it pulls off its culinary feat, Sweden said the number of food
companies in Sweden would jump by 20% in just over a decade.
"We have a strong tourist trend - we think it's a good idea to
combine that with food because tourists eat a lot of food," Swedish
Agriculture Minister Eskil Erlandsson told reporters after meeting
with his EU counterparts in southern Sweden.
Erlandsson said his favourite food in Sweden is the lingonberry, a
forest fruit common in Scandinavian cuisine.
"I put it on everything - meat, and even fish," he said.
