Woman Eats Grandma’s Jam for First Time.
Eija Luukkonen, a 90-year-old Norrköping resident, tried memma for the first time. The event was organized after the pandemic by Swedish colleagues. People had different opinions about the taste of the Finnish dessert.
SVT, a Swedish television station, hosted a tasting event in Köping. They offered memma, a traditional Finnish Easter treat. Some people thought it tasted like coffee grounds. This event showed a local food tasting and the variety of tastes in the area. Eija Luukkonen started the tradition herself.
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Highlights
First Memma Tasting
Eija Luukkonen, a Norrköping resident, tried memma for the first time at nearly 90 years old.
Memma's Origin
Luukkonen created the memma tradition, not it being a holiday.
Swedish Event
SVT offered memma for tasting in Köping, Sweden.
Mixed Reactions
Some people described memma’s taste as ‘coffee grounds’.
Local Food Tasting
The event was a local food tasting in the community.