So today, after forgetting to pack my lunch, I was driving around Vaughan looking for a cheap meal to tide me over. (I also lost my debit and credit card so I was low on funds).
On my drive, I noticed Ikea and decided to try the swedish meatballs again.
(not my picture...apparently I paid too much for this meal. Sometimes Ikea offers this dish for a ridiculous price of $1.00. Is it still worth it? Probably not.)
Big mistake #1: Despite being heavily salted, the meatball and mashed potatoes lack flavour. You find yourself dousing the food in an even-saltier sauce to generate some flavour.
But you don't really notice the salt until after the meal.. and then it hits you with a - Bang!
I can still taste the salt in the back of my throat two hours after lunch and downing a bottle of water. This is what happens when you consume 1820 mg of sodium in one dish, when it is recommended that people over the age of 14 should eat no more than 2300 mg of sodium per day (people over the age of one don't need any more sodium than 1000-1500mg per day).
At the same time, the smoothness of the mashed potatoes and soft moist meatballs (which are soft and moist of all the oil/fat that drizzles out when you give the meatballs a squeeze) and sweet lingonberry is texture-wise an easy meal to chew and down your gullet ... and likely the reason for so many seniors at the Ikea Restaurant Cafe (assuming they like soft and salty food). I have to say the lingonberry was the best part of the meal and they just gave me a teaspoon of it.
I'm going to have to go back to the gym tonight just to sweat out some salt.
In the meantime, I'm going to grab another bottle of water.
I would come back for:
Cheap furniture and other Swedish non-food items
Lackluster:
Ikea Swedish Meatballs
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