5 Reasons Why THIS is Sweden’s FAVOURITE FIKA you’ve got to try semla

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Sweden is world famous for its fika. But what is fika? And what is Sweden's best fika treat? Well fika is a cultural custom here in Sweden where colleagues, friends or family gather for coffee, a sweet treat and a bit of social interaction. But the question remains, what is the best fika in Sweden and where can you buy it? What fika should you try when you come to Sweden for the first time? And what fika is Sweden's favourite? Watch on, to find out more!
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@hakannorlings2439 2 года назад

You should eat semla with a spoon in a deep plate with warm milk in, we call it hetvägg (hotwall) in Swedish. Jummiiiiiii 💯👍👏

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

I definitely want to try that some time Håkan! I've heard so many people eating semlor this way, and now I want my turn - yum!

@lionfromthenorth4580 2 года назад

I just take a big bite, ending up with cream all over my happy face... 😂

@Anoriellreacts 2 года назад

Alltså de bästa med hela den veckan är ju att semeldagen är på tisdagen och på torsdagen är det ju första tossan i mars så först ursäkt att äta semla, sen en ursäkt för prinsesstårta. Samma vecka. :)

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

wowwowow😱best week ever hahaha

@Disneylover137 2 года назад

Prinsesstårta är min favorit och semla kommer på andra plats

@CrushedRebell9716 2 года назад

you must write in English so that he understands what you are writing. because he does not understand Swedish. Anoriell reacts

@Anoriellreacts 2 года назад

@@CrushedRebell9716 Well he did reply so seems that you were wrong. :P he also speaks Swedish in some of his videos so you know..

@DebHickerson 2 года назад

One of my friends made semlor in West Africa nearly 50 years ago; I still remember how good they were!

@helenanystrom309 2 года назад

Delar med mig ett drinkrecept på temat. 4 cl amaretto 6 cl mjölk 1 krm kardemumma Mortla kardemumma och blanda allt i en shaker med is och skaka. Det ska bli ordentligt kallt och lite skummigt. Sila av så att inte stora korn av kardemumman följer med i glaset. Sen är det bara att njuta. Tack för en rolig kanal :-)

@Thesunowriter 2 года назад

As a swede in Germany, I am missing Semla every year :(

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

I can completely understand that!! is there no Swedish bakeries in Germany though? that surprises me!

@gojada 2 года назад

I am most fond of the traditional one with almond paste and wjpped cream. My favourite way to eat a "Semla" is to eat it when it lies in a bowl with some slightly warmed milk. 😋 Have a nice time!

@Divig 2 года назад

Slightly warmed? It should be hot hot milk. 😃

@Alinsmajl 2 года назад

Hetvägg är det ultimata sättet att äta fastlagsbullen. Tack för en bra video!

@MartinAhlman 2 года назад

I'm oldschool, I prefer a homemade one (just like mum, grandmother, great-grandmother, etc) used to make them. And server with hot milk, "hetvägg". So tasty!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

yum! so much nostalgia and fun🤗

@freemangriffin4953 2 года назад

My late sister Nancy loved Fika! She lived with her husband and children for 6 years and then they went back for 6 more summers afterwards - it was her favorite place in the world! She is the reason I grew to love Sweden so much! "Fat Tuesday"??? This is new to me! (; Now I am hungry for Semla and there is nowhere to get it! (;

@kristerforsman2448 2 года назад

"Fat tuesday" = "Mardi gras"

@Pia-lm7qi 2 года назад

You can bake it yourself :) Make your own almond paste and cardamom buns :P

@vilmanord30 2 года назад

If you can buy almond paste (mandelmassa) semlor is verry easy to make and there are tons of recipies out there. Its a basic wheat bun filled with almond paste and topped with whiped cream and powdered shugar.

@MsAnpassad 2 года назад

If there is an IKEA near you, they usually have them during this time of year.

@milu9099 2 года назад

Mandelmassa for Semla filling can be made from equal amounts (by weight) of almonds and sugar in a blender, add a splash of water if needed.

@lindaberglund9253 2 года назад

My 3 favorite fika treats are: Semla, Napoleonbakelse and Lussekatt(sad that this is only for christmas, I loooooove Lussekatter). The way you eat your Semla is up to you, but i eat the top first with some of the whipped cream..and the rest of it, like a cinnamonbun.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

mmmm lussekatter are tasty too Linda, I can agree with you there!! and I think one of the reasons we crave it so much is the same with the semla - that you cant just go out and get it anytime in the year - its the anticipation which makes it taste even better!

@Disneylover137 2 года назад

That's the way I eat semla too

@saranilsson5949 2 года назад

I love how passionated you are about the Swedish pastries 😍 I’m not a big semla fan… its the princesstårta for me! 🍰

@lionfromthenorth4580 2 года назад

I don't like "prinsesstårta" anymore.. I had too much of it as a kid.. I've began to enjoy "semla" again, though, after been avoiding it for years..

@birgittae9046 2 года назад

Sometimes I eat the semla as it is and sometimes I put the semla in a bowl with hot milk. Called ”hetvägg”. Hot Wall. 😊 I love both ways. 😍 It has to be with the traditional filling, almond mass. 👍

@bosse1998 2 года назад

Despite being Swedish, I learn a lot about Sweden and us when watching your videos!

@zirie3332 2 года назад

Semla is a nice treat.... having it with warm milk brings back memories from my childhood.

@aniieesteiner 2 года назад

I think it might be because I'm a mid-eighties kid, but for me, semla is inseparable from the children's book and julkalender character Ture Sventon, created in the late 1940s by Åke Holmberg. I grew up with the 1970s movie starring Jarl Kulle and the julkalender from 1989 starring Helge Skoog. All the semlor in those stories... always left hungry.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

oooh I've not seen that one before, I'll have to give it a watch sometime - will make me love semla even more haha

@Asa...S 2 года назад

If you ever visit Stockholm, try Lillebrors (close to St. Eriksplan metro station), their semla is so delicious! Just the right amount of cardamom in the bun, fluffy whipped cream and amazing roasted valencia almonds. There is usually a long line outside, but they´re so worth the wait!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

good tips Åsa! I've actually heard a few people talk about Lillebrors, but I'm yet to try it for myself - but now your comment REALLY wants me to give it a visit next time I'm in town, yum!!

@johanbergel1926 2 года назад

The traditional premiere day for the semla is March 1, this year.

@stiglarsson8405 2 года назад

I like how you reveal our Swedish secrets.. even its not any secret at all. Its probably this about fika and semla, its a seasonal thing, to look forward to? Another secret is that its in fika time one get personal or even get to know each other.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

haha have to make it a little bit fun and entertaining right? and I think you're right, the seasonal nature definitely creates the anticipation and love around this bun!

@annikahurtig5393 2 года назад

Have tried different versions, that are tasty in their own ways, but it's classic semla for me; almond paste and whipped cream^^ I eat the lid first with some of the cream and then dig into the rest.

@Sanniz 2 года назад

Semla is my favorite no1... I use to take off the lid and use it to take off whipped cream. When I have eaten the lid and there still too much whipped cream I take off a bit of the bun and do the same like I did with the lid. Next I eat around the part of mandelmassa. Cause I save it for the last, it's the best part for sure!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

its just the best, isn't it?!🤩 and it sounds like our strategies for working our way through the semla is very similar hahaha

@Sanniz 2 года назад

@@JustaBritAbroad haha mean we do great and have brilliant sweet teeths 😉😄🤗

@guygrindborg7732 2 года назад

You can eat the Semla dry with a cup of coffee, dry with a glass of milk, in a bowl with cold milk, or in a bowl with warm milk, whichever way you like.

@primusafzelius9711 2 года назад

Another traditional semla option. You serve semla in a soup bowl with hot milk. Its called "Hetvägg" Have you ever tried that?

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

I haven't yet, but I'm getting super curious now the more comments I'm seeing about it haha

@kristinasvedberg8481 2 года назад

In Gothenburg, there is a bakery that does a cinnamonbunsemla called kremla. The queue goes down an entire street, and they usually sell out in 3 hours!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

kremla? love that Kristina!! definitely need to join that queue next time I'm in town!

@matsnetz1614 2 года назад

Very nice video about our National Treasure the Semla. Really liked the historical view of it. I'm either 3 months late or 9 months early but are you still interested in a christmas tradition that is almost lost? The "advents-verserna" you read out loud for every candle you lit every sunday in advent.

@SinaFarhat 2 года назад

Den äts med kniv och gaffel! Jag är dock en person som äter en kexchoklad eller en mars med kniv och gaffel också! Det fina med semlan är att man kan stoppa in egentligen vad som helst sött i den och det fungerar! Ha en fin vecka!

@trolletuva 2 года назад

Att äta kexchoklad med kniv och gaffel verkar vara en nästan omöjlig sak att genomföra. Jag hade aldrig ens vågat försöka.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

jaha? kniv och gaffel😅 hur civiliserat av dig hahaha håller med dig om semlan då - det är verkligen så mångsidig😬🤩 tack för att du tittade och jag hoppas att du har en trevlig vecka med!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

@@trolletuva haha jag hellre! väldig modig faktiskt - och väldigt rörigt kan jag tänka mig😆

@mr.sts.p 2 года назад

Yes Semla is The best thing this time off The year to eat!

@Ikajo 2 года назад

I personally prefer semlegrodor. In those, the almond paste and the cream is mixed. The bun is not cut in half, instead there is a "mouth" were the cream is added. So good.

@SirHubertthefirst 2 года назад

Godaste fika. Man äter locket först. Sen trycker man bullen 🤩🤩🤩

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

det är jag med på - YUM!🤩🤗

@danielsundin3669 2 года назад

The semla ice cream sandwich is amazing! Me and the kids love them!

@chalphon4907 2 года назад

Yes, it's the best pastry ever made. Also, the semla icecream is actually very good too.

@ProgMannen 2 года назад

In a deep plate with warm milk is sooo good !!!

@Bumbledora 2 года назад

Oooooo! I just love Semlor! Not good for my weight nor health, but it’s so delicious 🤤 Pancakes are also delicious though. I’m very happy that you delight in the Semla too. Thanks for the history lesson. Many facts I’ve actually forgotten about it. My hubby will probably arrive home with semlor today because he was talking about it. A nice coffee after the dinner and of course, the treat. Gonna be a fulfilling evening in my stomach, right 😂😂😂 I prefer semlor the way they are. 🙂🌸🌹

@herrbonk3635 2 года назад

Nothing wrong with kanelbullar, wienerbröd, or indeed semlor. However, although perhaps less known among foreigners, prinsesstårta, budapestbakelse, napoleonbakelse, and similar pastries, are among the best kinds of kaffebröd (imho). Along with chokladbiskvier, studentskor, kladdkaka, and crispy berry pies with whipped cream.

@StaffanSwede 2 года назад

Hopelessly addicted to semlor... 😄 And there it came, your semmelvideo and I must say I really liked the refined way you disguised your obsession with history and facts about semlan. Well done Gregg!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

that should be my Insta bio haha might just pinch that from you right away Staffan😆 but you're right, I've been promising this one for sometime, but I thought better disguise my love letter to the semla with some facts and background so it didn't feel too much like a semla propaganda reel hahaha thanks for watching!

@Mittnamnarupptaget 2 года назад

I was hoping you would have a Semmel-tasting. You should try the semla at Haga Tårtcompani in Stockholm, it’s the best!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

haha I had actually planned to go around and taste some different semlor and try and find the best one in my area, but then I thought that video might get a bit long... and I might end up in the same situation as that king I mentioned😅

@nopahrefa4466 2 года назад

Fastlagsbulle, absolutely one of the best fika one can have. And obviously the proper way to eat it is 1) lid with a bit of the cream, 2) the rest of the cream scooped on top of your coffee, and then 3) the bottom like the most decadent sandwich in existence. Also, the variability is amazing. I love the almonds, but it is just as traditional to fill it with jams (which with modern trade, you can update to fresh berries if you want) which means it's good to go for people with nut allergies too. And lastly, don't slam a Slät Bulle. Arguably the best fika outside of the fastlagsbulle season - cardamon, not too sweet, fantastic texture, can double as a sandwich bread in a pinch...

@MrBiggmartin 2 года назад

My best way is as a HETVÄGG or heatwall. That means you have it in bowl of warm milk and I also like to have some cinnamon sprinkled on it too.

@lionfromthenorth4580 2 года назад

That's it! I'm going to my favourite bakery and get one of those!! 😜 (The traditional one, not the wrap version... Eeeww.. 😬) This video spoiled my diet! Thanks! 😄 Btw, I have my semla with a cup of (or 2) coffee with milk. 😉☕

@annas1009 2 года назад

Mine favorit place for fika in Örebro is fröken brogrens (fröken brogrens veranda) it has mini semlas buffe some days in the week and it is just perfect when one can not decide for what flavor to eat. They have tiny mini semlas with vanilla cream instead of almond mass. Many fika places offer it as a alternativ if you like semla but cant eat it because of the almond mass for diffrent reasons. And so the hard part. One have to decide what kind of cream under the semla hat. Pear whipped cream, or blueberry whipped cream, nutella whipped cream, dulce de leche whipped cream or normal semla with normal filling almond mass and regular whipped cream. When I was young I grow up with the tradition to put the normal semla with almond mass and whipped cream in a soup bowl and poor hot milk around it. Just a few centimeter or almost half of the bigger bund of the semla is cover. And sprinkle a little blended mix with cinnamon and a little sugar on top it all. And eat with big spoon. It´s so good. Perfect when it's cold outside.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

oooh I've not been to Örebro in a couple of years, but next time I'm in town, I'll definitely be trying your recommendation!! and you're totally right about the benefits of a mini semla - all the good parts of the semla experience, but in a bitesized chunk! I'm yet to try the hetvägg semla but now I've read so many of you mention it, that I REALLY want to try haha

@EmilNiemi 2 года назад

I haven't eaten semla for many years, I don't know how many years, bust been at least for over 5 years. Main reason is I'm celiac and despite Sweden is really good place to find glutenfree alternatives, I haven't really looked for glutenfree semla or bothered try do it myself or bothered to 'cheat' and still eat gluten. Though I'd assume if going to a fika place outdoors where they sell fika, around the semla times now some must probably have glutenfree ones hmm

@skogsbosse 2 года назад

You have to try semla in a different way that I like. It is called "hot wall" you take a deep bowl with some warm / hot milk And put it in the bowl then you eat with a spoon. Du måste prova semla på ett annat sätt som jag gillar. Det kallas "hetvägg" man tar en djup skål med lite varm/het mjölk Och lägger i den i skålen sen äter man med sked.

@Vinterfrid 2 года назад

Du glömde dock bort att pudra lite kanel över mjölken innan du lägger i semlan. :o)

@Frendh 2 года назад

Hetvägg, not a fan.

@skogsbosse 2 года назад

@@Vinterfrid Ja. just ja

@MDobri-sy1ce 2 года назад

In low school we used to eat pankakor “pancakes “ when, I was younger, at least in my part of Canada.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

for Shrove Tuesday you mean? interesting to hear we share that tradition!

@joharfleet7495 2 года назад

Ameretto - no wonder you love it! 😀

@DefaultFlame 7 месяцев назад

My favorite innovation on the traditional semla is the weinersemla. Also, the correct way to eat semla is to take a big bite and try your best and fail at not smearing cream and powdered sugar on your face. Yes, I am 100% serious. The mess is an important part of it.

@viktoriabackeus7610 2 года назад

The best ones are the ones you make yourself. I'm not a fan of hard whipped cream, I like it more liquid-y and more almond paste. However, this year I'm thinking of making one with blueberry jam. Because blueberries are the best berry.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

the more almond paste the better in my books Viktoria, yum!! blueberry sounds great too though :)

@TobiasEngstrom 10 месяцев назад

The Semla, like any middle age continental central european traditional has to do with sweets; namely sugar and soft bread

@josefineforslin9562 2 года назад

En av de bästa variationerna av semlan är med nutella, skivade jordgubbar och grädde 👌

@Bumbledora 2 года назад

Oh, I grew up eating the treat in a bowl with hot milk in it. Nowadays though, I just eat it. No milk, just on a plate.

@marcusfridh8489 2 года назад

take off the lid and scoop a little whipped cream on it, and put it aside, then eat the bun with the almondpast and the rest of the cream, and lastly the lid.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

love this! I usually do kind of like you described, but starting with the lid, and scooping the cream and almond paste onto it :)

@Shiva182Katarina 2 года назад

I actually prefer vanilla cream inside instead of the almond paste

@sewe66 2 года назад

Semla på den svensktalande delen Finland så betyder det fralla. Varje år när jag lägger ut en bild på en semla så kommenterar min Facebook kompis från Finland att det heter fastlagsbulle och att semla är fralla. 😀

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

jaså? vad kul! visste inte att det fanns så mycket historia av det i olika länder. kul!!

@beachrose88 2 года назад

great channel

@wertigon 2 года назад

Sigh... Here I was doing pretty well on my diet, and then you have to go and tempt me with this... Dammit! :P

@themangospy8288 2 года назад

Rub it in my face, won't you!!! (Actually, I'll take a semla any way!) I can't get them here in the US, and home-baked just isn't the same without a pressure oven to make them fluffy-yet-doughy.

@perandersson6928 2 года назад

Den är som bäst, med varm mjölk! 😀👍

@robhobsweden 2 года назад

No milk. Eat lid first, then the rest with a teaspoon. That's the way I eat it. ;)

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

I second this Robert! this is my style👌

@_MaryRose_ Год назад

Best way here: join the local eating contest! wolf down as many as you can and only have to pay the entry fee 😅 sure, you will feel sick for the rest of the month, but at least you will not have a sweet tooth for quite some time hahah

@carinaandersson7492 2 года назад

I eat it in a bowl of warm milk its called A” Het Vägg” 🤣

@NEkbergArt 2 года назад

Have you seen the limited edition protein drink and bars with the taste of semla?

@lionfromthenorth4580 2 года назад

Seriously..?! 🤔

@jazze63 2 года назад

Måste ätas som hetvägg!! Varm mjölk och kanel.

@Vinterfrid 2 года назад

Exakt så! Många har dessvärre inte förstått finessen med kanel. ;o)

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

det har jag inte provat än men jag vet att det är ganska popis! kanske jag får prova det här året!! haha

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

@@Vinterfrid jaså?😅

@joelmohlin6897 2 года назад

Semlas are one of the best treats ever! However, I would say prinsesstårta is slightly better ;)

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

oooh its certainly very tight!! ;)

@Disneylover137 2 года назад

Yes I think so too

@ioana2739 2 года назад

Haha today I was walking them streets of Stockholm and I was surprised by the ammount of Semla I saw for sale :D thanks for explaining this! Which kind of semla would you recomment?

@Pirelli65 2 года назад

The traditional one or the one that looks traditional but filled with vanilla cream instead. Or both.😋

@ewawiman9007 2 года назад

Jag gillar verkligen semlor. Dock periodvis har jag på grund av min nötallergi inte kunnat äta mandelmassa, så jag har hittat semlor med vaniljkräm i. Det är minst lika gott som med mandelmassa. Numera klarar jag av att äta vanliga semlor men jag föredrar vaniljkrämssemlor för "vanliga" semlor. För det mesta äter jag semlan rätt upp och ner. Jag har ätit semlan nedsänkt i kall mjölk och ätit med sked. Jag föredrar att äta den rätt upp och ner. Det är både godare och enklare enligt min humla. I år ska jag prova en semmelwrap. Det ser jag framemot. Jag kanske återkommer med en rapport om semmelwrap:en.

@indraallian6371 2 года назад

When I moved to the east of Sweden I was very "shocked" by how they made the "Fettisdagsbulle" with the whipped cream and the almond paste separated. Where I was raised in the west of Sweden the cream and the almond paste was always mixed together before it was put on/in the bun. And the lid was round never triangular. Blasphemy indeed! 😎 And to top it off they called it "SEMLA" ARRRGHH!

@jokervienna6433 2 года назад

You are completely right in that the lid should be round. BUT. Then one makes a hole in the middle of the bottom bun, mix the bread one took out with the almond paste, put cream on top and then put the lid on top of it all. :)

@Ikajo 2 года назад

De med mandelmassa och grädde ihopblandat kallas semlegrodor.

@dennisbohman3848 2 года назад

"And the lid was round never triangular." Då har du inte varit på många kondis =)

@indraallian6371 2 года назад

@@dennisbohman3848 I think it might depend on what part of the country you grew up in.

@mariannejohansson1361 2 года назад

Perhaps you can make a video about different fika treats.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

I actually already have Marianne! I left the link in the description section :) but maybe I'll have to do an updated version sometime hehe, what's your favourite fika?

@mariannejohansson1361 2 года назад

@@JustaBritAbroad Yes, I so have some favorites but you do not see them very often in the cafées. Sommartårta or Pinocchio tårta is very good. Gilles with strawberries or blueberries. Pears or whatever you like. Soft saffranskaka. Mariabollar, rabarberpaj, hallongrottor, Napoleon bakelser. It could become a very long list.

@monikanordgren5844 2 года назад

Jag älskar Semlor. Bland det bästa som finns.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

jag håller med dig helt och hållet🤩🤩

@herkcollins4263 2 года назад

Per likes this one a lot. He had Semla the other day. No coffee though of course hahaha

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

semla is seriously the best! have you tried it yet? ;)

@magnuskeijser5044 2 года назад

Hetvägg!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

det måste jag prova någon gång!!

@Pubbehey1 2 года назад

you can put whatever you want in the bottom half if you dont like "mandel massa" jam works fine or any other berryjam you like!

@anderszapac 2 года назад

Apparently there are fastlagsbullar with cream in our neighbouring countries as well, following this pattern of filling: Finnish speaking in Finland: 56-77% prefer jam (mostly younger people), 23-44% prefer almond paste (elder people) Swedish speaking in Finland: 25% prefer jam, 75% prefer almond paste Sweden: almond paste or sometimes vanilla cream (not sure if there ever was a survey) Norway: jam The tradition to eat the bun in hot milk seems to be purely Swedish though. Exactly why there is the divide between Swedish speaking and Finnish speaking in Finland is unclear. Some point to that it might have been difficult and expensive to obtain almonds after WW2, and thus in Finland which probably was more affected by the war, they substituted almond paste with jam. Another explanation is that before during the lent they ate jam filled donuts in Finland, and through that way the jam has moved from the donut to the bun, replacing the almond paste. However it is also said that a lot of recipes in Swedish use almond paste regardless of its price or availability, so perhaps it simply is what makes Sweden Swedish?

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

good tip!!

@joakimswahn9179 4 месяца назад

Instead of hot milk, use hot chocolate, it'll change your life.😊

@beachrose88 2 года назад

yummy

@Griexxt 2 года назад

I never really liked "mandelmassa" (or almonds in any shape), but I can put up with it for a semla or two.😊

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

you didn't?😱perhaps I gave away in this video that the madelmassa might actually be my favourite part hahaha

@trixycat 2 года назад

Lid first :)

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

agreed Cat!!

@astridcyanistescaeruleus4126 2 года назад

Are you aware this had been copied from the Italian " maritozzo", which is also the worst cake you can find in Italy? Maritozzo comes from the ancient Rome, Semla came out in the 16th century.

@kajsan760 2 года назад

You forgot to mention that a normal size semla is too big to just bite in to. If you try you'll get whipped cream everywhere. (I think everybody has tried this at least once as a child.) My preferred method: Take off the lid. Turn it upside down over the whipped cream, so the excess powdered sugar falls on the cream. Use the lid to scoop up cream and take bites of it until the whole semla has become low enough for you to be able to bite into it. Then pick up the bun and bite into it as you would any bun. After you've finished eating, don't forget to wipe off the whipped cream that always ends up on the tip of your nose.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

haha good point Karin!! that's kind of why I didn't try to just bite into the whole thing when I held it up in the video😅 that would have become a meme in minutes haha. I've never heard of turning it upside down though🤔 cool!! might have to give it a try sometimes!

@HannahHäggAutisticTransWoman 2 года назад

Wienersemla is the best one I have tried.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

yum!!!

@magdalenabozyk1798 2 года назад

There's a semla-latte! just saying....

@jorgengabrielsson6660 2 года назад

Semla= Bagarens guld 😉

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

ja men verkligen hahaha

@zyxifi1562 2 года назад

forehead?

@stefantroedsson5483 2 года назад

Kladdkaka is much better

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

mmmm I love that too Stefan!! The Swedes just have too many great fikas😱😅

@lionfromthenorth4580 2 года назад

My favourite fika treat!! 💪 On 2:nd place, my homemade applepie, "smulpaj".

@martinsamuelsson7561 2 года назад

Tror jag e en av få svenskar som inte äter detta bakverk, inte ens om jag får betalt. Det är förlorad grädde.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 года назад

ojdå! mer semlor för mig i så fall ;) hehehe

@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 2 месяца назад

Norwegian "fika" ; Sitting on a mountain top. Or by a forest lake. Happily munching a "Kvikklunch"... (Norwegian improved "KitKat"). Hoping for some peace and quiet. ⛰️😋🍫🌲🫎 (Yes. We're introverts. When sober...)