Good eating: Lingonberrys and lamps at Ikea
“We’ve been waiting for a long time for Ikea to come to
Massachusetts. Until its recent opening in Avon, the nearest store was
in New Haven, Conn., and while we thought it worth the travel time, we
didn’t go often. All that’s changed.
It’s a bright blue building
with the name in huge yellow letters and brightly colored Ikea flags
snapping in the breeze. After passing through the entrance, Annette and
I head straight for the cafeteria. The question isn’t whether you want
Swedish meatballs with lingonberrys, but how many you’ll have. They’re
tender and savory and come with a couple of boiled potatoes to sop up
the gravy. If you ask for the smallest number, you’ll probably wish you
got more.
Annette had them on our first visit to the new store. I
got what they call marinated salmon, or gravlax. It came with a honey
mustard dill sauce. We split a slice of Daim torte, which was dense,
filled with crunchy candy bits, and topped with milk chocolate. On our
second visit, we tried the apple cake, which is packed with cooked
apple slices, brown with cinnamon and surrounded by a sweet shell. It’s
served with crème anglaise. Annette enjoyed an open-faced shrimp
sandwich, and I had a ham and cheese sub. The menu board said it was on
a baguette, but it was a sub roll…”
“Good eating: Lingonberrys and lamps at Ikea”
By Richmond Talbot
SouthofBoston.com
Image: “Elderflower and Lingoberry”
by Cobalt Femme @ IKEA LOVERS/FLICKR. Check out her photos.
