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Chandni Kukreja's avatar

Why does this sound so good? Totally going to attempt to make a version of this.

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Sanna Lund's avatar

As a swede who loves making meatballs with mashed potatoes, gravy and lingonberry jam this was... obscene! Haha, made me laugh (and puke a little in my mouth at the same time). Thanks for sharing 👏🏼

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Neurozach's avatar

Seems like an ideal opportunity to post this gem from internet years past: https://cockeyed.com/pranks/ikea_party/ikea01.shtml

I still think this is a great idea.

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Jen Kim's avatar

The closest IKEA to me is about 4 hours away, so that's a good thing...or a good reason for a road trip. I guess we could use some meatballs with a side of furniture soon. Gotta say I thought that was tteokbokki at first glance through. As a health care professional I do NOT advise inserting either into the nether regions XD

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MissFerrety's avatar

I have never regarded the KFC version with anything but sheer disgust at the state of food in America... but your IKEA version has me lamenting how fucking full my freezer is right now, so I will have to wait until I've cleared it out some before purchasing any Swedish meatballs and packing potatoes. (P.S. I wonder how the peanuts would have fared in an airfryer?)

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DougH's avatar

You could even swap out the lingonberry preserves for a little gochujang and I bet it would still be fantastic.

Who am I kidding? Everything's better with a little gochujang.

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Kathryn's avatar

This is basically how I always eat meatballs and taters. Everything mixed together. The addition of the jam seems like a good one though. Not good enough to drive 2 hours to my closest ikea.

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David's avatar

Who knew this would tickle my inner child. American fast food version of bibimbap. THANK YOU DANNIS.

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Joanne A.'s avatar

Good lord this sounds delicious. I'm not sure I have ever wanted gravy and cheese at 9:30 on a Tuesday as much as I do right now. Good lord.

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Erin Z's avatar

I thought it was The Divine Comedy 2: Satanic Boogaloo

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RickG's avatar

Laughing as I'd eat this dish in a heartbeat. I'd skip the anal joy, but I'd be willing to hold the camera for that part.

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Squeegs's avatar

ikea food is fuckin top tier. somehow their fries never miss, and swedish meatballs are essentially a core part of my personality now.

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