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(Sorry voorlopig alleen in het Engels!) Food
Special and typical Finnish meals are:
Uudet perunat and voikastikeUudet perunat and voikastike (new potatoes and butter sauce) is a must for the Finns. They count the days until the first new potatoes are finally there. New potatoes mean summer. The size does not matter, no time for any more waiting. Every summer Finns like to brag how early they had their new potatoes. You simply cook the potatoes in the peel and serve them covered with a bit of fresh dill. The sauce is made of melted salty butter and water and your favourite herbs from the garden like dill and chive. With herring and fresh salad your traditional Finnish summer meal is complete.Bread, pies, pastry and pizzaFinns love to bake themselves. It simply does taste better that way.
Jam and juicesMaking jam and juice keeps the Finns busy in the autumn. Strawberry, blueberry, black currant, raspberry, apple, mixed or solo, are preserved to be enjoyed throughout the whole winter.StrawberriesStrawberries are a loved summer treat in Finland. Pick and eat just a couple while passing them in the garden. Or eat them as dessert with whipped cream or ice cream.Ice creamIn all colours and flavours, and they all are worth trying out! Did you know that Finns eat the most ice cream of all Europeans: 13.5 liters per year per person! In the beginning of the summer the many ice-carts are to be found all over in the cities and parks.Every country has its seasonal dishes. The Finns also have dishes that are eaten only on one special day, every year. LaskiaispullaLaskiaispulla (Shrove bun) is pulla filled with either jam and whipped cream or crushed almond and cream. It is eaten at laskiainen which is the beginning of Lent.Runebergin torttuRunebergin torttu (Runebergs small cake) tastes like cardamom and almond and is topped with jam and sugar icing. It's eaten on February the 5th, the birthday of J.L. Runeberg, the Finnish national poet.
Tippaleipä and simaTippaleipä (fritter) with sima (mead) you have on the 1st of May, the day when the Finns celebrate that spring has arrived. Tippaleipä is a funny looking fried curly-string-like bun. Sima is sparkling lemonade made of lemon and yeast with raisins in it.MämmiThe typical Finnish Easter dessert. It is made of malt and rye flower. It looks, well, peculiar. Like something a cow leaves behind on the meadow. But for most Finns the taste is simply delicious. Sweet, malty and special. Because of the looks and malt taste it is not for people who don't like to try out new things. If you, however, are open for odd and new things, you should try it! It is best eaten with cream or milk and a bit of sugar. |