One thing that Sweden has that Norway doesn't is fika. That means that Sweden is light years ahead of its neighbor in the snacks issue. Normally, that doesn't matter since when I'm in Bergen its just to visit Magnus and not to have normal work activity. However, these last two weeks have been filled with classes, lectures and poor coffee brakes with lousy tea that don't get anywhere near normal Swedish fika.
So today we got a special treat: large plates of 'exotic' fruit (in Scandinavia everything that's not apples and Lingon berries are actually exotic). I found myself munching on slices of pineapple and watermelon. As I was enjoying my pale fruit I noticed it tasted 'great'... which got me to thinking: is the fruit better during summer or have I been here too long?
I'm still waiting for my taste buds to totally die so I can have some Scandinavian mango.
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