Ikea is one of Sweden’s most famous exports and anyone who’s been to their furniture stores will tell you that their iconic meatballs are not to be missed.
About one billion meatballs are sold by the retailer each year and they play a huge role in the brand’s identity, with hungry shoppers just as keen to get their hands on this tasty dish as they are on flatpack furniture.
The meatballs, served with mash, a light gravy and lingonberry jam, appear to be quintessentially Swedish - but this isn’t actually the case.
