[Lifestyle] High above the Arctic Circle, these Philly cheesesteaks are filled with moose and reindeer meat

[AyaanPhantom]

 

KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — Forget Philadelphia: In the far north of Sweden, locals and tourists alike chow down on Arctic cheesesteaks, their hoagie rolls piled high with moose and reindeer meat.

 

At Stejk Street Food in Kiruna, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the Arctic Circle, owners Zebastian Bohman and Cecilia Abrahamsson modeled their specialty after the famous Philly cheesesteak.

 

Last week, thousands of visitors descended upon Kiruna to watch as the historic Kiruna Church moved 5 kilometers (3 miles) east as part of the town’s relocation. The journey was necessary because the world’s largest underground iron-ore mine is threatening to swallow the town.

 

Hundreds of those spectators dined at Stejk Street Food, including Don and Anita Haymes, tourists from the United Kingdom. They’ve stopped by Stejk Street Food three years running during their trips to northern Sweden.

This year, the couple dined on reindeer meat cooked and served by employees wearing shirts that proclaimed “I’m glad Rudolph is dead!”

 

Just don’t tell their grandchildren.

 

 

Source: https://apnews.com/article/sweden-arctic-cheesesteaks-philadelphia-86389762d9ac025eefd243bae6e7092c