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Swedes who are nervous about the spread, and effects, of the Corona virus are hoarding dry goods, SvD reports. Dry yeast is apparently good to have on hand if the crisis hits hard, as it has sold out in many stores. Frozen food, rice and canned goods have also sold in higher than normal volume.
Bullen’s “pilsnerkorv” is a popular product to hoard. This canned “sausage product” has, in reality, no beer at all in the conserving liquid, sadly. The product was introduced in 1953 and made famous by its endorsement by a famous actor at the time, Erik “Bullen” Berglund. Berglund recommended eating the sausage by laying it on a piece of hardbread, along with a bay leaf, topped by a squeeze of his favorite mustard.
Dry pasta also sold at slightly higher levels than normal last week, reported Willy’s store manager Anders Selsborg in Uppsala. However, he said to SvD, it was hard to know if it was because of hoarding or it was because of February’s paycheck coming in.