SNL’s Chloe Fineman is obsessed with Swedish candy

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SNL's Chloe Fineman is obsessed with Swedish candy

Swedish candy is all the rage in New York City, and even Saturday evening live star Chloe Fineman is not exempt from the craze.

“There’s a Swedish candy phenomenon happening in New York,” the comedian, 36, revealed exclusively in her My Life in Food film in the last issue of We weeklyon newsstands now. “There’s velvet ropes like it’s a Gucci store or a Supreme sneaker, but it’s only for f–king candy. And so, yes, there is Swedish BonBon candy, [which is] a big part of my life.”

Thanks in part to FoodTok, BonBon – a Scandinavian treat shop with four locations in New York City – has gone viral online, helping the store increase production from 50 online orders at a time to thousands.

“We had to transport sweets from Sweden because we ran out of money!” a BonBon representative joked Today earlier this year.

In addition to sweets, various – more nutritious – dishes have been an important part of Fineman’s life. Keep scrolling for more fun food anecdotes from the comedian:

What special dinner would your mother make on your birthday?

My mother makes the best fried chicken in the country. Are Alice Watersroast chicken recipe. She is the founder of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, and we adore her and her entire ethos in my family. God, I sound snobbish now, but it’s the easiest French recipe for roast chicken with carrots, onions and roast chicken. It’s delicious.

What do you order on a first date?

Ooh, anything that isn’t garlicky is a biggie. I like being a little kid. It would be pasta with bread sauce, something breath-friendly.

What’s the snack you’re obsessed with?

There’s a Swedish candy phenomenon going on in New York. There are velvet ropes like it’s a Gucci store or a Supreme sneaker drop, but it’s only for f–king candy. And so, yes, there is Swedish BonBon candy, [which is] a big part of my life.

What would be your last meal on earth?

Oh god, it would be a chocolate dipped soft serve. It’s my favorite food.

What is the comfort food you eat when no one is looking?

I have a really weird obsession with Japanese sweet potatoes, which look like the purple sweet potatoes with white insides. And I eat them so often, but I eat them in a very crude way. I pick them apart with my hands. So I don’t want anyone to see me devouring sweet potatoes.

What’s a recipe you’ve come up with?

I call them twice-baked yams. So I take that Japanese sweet potato and boil it for a really long time. They caramelize a bit and taste like cake. It’s amazing. And then I cut it up and put them on their side, and then I put it back in the oven and it’s like these caramelized, incredible potatoes. They really taste like candy. And you don’t have to do much. Just a little salt. You don’t even need olive oil.

What food did you not like as a child?

I remember eating Indian food for the first time when I was in third grade, and I thought, “Wow, spice!” And now it’s absolutely my favorite food in the world.