International Pick of the Month is a new column that I am really excited about. I not only love food and film, but I also love traveling. I love discovering delicious treats and meals from around the world. Each culture has unique foods and flavors that can sometimes be viewed as strange and foreign, but they are usually delicious. I am looking forward to exploring new  places and finding interesting foods that will inspire.

When I visited Sweden a couple of weeks ago, I was determined to find, what is known to us in America, Swedish fish. No one understood me when I asked, so instead I just looked for a confectionery that had loads of gummies and candies. Luckily I found exactly what I was looking for. In Sweden, Swedish fish are called pastellfisk. The fish gummies are a pastel color, instead of the U.S.’s deep red color. I found the pastellfisk to be so much better than Swedish fish because they were chewier and more flavorful. The different colored pastel gummies each had their own unique flavor. Some other delicious Swedish candies include: Sour Colanappar (sour coca cola gummies), Monkey Time Zoo (red chewy monkeys), and Spongy Sockerbit (chewy marshmallows).

{photos by a lauren / dash of cinema}