in amsterdam on the way to singapore -- at home in lund
"fika" is a Swedish word, that can be used both as a verb and as a noun. to fika means to have something to drink (usually coffee or tea) and something to eat with it (most often something sweet, such as a cake or biscuit). typical situations:
- "we've worked all morning - let's go get a fika" (taking a break from work)
- "if you come by saturday afternoon we'll fika" (meeting up with friends or family)
- "maybe you'd like to get a fika with me someday?" (a subtle way to ask someone out on a date...)
you don't have fika instead of breakfast, lunch or dinner - it's something you have between main meals.
we're dedicating the rest of the week to fika!
4 comments:
love that fika concept! particularly that you have a special name for it :)
and julochka's shot is just hilarious. do you know martin parr?
oh man, i gotta get to starbucks w/the camera!!! must photograph the jelly coffee.
p.s. it's too bad my little pancakes weren't showing in that photo....
I'm so glad that you are introducing the word/concept of fika into the English world. It has always been my favorite "meal," but I didn't know what to call it! (Also, I like a word that with a flexible grammar.)
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