The national cuisine of Finland can be called endemic: majority of its dishes cannot be tried in any other country. Traditional Finnish meal is food based on fish, meat, potatoes, mushrooms, and milk. Most dishes have an uncommon composition: the roast can be prepared from meat and fish, while milk and butter can be combined with anything. Salads are usually used as an appetizer: “rosolli” – from cooked vegetables with herring, “salamat” – from seafood and crayfish. Traditional Finnish appetizer is “graavilohi”, slices of rye bread with pickled fish. It is seasoned with salt, pepper and sugar, sprinkled with dill, after which it is then soaked in cognac or brandy. So the fish is marinated for several days. “Voilepakakku” is bread or a cake with butter, herbs and garlic. Caviar trout is mixed with sour cream and herbs, and then spread on bread.
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Finnish soups are usually prepared from sea or river fish. This can be a simple fish broth, but it can also be a Finnish fish-soup with a very special taste, containing caviar and milk. In fish soups, dairy products are usually present. “Calacchetto” soup is cooked from white type of fish. The broth is cooked with the fins and tail, with the addition of fillets and a medley of milk and fine flour. The traditional first dish from meat is pea soup “hernechetto” with pork and beef, which is eaten with kvass and rye bread. You cannot go to Finland and not taste the “klimpisoppa” – soup with dumplings, “lohikeitto” – salmon soup on a creamy basis, “majaorokku” – fish soup with dried fishes. For satiety, potatoes, carrots, onions are added to the broth.
The most popular meat dish of the country is grilled sausages. They are eaten with mustard at any time of the year. In the traditional cuisine of Finland, venison is widely used. A delicious stew with mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce is prepared with it. Venison is also fried or dried. Also of interest is “syariah”, lamb stewed in a pot. “Karyalanpaste” is prepared with two other varieties of meat; pork and beef. It is also worth trying “Mustamakkaru” which is blood sausage with pearl barley. One of Finland’s favorite hot meals is casseroles. They are prepared from pasta, meat, fish, offal, and vegetables. Gourmets will surely like dishes prepared from rabbit, elk, and bear or game. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
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Of all other vegetables in Finland, potatoes are mostly preferred and are used in most dishes. The various meat dishes are served with tender potato puree and cream. Finns like boiled potatoes, which are eaten together with butter and greens, fried mushrooms or mushroom sauce, herring or caviar. Another popular Finnish side dish is barley or pearl barley porridge. Groats are soaked in milk for about a day before cooking, thanks to which it acquires a rich creamy taste. Traditional Finnish porridge is pearl barley “kaalivelli” on milk with cabbage, carrots, trout and peas. Meat dishes are often served with sausages from rice or pearl barley and even berry garnish – laid out on meat with wet berries or cooked in the form of jam or puree.
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Another signature dish of the Finnish cuisine is rye bread. Among them is the traditional “reikaleipa” with a hole in the center, and crunchy rye bread “nyakkalejpa”. The famous pie “Kalakukko” is prepared on the basis of rye flour with fish and bacon. The upper part is cut off from it and the stuffing is eaten with a spoon, then an appetizing rye crust is consumed. Of equal popularity are famous open Finnish pies with rice, potatoes, barley groats or millet. Their sweet variety is pastry filled with berries, boiled eggs and dairy butter. Extremely popular are the “korvapusti” – buns with cinnamon, which the Finnish people love to eat with coffee. For breakfast, Finns pamper themselves with pies with blueberries, mountain huckleberries and cranberries which are washed down with milk.
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In Finland, people are very passionate about coffee which is drunk in the morning with sweet pastries. From berries are prepared juices, compotes and fruit drinks, as well as delicious liqueurs. A traditional winter drink is a warming “glogg”. Its recipe includes red wine, orange peelings, honey, almond chips and spices. Beer is also very popular, and is brewed independently in many houses. National cuisine is present in local restaurants, which work from nine in the morning to ten or twelve o’clock in the evening. In most establishments, there is a children’s menu. You can make payments with a bank card practically everywhere. Smoking in the common halls of cafes and restaurants is prohibited; there are separate rooms for smokers. Tipping is neither required nor expected. However, a service charge may be included in the bill.
The national cuisine of Finland can be called endemic: majority of its dishes cannot be tried in any other country. Traditional Finnish meal is food based on fish, meat, potatoes, mushrooms, and milk. Most dishes have an uncommon composition: the roast can be prepared from meat and fish, while milk and butter can be combined with anything. Salads are usually used as an appetizer: “rosolli” – from cooked vegetables with herring, “salamat” – from seafood and crayfish. Traditional Finnish appetizer is “graavilohi”, slices of rye bread with pickled fish. It is seasoned with salt, pepper and sugar, sprinkled with dill, after which it is then soaked in cognac or brandy. So the fish is marinated for several days. “Voilepakakku” is bread or a cake with butter, herbs and garlic. Caviar trout is mixed with sour cream and herbs, and then spread on bread.
Another signature dish of the Finnish cuisine is rye bread. Among them is the traditional “reikaleipa” with a hole in the center, and crunchy rye bread “nyakkalejpa”. The famous pie “Kalakukko” is prepared on the basis of rye flour with fish and bacon. The upper part is cut off from it and the stuffing is eaten with a spoon, then an appetizing rye crust is consumed. Of equal popularity are famous open Finnish pies with rice, potatoes, barley groats or millet. Their sweet variety is pastry filled with berries, boiled eggs and dairy butter. Extremely popular are the “korvapusti” – buns with cinnamon, which the Finnish people love to eat with coffee. For breakfast, Finns pamper themselves with pies with blueberries, mountain huckleberries and cranberries which are washed down with milk.
