The Finns for the most part eat at home and very early. There are virtually no cafes as we know them in New Zealand except, apparently, in Helsinki which we haven’t yet visited. Lunch is typically between 11-12 and dinner between 5 and 6 in the evening.
There was an embarrassing moment for us when we misunderstood that when we were invited to someone’s place for 6pm on our second day that they had already eaten and washed up, expecting us for the evening but not for dinner.
Lunch is the main meal and the table has always had potato, tomato, cucumber, salted herring and rye bread. There is also always buttermilk and a type of cordial made from home grown currants. All of this sets the scene for whatever we are having for lunch!
Lunch is meat or fish plus another veg or two. Several days we have had a salad of beetroot, red onion and fetta cheese, sometimes served hot, sometimes cold. Turnips are another favourite and parsley is eaten like a vegetable rather than a garnish.
Afterwards the dishes are washed and put wet into the cupboard which has rack shelves and no bottom. A very hygienic and energy efficient way of washing up.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Finn Food
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