Finnish Food Meme

Finland s fare isn t too scary so don t be afraid to step out of your safety net and expand your palette.

Finnish food meme. Dishes are known to be simple and fresh most of them locally sourced often organic and almost always featuring a potato in some form or another. Known as the happiest country in the world finland is a growing travel destination in the nordic region. Finnish food doesn t push the boundaries too much. But then again it is either a finnish grandma or ordering this from a restaurant would be your only choice the latter might be tough as again most restaurants don t serve this dish.

Your daily dose of fun. These big fat sausages made for grilling are eaten with mustard and washed down with beer. Finnish food is simple fresh and includes plenty of local ingredients sourced from the forests and lakes finland is known for. Another traditional finnish christmas food carrot bake is made with carrots rice eggs and breadcrumbs.

It is best to make this fresh or eat this from restaurants. Fish and meat usually pork beef or reindeer play a prominent role in traditional finnish dishes in some parts of the country while the dishes elsewhere have traditionally included various vegetables and mushrooms. There are some amazing traditional dishes in finland and others i could take or leave. You can substitute the carrot for swede or use both root vegetables together.

Of all the places i have visited the food of finland was the biggest surprise. Children grow up eating this snack food at the summer cottage but also during winter around a campfire. Again finnish grocery stores are good places to find traditional finnish food at a cheaper price. A finnish summer is not complete without grillimakkara.

I really had no idea what to expect and was a bit worried i would not like finnish food. Finnish cuisine is notable for generally combining traditional country fare and haute cuisine with contemporary continental style cooking.