Tastebud : Bistro Björkvik (3rd time)

10 June 2023

I think I can call it a tradition when I have visited Bistro Björkvik annually during the summer. This year, I decided to have the fish and chips because it is the cheapest on the menu and my boyfriend is treating 5 people this year. The first time I came here in 2021, I had duck breast which costed 255kr and this year, it costs 335kr! An increase of 80kr. Gosh. The second time in 2022. I had a fish dish - grilled pikeperch for 285kr but this is not the menu this year.  Instead, they have grilled char fillet for 335kr. Unfortunately, I do not know how much the fish and chips costed then. Maybe it is a good thing I don't know, otherwise my heart will ache. 

My fish and chips costs 265kr. It was a huge portion. The chips were a lot. Beneath the two fish fillets were more chips. I finished my food slowly as the sun was shining very hard on me. I was sitting facing the sun. Gosh, I do not enjoy eating under the sun. I do not understand why Swedes love it. I know the sun is scarce during winter and one wants to enjoy every bit of sunlight but it was painful on the skin. 

Tastebud : Madame

8 June 2023

Today's dinner at Madame was SO YUMMY! It is Korean food and I eat it very seldom. It does not usually cross my mind to eat Korean food. Also, the prices discourage me. The first time I had Korean food was at Arirang and it was expensive for me then, as I was not working. Today, it costs even more and I would not go there so often either. In fact, I eat out very seldom. I am working now but I do not find it attractive enough to eat out when I know how to cook them.

There are not many food options to choose from in the menu which I think it is good. One will not be clueless on what to eat. It is a good thing too that we are three persons so that we could try more dishes. Always an advantage to come in a group when one has Asian food. 

For starters, we shared:

1. Kimchi jeon (Kimchi pancake) 140kr. I love the crispy and fried texture of this. It does not taste like the usual pancakes that I have eaten.
2. Tteokbokki (Rice pancakes) 135kr. This texture is very chewy and I feel like I cannot stop chewing. It is a very dense texture. I like the sauce. It could be gochujang. 
3. Hoe (Raw fish with chili and rice vinegar) 165kr. This is a combination of 3 fishes. One of them is tuna. The taste is very mild in this dish after trying 1 and 2.