Tagged: food

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#121 Living Your Best Life

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#121 Living Your Best Life
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Karan, originally from India, has worked as a sous chef in Stockholm with some very well-known chefs. We obviously get some restaurant tips and learn why he hates putting raisins in lussekatter.

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#107 Reindeer and Strawberries

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#107 Reindeer and Strawberries
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Mustafa, from Egypt, talks to us about warm countries vs cold countries, Egyptian cotton, and discovering new careers.

#65 Season Finale – From Russia With Ice Cream

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#65 Season Finale - From Russia With Ice Cream
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Anna, from Russia, talks with us about Sweden’s taco problem, Stockholm vs. Gothenburg and about the only thing to look...

Vegetables are Green Things

On episode 59 of the podcast…. Zayna, from California, enjoys the literal translations of Swedish words, like grönsaker, gives us...

#59 Vegetables are Green Things

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#59 Vegetables are Green Things
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Zayna, from California, enjoys the literal translations of Swedish words, like grönsaker, gives us some tips on Västerås and discusses...

Is your brain stew gluten free?

For an upcoming trip to Budapest, I started looking at restaurants to visit. Generally, I’ll try a lot of things,...

“Salad”

Maybe this is why America has an obesity problem? “But I eat salad for every meal!”

#46 Have Yourself a Merry Lidl Christmas

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#46 Have Yourself a Merry Lidl Christmas
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Carolin, born in East Berlin, fills us in on the similarities and differences between Sweden and Germany. We also discuss...

#44 Turn at the Robot

On this week’s expat podcast episode, Samantha, from South Africa, runs Stockholm Girl Gone International, an online group for expat...

#44 Turn at the Robot

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#44 Turn at the Robot
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Samantha, from South Africa, runs Girl Gone International, an online group for expat tips and meetups. We talk language mistakes,...

#39 Fifty Dollars for 2 Boxes of Chex

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#39 Fifty Dollars for 2 Boxes of Chex
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Sarah, from Wisconson, just wants a Target, good BBQ and affordable chocolate chips. Is that really too much to ask?

#36 Cafe Culture and Neighbors

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#36 Cafe Culture and Neighbors
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Olga, from Ukraine, talks about Ukrainian vs. Swedish cafe culture, getting to know your neighbors through fake traditions, and the...

#25 Sometimes All You Need is a Kebab Pizza!

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#25 Sometimes All You Need is a Kebab Pizza!
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Today we chat with a couple of Italians, mainly about food of course, but also about language and some great...

Fast Food Coma

I waved my kids off at the airport this morning and went immediately to both KFC and Pizza Hut, as...