https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Things are looking good for Swedes’ beloved strawberries. https://www.thelocal.se/20180519/sweet-news-for-swedish-strawberry-fans Sat, 19 May 2018 19:01:29 +0200 sweet-news-for-swedish-strawberry-fans Ate too much during Midsummer? This weekend is the perfect occasion to cook a light Swedish recipe. Food writer John Duxbury's recipe for chicken salad with strawberry is a surprising taste sensation. https://www.thelocal.se/20160701/how-to-make-a-swedish-chicken-and-strawberry-salad Fri, 01 Jul 2016 08:59:00 +0200 how-to-make-a-swedish-chicken-and-strawberry-salad As Sweden continues to experience a homegrown strawberry shortage, there's a stir over whether some fruits labelled Swedish have actually been imported from overseas. https://www.thelocal.se/20150708/results-revolving-swedish-strawberry-stir-to-be-revealed-later-this-month Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:34:57 +0200 results-revolving-swedish-strawberry-stir-to-be-revealed-later-this-month Swedish farmers have warned of a strawberry shortage at next week's Midsummer celebrations, describing it as a “disaster” for both Swedish people and for strawberry growers. https://www.thelocal.se/20150612/farmers-warn-of-midsummer-strawberry-shortage Fri, 12 Jun 2015 12:25:24 +0200 farmers-warn-of-midsummer-strawberry-shortage The year's first batch of Swedish strawberries went under the hammer in Stockholm on Wednesday, with growers fetching 175 kronor ($27) per punnet. But the price was nothing compared to last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20140410/crowds-flock-for-25-swedish-strawberries Thu, 10 Apr 2014 12:31:00 +0200 crowds-flock-for-25-swedish-strawberries Despite the long, cold winter, strawberry growers in Sweden have announced that this year's harvest has survived and will be ready to be gobbled down in line with Swede's dessert-table traditions at Midsummer. https://www.thelocal.se/20130531/48246 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:44:00 +0200 48246 A strawberry vendor in western Sweden was given a baseball bat as a means of protecting herself, prompting unions to cry foul about sub-standard working conditions for street-side fruit sellers. https://www.thelocal.se/20120719/42114 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:49:00 +0200 42114 Foreign strawberries are being repackaged and passed off as Swedish, causing outrage among growers and authorities to send samples to Germany for analysis in an effort to stop the black market trade. https://www.thelocal.se/20120621/41580 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:19:00 +0200 41580 The hunt for the Swedish strawberry could prove elusive this Midsummer holiday weekend with supplies a reported 14 days late due to the long cool spring. https://www.thelocal.se/20100621/27354 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:30:00 +0200 27354 Swedish agriculture authorities are going hi-tech to crack down on the sale of imported strawberries which have been falsely marked as being home grown. https://www.thelocal.se/20090603/19856 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:57:00 +0200 19856