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Discover the cuisine of West Sweden
First-class shellfish, superb ingredients and exquisite flavours - the choice is yours!
Shellfish experiences in Bohuslän
Outside the summer season you find the genuine Bohuslän - salty, barren, windswept and calm. Head out on a shellfish tour, to catch the finest prawns, mussels, oysters, langoustines and lobster. Add a little salt to your life.
What is Blue Food?
There’s an increasing interest in blue food from the sea. Mussels, oysters, sea squirts, seaweed and aquatic plants are trendy and climate conscious ingredients, served frequently in seaside restaurants around West Sweden.
You can learn more about which species, and where to enjoy them, here.
West Sweden's new regional dishes
Sweden is updating its regional dishes. The idea behind the new regional meals is to promote Swedish food culture and rural development. Read more about mussle meatballs, tapas from Grebbestad and a dessert with golden red ants.
Micro breweries
The great thing about micro-brewers is their enthusiasm for the craft of making beer that is so much more than a bland everyday drink. The other good news is that Gothenburg is the leading city for microbreweries in Sweden.
Food journey in Bohuslän with Badass Food Stories
For a few days in late spring 2021 Nicole Jacobsen and Gustaf Björlin visited Bohuslän to film inspiring material for their YouTube channel, Badass Food Stories. You can see all the films below in the article.
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A foodie trip to Dalsland with Badass Food Stories
Nicole and Gustaf travel all over the place to meet people who are passionate about artisan food, sustainability and local ingredients. So what could be better than a three day off-grid retreat and food experience in scenic Dalsland?
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West Sweden’s well stocked pantry
West Swedish food is worth the journey. We make good use of what nature has to offer, from all its different habitats: the sea, with its shellfish, and the land with its forests, plains and lakes.
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Meet the Locals
There are many ways to experience everyday life or a new city from someone else’s perspective. It has never been so easy to personalise your trip before. Some might organise a guided tour, take you on a jogging tour or show you how to bake their favourite cake.
Swedes love a fika
Swedes love a fika
The Swedish word fika means coffee or tea break with buns and biscuits and in Sweden it is a social institution. Where to do it then? In cafés with friends and family is the short answer, but there is no shortage of good cafés in West Sweden.
The Capital of Fika
If you want to experience Swedish fika at its best, you should really head for Alingsås. The café town of Alingsås, the Swedish coffee-and-cake capital or quite simply the Capital of Fika. With a fine tradition of coffee and cakes and around thirty cafés in a relatively small town centre, the saying fits.