{"id":4877,"date":"2016-03-09T13:14:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T11:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/?p=4877"},"modified":"2020-06-03T14:34:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T13:34:41","slug":"own-a-cheese-slicer-osthyvel-how-to-be-swedish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/own-a-cheese-slicer-osthyvel-how-to-be-swedish\/","title":{"rendered":"A Must-Have in Every Swedish Kitchen: An “Osthyvel” Cheese Slicer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cheese<\/a><\/p>\n

Own an “osthyvel”<\/em><\/h1>\n

Swedes and cheese<\/h2>\n

You have arrived in Sweden, bought comfy bed, nice curtains an oak table and timeless cutlery.\u00a0A Swedish friend is over for a visit. You ask if she is hungry and wants something to eat. If she is hungry and a close friend she might even honestly reply “but only something little, maybe an ostmacka, tack<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

You\u00a0put the bread, butter and a piece of cheese on the table, next to a knife, a normal knife. What you will experience now, is an expression of confusion on the face of\u00a0your Swedish friend, wondering “How the hell am I supposed to slice cheese without a proper osthyvel<\/em>?” Of course she would never say it these offending words, conflict avoiding Swedes never do that. Instead she kindly asks if you, by chance, could give her\u00a0a cheese slicer.<\/p>\n

A Swedish kitchen is not complete without an osthyvel<\/em>! So go and buy one!<\/p>\n

Osthyvel statue<\/h3>\n

Swedes are proud of their osthyvel<\/em>.\u00a0It has been invented in 1925<\/a>,\u00a0by a Norwegian, unfortunately. However they consider it as such an important part in their everyday cheese consumption habits that they\u00a0created a statue in its honor, a landmark in\u00a0Northern Sweden, a gigantic osthyvel<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>

\"Book<\/a><\/div>\n

Do you really need a cheese slicer?<\/h3>\n

Of course you don’t have to<\/em> use one to slice your cheese before carefully arranging the slices\u00a0on your kn\u00e4ckebr\u00f6d<\/em>. Actually, if your coordinative skills aren’t trained too well, it might be a good idea not to put the inner side of your left cheese holding thumb into danger. Imagine you put a little too much pressure while slicing, slip, and … ouch!<\/p>\n

But since you want to be more Swedish, put some effort and practice into it and next time\u00a0a Swede dines\u00a0at the table with you, you can\u00a0show off how Swedish you have become.<\/p>\n

So be brave! Be Swedish! Learn how to slice cheese with an osthyvel<\/em>, without ending up in hospital!<\/p>\n

Useful Swedish words and phrases<\/h3>\n