A paradise for food lovers in the Swedish countryside

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In Skane, a fertile agricultural area bordered on three sides by the Baltic Sea, visitors will find delightful meals, baked goods and sweets, all made with a certain ‘craft nerdiness.’

Visitors to Skane, Sweden, will find an array of culinary treats made with passion for the craft.

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Lisa Abend

SWEDEN – Driving east from Malmo, Sweden, there is not a lot that calls your attention beyond the occasional red barn and long fields of rapeseed.

So, it came as a surprise to arrive at a former schoolhouse in the village of Skane-Tranas and find my imagination captured by the enticing aroma of chocolate. It was even more surprising to enter and discover not merely a chocolate maker, but a terroir-talking, bean-to-bean chocolate artisan.

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