Lunch pasta

I don't really know what to call this,

I would like to find some simple way

of saying "simple lunch pasta" without actually saying it, hahaha.

But as simple as the name is, it is sauteed onion and garlic in olive oil and butter mixed in with the noodles. On the side, sliced ciabatta bread with olive oil and balsamic and some slices of that cheese that I picked up at the market that I still haven't figured out the name to. However, it was very good. I consider it a lunch pasta because it can be served with many other items in my opinion. Whereas if you make a red sauce pasta it kind of in my opinion takes the spot light. Where in most cultures lunch tends to be the bigger meal I think that a no sauce pasta can be a really nice choice being light and simple along side or served after a salad and before some kind of mushroom risotto. All being paired actually quite nicely with a bottle of Basa 2008 Rueda wine from Spain. Yes, that would be the perfect lunch! Then possibly finishing with a piece of Tiramisu. hahahahaha, I'm getting hungry again.

Mozzarella Caprese

So good

and what really made the dish was of course, the cheese! I purchased it from a cheese shop in Malmo but it could probably be found anywhere really. It is Mozzarella di bufala campana, from Tre Stelle, is the company. The cheese was so rich in flavor and taste. Very good. However as much as the cheese is important it is still on a part of the dish, and the key ingredients to this plate was definitely the basil leaves off of my plant and the olive oil. I will admit that I don't have very good balsamic right now so it's really not worth mentioning but still gave the addition to the plate that can give you an idea of the capabilities that can be uncovered. The tomatoes are also extremely important as well. I like to use vine ripened tomatoes, they have a really good earthy taste to them and are not bland. You can cut right into them and smell the flavor. Much different from roma, or other typical store bought tomatoes, (organic or not). All in all, this was definitely as good as it looks. If only I can find Mozzarella cheese like this in the states.

Chanterelle Mushroom breakfast sandwich

So for breakfast today I had another egg sandwich however this time I added basil to the egg as I was frying it, however it should be fresh basil. Another cool thing that I found out about this area is that Chanterelle Mushrooms are grown here, all over. So they are pretty cheap. In the states Chanterelle Mushrooms are very expensive.

So on the sandwich I have a regular mayo, mustard and tomato. But I also sauteed some Chanterelle mushrooms and I found a new cheese from a cheese shop I stopped at in Malmo. The cheese is a standard apparently to Sweden. It is really good, it's a hard cow's milk cheese and is called Vaslerbotten. I totally did not understand the guy when he was telling me the name so he wrote it down for me. The word does have some accents on top of the letters but I cannot do that on this blog. But yeah the cheese is actually really good and with the sandwich was really good.

Malmo

This past saturday I went the city of Malmo within Sweden. It's about a 2 hour train ride south from the city that I am staying in. On the map it is a bigger city then Vaxjo and alot of the students on campus say that it is a fun place to go and visit. I completely agree, Malmo was definitely a good place to go see, I would even recommend staying then night and spending 2 days. Here are some of the pictures that I took, I saw about 3/4 of the city and that was even moving a little fast so I definitely think it is a 2 day trip. I also happened to go on a pretty good day because the sun was out for most of the day time.

Breakfast

Fried egg sandwich with tomato and this cheese that I picked up from the market, I didn't get the name of it, but it is really good. I will have to figure out the name and put it up later. Yogurt and Chmpagne!! Hahahaha, I thought I would put this in for fun, although I didn't really have the champagne with breakfast, I just thought it would make a funny picture.

Best Apple Juice

So last saturday I went into the town open market. It is not very big but it has pretty much everything that could be found at a regular grocery store. I found this apple juice that a lady was selling at a really good price. She old me that it is made of three different apples and has nothing else in it. I was shocked at the taste of the juice. Really good, it puts all other apple juices to shame. Nothing has compared to this one, it had the perfect combination of tart, sweet apple flavor. Really surprising.

Hot chocolate

I have had a lot of different hot chocolates and am not saying that this is my favorite however it is up there on my list. Chopping up some 77% dark chocolate to mix with steamed milk is actually really good. I thought it might be a little bitter, but actually was surprised to find out that there was actually no bitterness to it at all, and still had a really good amount of sweetness to it. I think in the future I would still add some cinnamon to it or possibly mix it with some peppermint then just a little whipped cream on top and it is set. Although, and i have to point it out since I am on the subject, but the hot chocolate that I have had in from Spain and Italy is still 2 out of my 5 top hot chocolates. Another one of my top 5 hot chocolates would have to be Mexican hot chocolate, I forget the name of the specific one that I had but it definitely blew me away and was simply amazing.