An important day later this week ...

October 14: 'The Day of the shrimp sandwich'. Are you 'gliding along on a shrimp sandwich?' Meaning .. 

  • October 14 is "räkmackans dag" at Arlanda and Landvetter airports. The day was first launched in 2009. Celebrate at home by making this easy open-faced sandwich, which is a favorite among Swedes.

  • October 14 In Swedish History
    2009: "Räkmackans dag" (the day of the shrimp sandwich) is launched at Arlanda Airport. Today the day is also celebrated at Landvetter Airport in Göteborg.
    What인터넷바카라s important with a Swedish 인터넷바카라räkmacka인터넷바카라? Well, the mayonnaise, no doubt, but most of all it has to be topped by a heap of fresh shrimp. In Sweden, the shrimp sandwich is connected to traveling, mostly traveling by sea obviously. It has always been offered onboard ferries. It was in the late 19th century that the first sandwich with 인터넷바카라fresh shrimp from the fjords인터넷바카라 was born in Denmark, and it is thought the delicacy came to Sweden via the ferries running between Denmark and Sweden. Later on, the sandwich made it to the airports. We have earlier reported that the popular west coast shrimp seems to be in trouble:

  • Tomatoes, cucumber, even a little bit of bleak roe can be used to garnish the delicious shrimp sandwich. Photo: Nordic Reach / Emil Sergel

  • There인터넷바카라s also a saying in Sweden: 인터넷바카라Glida runt på en räkmacka인터넷바카라, translated to: 인터넷바카라gliding along on a shrimp sandwich인터넷바카라, which is another way of saying you have an easy life. Says Swedish archivist, trade historian, writer and TV personality Edward Blom: 인터넷바카라At first it meant someone had it too easy. Later on it has come to mean you manage to get by without really deserving to.인터넷바카라 Blom continues to explain that the 인터넷바카라räkmacka인터넷바카라 was the most luxurious item at the local café, and that it thus has become a symbol for the good life.

  • Tomatoes, cucumber, even a little bit of bleak roe can be used to garnish the delicious shrimp sandwich.

  • Open-faced sandwiches and shrimp go well together. You have heard of the traditional (Recipe! ..a favorite of Swedish master painter Anders Zorn). Here, a slightly more exotic take on Skagen: -- all recipes at one point or another included in , America's favorite Swedish newspaper.

  • Why not celebrate 인터넷바카라räkmackans dag인터넷바카라 at your own home? We found a traditional Danish recipe that serves two.

  • Ingredients:
    2 slices French loaf bread, ½ inch thick
    lightly salted European-style butter
    2 large Boston lettuce or Romaine leaves
    6 ounces bay or small baby shrimp
    4 Tablespoons crème fraîche or Greek-style yoghurt (although we would definitely use mayonnaise. Some say Hellman's works even better than the Swedish/Scandinavian variety, less vinegar.)
    salt
    freshly ground pepper
    dill sprigs
    lemon wedges

  • Instruction
    Spread each bread slice with butter. Cover with a lettuce leaf. Arrange shrimp in rows on lettuce. Spoon 1 to 2 tablespoons crème fraîche or yogurt (or mayo) over shrimp. Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Garnish with dill sprigs and serve with a lemon wedge.
    Recipe courtesy of Lynda Balslev for NPR.