Crayfish Season!

August is the calendar month for eating crayfish inwards Sweden. Generally Swedes direct maintain a political party at habitation called a kräftskiva where they swallow the piffling critters along alongside breadstuff too difficult cheeses likewise equally other delicacies. Of course, the all of import akvavit/snaps is a must along alongside singing the drinking songs that normally accompany snaps. It tends to move a messy matter equally yous swallow crayfish alongside your hands! Funny looking bibs too hats conk along yous looking festive too relatively clean. The crayfish are traditionally caught inwards Swedish waters, though these days a large release are imported from the US, Turkey too China, too thence cooked alongside tabular array salt too dill.

If yous are visiting Stockholm inwards the coming calendar week or so, too don't know whatever Swedes who tin innovate yous to this tradition, thence don't worry... yous tin endeavour these brilliant carmine delicacies inwards several restaurants some the city. Though yous may direct maintain to choose your ain funny hats...

• Prinsen
• Den Gyldene Freden
• Sturehof
• Tennstopet
• Ulla Winbladh
• B.A.R.
• Pocket at Pontus!
• Strömma's Shrimp Buffet dinner cruise (crayfish equally a especial plus for 120 SEK).

There are, I am sure, many other restaurants serving crayfish during these weeks... simply the ones inwards a higher identify are favorites of mine. If yous are coming belatedly inwards August, yous mightiness desire to double cheque alongside the eating seat of your choice... non all of them direct maintain crayfish on the bill of fare throughout the month. The pictures hither were taken concluding calendar week when I was at a friend's summertime household for a kräftskiva.