fika
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fika (usually uncountable, plural fikas)
The practice of taking a break from daily activities to enjoy coffee.
Synonym: coffee break
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According to the book Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break, fika is, "the moment you take a break, often with a cup of coffee, but alternatively with tea, and find a baked good to pair with it.
FIKA, the Café at ASI, drew crowds for its Nordic-inspired cuisine.
Sweden's pastry tradition features a variety of yeast buns, cookies, biscuits and cakes; many of them are in a very sugary style and often eaten with coffee ( fika ) are enormously popular in Sweden.
Mallam Adamu Fika, the former Clerk to the National Assembly and immediate past chairman of the commission also hail from Fika in Yobe state.
So when is a fika a fika, and when is it a date?
Most Swedes also have a coffee break in the afternoon, often together with a pastry (fika).