Ummm... Maybe Sweden?
Because they originate from Sweden
food = mat
Swedish Food Workers' Union was created in 1896.
There are many websites where one can find Swedish meatballs recipe. There are food blogs which are dedicated to Swedish Food and this recipe is available there.
Swedish immigrants in the US popularized it. It is short for 'All Correct' in Swedish - Ohl Korekt (sp?) There are alternate beliefs as to the origin.
Mat
No it is not....
Tomason is likely to originate from the Swedish Tomasson meaning "Son of Tomas".
Linguistically these names are German or Swedish or Norwegian.
Smorgasbord - It's spelled smörgåsbord in Swedish.
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