Kiruna, Sweden (AP) – Forget Philadelphia: Far north Swedenlocals and tourists roared Arctic cheesesteaks, and their hoagies stacked mousse and reindeer meat.
At Stejk Street Food in Kiruna, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the Arctic, owners Zebastian Bohman and Cecilia Abrahamsson modelled on the famous Philly cheesesteak.
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Hundreds of spectators, including British tourists Don and Anita Hames, dined at Stejk Street Food. They stopped by Stejk Street Food, which has been running for three years on a trip to northern Sweden.
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In KirunaMeanwhile, Boffman and his wife, Abrahamson, have tried to design the dishes to attract visitors to Swedish Lapland and local miners who need food to keep them full throughout the long shifts.
“The people in Kiruna asked what they wanted to eat and they said the subway,” said Abrahamson, an American fast food sandwich chain from Kiruna.
Despite not having been to Philadelphia, the couple decided to model the Philadelphia cheesesteak but locally harvested mousse and reindeer meat. The latter is a homage to the reindeer herd traditions for a long time in the area Sami natives.
The most difficult part was everywhere in Philadelphia, but none in Sweden. They now deliver them once a week from the middle of the Scandinavian country.
Since the food truck’s 2015 opening, the menu has been expanded to burgers, salads and fries topped with mousse or reindeer (or both), for those who don’t thrust their faces into the giant submarine.
Locals like burgers said, while people in Stockholm usually order salads, locals like burgers said.
Sweeter tastes better than beef
Each week, the business passes 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of ground mousse and 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of professional smoked northeeee, with orders of around 500 cheesesteaks and 500 kg gul of meat and freeze.
But Boffman admits that the meat isn’t cheap. Philadelphia cheesesteak operates diners between $16 (Jenault) and $18 (Patt), but the regular size Arctic cheesesteak costs 245 Swedish crona (nearly $26).
Heymes, a British couple, said it was worth it.
“In the UK, there are games like deer, venison, pheasant, and partridge, but that’s not the kind of game,” Don Hames said. “So it really doesn’t have a strong flavor. So I think it’s good, and maybe more people would prefer it.”
Italian tourist Anna Capoccha said her reindeer and mousse submarine was sweeter and better tasted than the beef-filled Philadelphia cheesesteak she ate over a decade ago.
Boffman and Abrahamson have never tried Philadelphia’s best matches, but I can’t imagine adding cheese withs to the menu.
“That’s a bit greasy for Sweden,” Boffman said.
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Pietro de Cristofaro, located in Kirna, Sweden, contributed to this report.
