Eva Karlberg, Swedish Chamber of Commerce general manager, has lived in Hong Kong for 10 years. She says there's only one Swedish restaurant here - Ikea in Sha Tin - although some establishments do serve dishes (or drinks) that remind Swedish people of home.
Tai Pan Grill, Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, 3 Canton Road, Harbour City, tel: 2113 3901. 'This isn't a Swedish restaurant but each year they have a 'Little Taste of Sweden' dinner during Swedish Week in December. They bring out a Swedish guest chef to make a degustation dinner with smorgasbord so you can taste different dishes.'
Ikea, Grand Central Plaza, 138 Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Sha Tin, tel: 2634 1688. 'This is a large Ikea, bigger than the one in Causeway Bay. They don't just sell furniture, there's also a restaurant that serves gravlax [cured salmon] with dill and mustard, and Swedish meatballs and lingonberries. It's also a good source of caviar and herring.'
M at the Fringe, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, tel: 2877 4000. 'Swedish people like seafood - shellfish and fish. At M at the Fringe there's a dish we love: hot smoked salmon. The salmon comes from Norway and it's smoked in a Swedish smoker called an Abu.'
DotCod, Prince's Building, 10 Chater Road, Central, tel: 2810 6988. 'Cod is a popular fish in Sweden. DotCod prepares it in different ways: cooked in olive oil or simply fried.'
Balalaika (pictured), Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2312 6222. 'Absolut Vodka is a Swedish drink. At Balalaika you can experi-ence the Nordic climate in the restaurant's chilled room, which is minus 20 degrees Celsius. They lend you a fur coat and hat to wear and you can go in and drink Absolut -
