Saturday Candy

Yesterday was lördagsgodis in Sweden, a weekly custom known as “Saturday Candy.” Food and Wine explains: “Every weekend, children and adults alike spend part of their Saturdays cozy at home, eating through an assortment of their favorite candies.” You build anticipation during the week and go all-in on Saturday.

A quick Google search brings you IKEA’s offerings, a BBC article, and an Etsy shop dedicated to the tradition.

ChickieNob and I have something similar on Fridays that I started years ago. We take a mid-day break (either together or in our own space when she is at college), eat a few squares of chocolate, and watch a few minutes of a favourite television show. Doing it during a workday as the lunch break feels a little more decadent than Saturdays, which are already exciting because you’re off work. But I like the idea of an entire country taking a candy break at the same time.