Around Town: Wienerkonditoriet – Stockholm, Sweden

During a morning shopping trip in Stockholm, I made a quick pastry stop into Wienerkonditoriet. I was on the hunt for a kanelbulle, a Swedish cinnamon bun. When I finally found the sweet treat, and after ordering it in very poor Swedish, I couldn’t wait to try it. I have read that kanelbulles are the next level Cinnabon, which is a very big statement to make. However, when I tried the kanelbulle, I understood. While Cinnabons are warm, super sweet, and melt in your mouth, kanelbulles taste more like Christmas, with an interesting spice that adds depth to its sweetness. Instead of an icing glaze, kanelbulles have a nib sugar sprinkled over the top.

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Setting: Comfortable, convenient

Good for: Quick pastry stop, sitting down to read

What to order: Kanelbulle, other delicious pastries

Downsides: The inside is a little dark

Recommend: Trying a little bit of everything

{photos by lauren / a dash of cinema}

International Pick of the Month: Pastellfisk from Sweden

International Pick of the Month is a new column that I am really excited about. I not only love food and film, but I also love traveling. I love discovering delicious treats and meals from around the world. Each culture has unique foods and flavors that can sometimes be viewed as strange and foreign, but they are usually delicious. I am looking forward to exploring new  places and finding interesting foods that will inspire.

When I visited Sweden a couple of weeks ago, I was determined to find, what is known to us in America, Swedish fish. No one understood me when I asked, so instead I just looked for a confectionery that had loads of gummies and candies. Luckily I found exactly what I was looking for. In Sweden, Swedish fish are called pastellfisk. The fish gummies are a pastel color, instead of the U.S.’s deep red color. I found the pastellfisk to be so much better than Swedish fish because they were chewier and more flavorful. The different colored pastel gummies each had their own unique flavor. Some other delicious Swedish candies include: Sour Colanappar (sour coca cola gummies), Monkey Time Zoo (red chewy monkeys), and Spongy Sockerbit (chewy marshmallows).

{photos by a lauren / dash of cinema}