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cerealjoeSo when you think about Finland, what do you imagine? Santa maybe. Walking on ice. People drinking and being sulky. F1 drivers. Saunas every single day.
I'll tell you what Finland is all about. Finland is about sausages and Lapin Kulta beer. Sometimes Koff or Karhu. But Lapin Kulta, or deer piss, is the real thing. It's really not far from being deer piss, not far at all. Sausages aka makkara are important too. You can have normal sausages or sausages with cheese inside or with tomato/moza or other things. On top you put sinappi aka mustard. Mustard which is really sweet and the hottest one is about as strong as moutarde de Dijon for babies. And of course, one cannot buy Turun sinappi because it's no longer made in Turku but rather in Poland (used to be in Sweden but moved again last year). Now you have to buy Auran sinappi, that's still made in Finland.
When you go on a trip somewhere abroad, you must bring sausages and proper beer with you, just in case they have weird food in the place where you're going.
Now if you'll excuse me, Easter is fast approaching and it's time to dig into Mämmi. Yes, it's shaped like a brick. Yes, you'll want to put tons of stuff on top to make it have real taste. Yes, some foreigners are always close to the toilet while eating mämmi. But it's part of these Finnish traditions that make life worth it, like Vappu and awkward social conversations. Or puking while not breaking your stride. One has to see it happen in front of them to really believe it.
I'll tell you what Finland is all about. Finland is about sausages and Lapin Kulta beer. Sometimes Koff or Karhu. But Lapin Kulta, or deer piss, is the real thing. It's really not far from being deer piss, not far at all. Sausages aka makkara are important too. You can have normal sausages or sausages with cheese inside or with tomato/moza or other things. On top you put sinappi aka mustard. Mustard which is really sweet and the hottest one is about as strong as moutarde de Dijon for babies. And of course, one cannot buy Turun sinappi because it's no longer made in Turku but rather in Poland (used to be in Sweden but moved again last year). Now you have to buy Auran sinappi, that's still made in Finland.
When you go on a trip somewhere abroad, you must bring sausages and proper beer with you, just in case they have weird food in the place where you're going.
Now if you'll excuse me, Easter is fast approaching and it's time to dig into Mämmi. Yes, it's shaped like a brick. Yes, you'll want to put tons of stuff on top to make it have real taste. Yes, some foreigners are always close to the toilet while eating mämmi. But it's part of these Finnish traditions that make life worth it, like Vappu and awkward social conversations. Or puking while not breaking your stride. One has to see it happen in front of them to really believe it.
