Celebrate Shrimp Sandwich Day - Räkmackans Dag!

On Oct 14th, celebrate Räkmackans Dag or Shrimp Sandwich Day! It's the day, Swedes pay tribute to the iconic, open faced shrimp sandwich. If you're Sweden, you will find Räkmacka at cafes, fish markets and even the grocery store.

Shrimp Sandwich at Göta fisk market in Södermalm. Choose either Rye or wheat for the bread.

This food holiday is actually pretty new,  founded in 2009 by Arlanda Airport in Stockholm to honor this popular sandwich with roots dating back to the 19th century.

What do you usually find on a Räkmacka? 

It starts off with a thin, flat piece of bread, mayonnaise, lettuce, sliced hardboiled egg, then piled high with little shrimp. It might also be topped with some fresh herbs.

We have tried a Shrimp Sandwich at the Gothia Towers hotel in Gothenburg. It was loaded with Shrimp.

Check out my blog post on a staycation at Gothia Towers. 

There is also a Swedish saying about a shrimp sandwich!

"Att glida in på en räkmacka", or “To slide in on a shrimp sandwich.” This refers to someone who didn't need to work hard for what they have!

Have you tried a Shrimp Sandwich? Wherever you try your Shrimp sandwich this weekend, hope you enjoy it!

Don't forget your snacks!

Some cafes to try in Stockholm:

Robin Delselius Bageri

Renstiernas gata 19, 116 31 Stockholm

Göta Fisk 

Götgatan 96, 118 62 Stockholm

Spaaks Konditori

Tumba Torg 3, Tumba, Sweden, 147 30

Restaurant Göteborg 

Midskeppsgatan 31, 120 66 Stockholm

Skeppsbro Bageri

Tullhus 1, Skeppsbron 21, 111 30 Stockholm