Question about Kalles Kaviar from Northerner

[ponysoprano]

I'm willing to bet that stuff would be awesome with the egg on a toasted bagel with a ton of garlic. The aryan swede on the tube sure looks pleased!


:P

[ponysoprano]

"In 1954 Abba bought a recipe for 1000 Swedish Crowns. That recipe is today safely locked in a bank box, very secretly."

^^^from the Northerner site.

aren't they the folks who sang "dancing queen"?

[snusbear1]

Is Kaviar in the same league as anchovy paste?

Well, to the extent that both items are strong tasting, salty, cured, mashed-up seafood products in a tube, they do share certain similar characteristics. (On a side note, many people who express a non-negotiable hatred of anchovies often don't realize that anchovies are a main ingredient in one of their favorite products: Worcestershire Sauce! (read the ingredients list on the label).) I can't help wondering if Kalles Kaviar could similarly be used as an ingredient for home-cooked sauces?? (Hmm . . . a tsp of Kalles, 2 tsp of Marmite, a tbsp of vinegar, a pinch of sugar, and some garlic powder boiled in a cup of water - I bet that'd make an interesting Worcestershire-like sauce!! I'll have to try that experiment tomorrow and adjust (or abandon!) as needed.)

If you're interested in a popular Swedish dish that makes use of anchovies, you can click HERE for a recipe for Janssons Frestelse.

I'm willing to bet that stuff would be awesome with the egg on a toasted bagel with a ton of garlic. The aryan swede on the tube sure looks pleased!

Sounds good! The blonde kid on the tube is "Kalle" himself, the son of the owner of the original product company.

"In 1954 Abba bought a recipe for 1000 Swedish Crowns. That recipe is today safely locked in a bank box, very secretly."

^^^from the Northerner site.

aren't they the folks who sang "dancing queen"?

The Abba Seafood Company predates the band ABBA by several years, and it was only after a certain amount of legal wrangling that the band was allowed to use that name. For the band, the name is an acronym for names of the band members: Anni-Frid ("Frida"), Benny, Björn, Agnetha.

[chainsnuser]

I prefer Master Fatman's version of "Dancing Queen"

Cheers!

[sentry103]

It tastes like canned herring to me. It's not bad. It's just fishier than I expected

[Subtilo]

I prefer Master Fatman's version of "Dancing Queen"

Cheers!

You know Master Fatman? I thought 'Tykmesteren' was just a local idiot up here ...

[chainsnuser]

I thought 'Tykmesteren' was just a local idiot up here ...

I heard the song only once in the Danish radio while on vacation in Ebeltoft. I think it's great, but the host said something like "that was Master Fatman, who did NOT sing Abba's Dancing Queen". :lol:

It was followed by Lee Hazlewood's cover version of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On". While I think that Lee Hazlewood was a genius, he must have been on some weird drug, when he recorded that song.

The whole radio-program was probably called "freaky cover versions" or something like that.

Cheers!

[Mr. Snuffleupagus]

Well, I gave the kalles kaviar a shot just plain on trisket crackers and it's just way to fishy for me. Now that I've read this thread I wish I had tried Frank's sandwich before I tossed it. Oh well.

[Shownarou]

I will be ordering a tube or two when Gellivare gets in or when my stockpile gets low.. Hopefully the Gellivare gets in first, I've got about 6 months worth of snus..

[Roo]

ABBA's "Dancing Queen" holds a special spot near the top of my all-time most hated songs list. That reference made me shudder. And now it's in my head goddamnit. There's a bad article on cnn.com today about traveling in Stockholm. I can't wait to go someday. Random thoughts, carry on...

[Badfish74]

On the whole Sweden is a wonderful country. The people are awesome, their culture is so damn neat, and they have exported many many things that have made the whole world a better place. That being said...I wonder if they view ABBA the same way the US views New Kids on the Block? :lol: