Schlager chips: You have to love that the packaging has a disco ball on it.
Sweden has a knack for creating special foods and drinks for all sorts of occasions. As I have mentioned in previous blogs, there are semlor pastries for Fat Tuesday, beers and wines for Christmas and much more.
On Friday, I had some of the tasty Bröllopstårta (wedding torte) made by Frödinge in honor of Princess Victoria’s upcoming wedding. The torte has layers of cake, vanilla cream, marzipan and raspberry. And for that special touch, the wedding cake is adorned with the official seal of the wedding in chocolate. It is a lighter, less sickly sweet variation of the ever-popular Princess tårta: a strangely green colored concoction of layers of cake, cream, jam and marzipan.
The wedding torte. The picture of the Princess and her man Daniel is the extra special touch here.
At the grocery, I have seen but not yet sampled Schlager chips. Schlager refers to a type of music that is common in Sweden and features sad ballads or catchy pop tunes. Schlager songs are big favorites at the Eurovision Song Contest, where each of the European countries sends a singer or band to represent their country. Melodifestivalen is the feeder battle of the bands competition that Sweden uses to determine who will represent the country at Eurovision.
The series of semi finals are going on now and are the most popular TV shows in Sweden. So I guess it only makes sense that there would be schlager chips to munch on while you watch and sing along with your favorite schlager tune, right? Oh my.
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Thanks for posting about this… I can’t wait to try it! Full disclosure: I am addicted to sugar and love the bizarre green awesomeness that is princess tårta.
Hilarious Anne. I have to admit that it took me a while before I could tolerate and enjoy the princess torte. But I am ready to have some more of the wedding torte. Yum.
Hi, Was wondering if you could give me a little history on the Swedish Princess cake. My niece brought us some and they were delicious!! Wondering if there is any history behind them. Thanks
Sorry Linda, but I have no idea. Anybody else?
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