$100 food challenge in Sweden 🇸🇪

Stockholm, Sweden — Gabriel Reck, alias gabrielist22, presents a 24-minute vlog documenting his $100 Swedish food challenge in Stockholm, highlighting Gamla Stan, Östermalm, Södermalm, the Royal Palace, and the Nobel Prize Museum. Filmed in gloomy, rainy May 2025, Reck returns after 15 years to focus on culinary exploration, sampling iconic Swedish dishes like fried herring, meatballs, Nordic shrimp, and cinnamon buns, while navigating the city’s food halls, metro, and historic streets. Interactions with locals, including Pentecostal church members offering coffee, add warmth to his journey, while he critiques flavors and embraces Swedish traditions like “fika.”

Key Moments:

Kicking off with fried herring on crispbread ($6.50) from a decades-old food truck.

Juicy jerk chicken lunch ($14.50) at Östermalms Saluhall and a $3 oyster.

Fika with cinnamon bun, hot chocolate, and elderberry juice ($11.50).

Nordic shrimp with caviar ($24) and Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes ($20), noting dislike for lingonberries.

Sampling Swedish candies like fudge brownies, coconut sweets, and gummies ($5), rating them humorously.

Scenic ferry ride ($4.50) and drone shots over Södermalm.

Themes:
Culinary tourism, budget challenge, cultural immersion, Swedish traditions, urban exploration.

Keywords:
Stockholm, Swedish food, $100 challenge, fried herring, Swedish meatballs, fika, Östermalms Saluhall, Nordic shrimp, cinnamon bun, lingonberries, licorice, Royal Palace, Nobel Prize Museum, Södermalm, Gamla Stan, Swedish candy, food hall.

Additional Context:
Filmed in cold, rainy May 2025, Reck’s vlog emphasizes Stockholm’s culinary scene amid inclement weather, marking it as his eighth country in his global travel mission. The $100 food challenge (roughly 1,000 SEK) tests balancing cost and variety, with prices higher than Germany. Local interactions and candid food reviews, such as rating gummies 10/10 and licorice 1/10, add humor and personality. Despite logistical hiccups like missing bridges, the vlog captures Stockholm’s charm from historic Gamla Stan to modern Södermalm.

Technical Notes:
Shot with a DJI Pocket camera with face-tracking and Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. POV footage, ambient sounds of rain and crowds, and vibrant food close-ups enhance engagement. Low-lit metro and restaurant scenes reflect the gloomy weather, while drone shots over Södermalm add dynamic visuals. Unedited clips maintain authenticity, though noisy restaurant audio occasionally muffles narration.

Creator: Gabriel Reck (aliases: gabrielist22, Gabriel)
Upload Date: May 2025
Duration: 10 minutes
Location: Stockholm, Sweden (Gamla Stan, Östermalm, Södermalm, Royal Palace, Nobel Prize Museum)
Content Type: Travel vlog, culinary challenge, cultural exploration

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