Well, Swedish, actually. It's just that the little blond boy on the Kalles Kaviar package always makes me think that he's overjoyed at just having joined the Hitler Youth.
I've seen those mysterious tubes at IKEA for years, and finally bought one a few months ago (apparently the stuff keeps more-or-less forever in the fridge). I'm a smoked fish lover, so was willing to give "creamed smoked codfish roe" a try. It's a pinkish creamy substance that comes out of the tube in a pretty pattern if you're skilled at it, which I am not. Not only is it as salty as expected, it is also fairly sweet.
I didn't know what to do with it other than put it on crackers, but an online search told me that a common Scandinavian breakfast is to spread a little butter on crispbread, then top with Kalles Kaviar, sliced hard-boiled egg, and fresh dill. I've been doing this intermittently for months, usually forgoing the butter, and never having the dill. It's still pretty good.
Today I used a bit of butter, and finally had some fresh dill available. Dee-lush, as my daughter would say. But then I like pretty much all Scandinavian food I've had the chance to try, even lutefisk.
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