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automatvapen t1_it7pqft wrote

Reply to comment by Hugmaestro in [Homemade] Svenska Köttbullar (Swedish Meatballs) with mashed potatoes, steamed broccolini, brown gravy, and cranberry sauce. by Dani-in-berlin

Swap out the cranberrie sauce to lingonberries and you're home!

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Kvartersalkis t1_it7yel5 wrote

Yeah, but cranberries is probably the best easily available alternative. Lingonberries can be hard to find outside Sweden, Finland and Norway

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magnoliamouth t1_it7ytlu wrote

In the US, Whole Foods and IKEA always have them!

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YourFairyGodmother t1_it8wy69 wrote

Like many redditors, The nearest Whole foods and and IKEA are several hours drive from where I live. (Don't feel too sorry for me, thank FSM there's a Wegmans on the other side of town, and they have lingonberry jam. In fact ther's some in my fridge right now.)

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AlexanderDaychilde t1_it9as80 wrote

I got spoiled by the 99th Wegmans they opened up in Virginia Beach. Then we moved an hour north to Williamsburg. I love that we have a Publix up here… but I'd definitely trade access to IKEA and Whole Foods to have a Wegmans closer - in a heartbeat. Their prepared foods are way outside my budget, but they have SO much awesome stuff, and produce and cheeses I can't get anywhere else, along with some FANTASTIC house brand frozen foods… lots of amazing stuff that's hard to find anywhere else :)

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Furtwangler t1_itamxov wrote

I'd trade whole foods for Wegmans any day... None on the west coast /sobs

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Rieiid t1_it9uqrh wrote

The nearest IKEA to me is like 50+ miles and I've never even seen a whole foods before.

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wizardmagic10288 t1_itb0scn wrote

I guess I’m blessed to have a Whole Foods and Ikea within 15 minutes from my home. And a Wegmans with 10 minutes of my job. 😅

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MoozeRiver t1_it8dvck wrote

Yup, and vice versa as a Swedish-American family in Sweden, we use lingonberries for Thanksgiving.

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cahillc134 t1_it8taq5 wrote

Also, Marshall’s, & TJMax always have Lingonberry jam in the little food isle.

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thegandork t1_it8u1ln wrote

I made Swedish meatballs this week with the lingonberry spread from Ikea. They are almost identical in flavor to cranberries, so I don't think you're missing anything subbing a cranberry sauce

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Biillypilgrim t1_ita5dhy wrote

They sell lingonberries at every ikea...and on amazon....

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kaffefe t1_it8h2sw wrote

And the broccoli thingy for pickled (pressed?) cucumber. 2/4.

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