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Swedish Chef

The Swedish Chef is one of the most beloved characters of The Muppet Show, known for his interesting approach to cooking, for communicating in mock Swedish, and for his trademark phrase, ‘Bork, bork, bork!’

Perhaps predictably, the Swedish Chef’s performance is less beloved in Sweden than elsewhere. Most Swedes feel that his language sounds much more like Norwegian and that there’s nothing very Swedish about his behaviour at all. And in Germany, the Swedish Chef becomes the Danish Chef, because the way Danes speak German reminded the voice-over actor of the melodic gibberish of the original character.

Photo Source: https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/7-kitchen-and-life-lessons-that-the-swedish-chef-taught-us

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