I must say, Swedes do a lot of things very well, but I've been disappointed with Swedish ice cream. The ice cream itself is fine, but they don't tend to have a lot of chunks, like chocolate chips, nuts, candy pieces etc..., which is the best part. In Stockholm, they happen to have a Ben & Jerry's store right across the street from a Swedish ice cream store and the difference was striking. Now I know other people agree with me!
Sia glass=no ice cream customers:

Ben & Jerry's=jam packed:

Leo and I had considered opening a hot dog stand as a plan B, but now I'm thinking a Ben & Jerry's franchise here in Gothenburg might just be the ticket.
Posted by ali at juni 1, 2009 03:29 FMGreat post! The lack of really good ice-cream is one factor that we consider seriously when planning a possible re-patriation to Sweden. So I feel your pain being stuck with the lame Sia-stuff. I heard the pint-size Ben&Jerry in Stockholm is about 7usd... I better eat as much as I can while I´m still in the US! :-)
Posted by: Frida at juni 1, 2009 10:56 FM