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Redpill me on Finnish food

>> No.12409808

>>12409794
no.

>> No.12409810

>>12409794
mämmi and benis

>> No.12409815

>>12409810
how much do people actually eat mammi? I thought it was shitty and makes you poop

>> No.12409847

>>12409815

It's good and all food makes you poop.

It's only eaten once every year on Easter.

>> No.12409877

>>12409847
if it's good why have it only once a year? sounds like you're trying to avoid it.

>> No.12409883

>>12409877
because it's a holiday food

>> No.12409966

>>12409883
why? what's the symbolism or whatever?

>> No.12409968

>>12409794
Lots of fish. That’s about it. They also eat reindeer which is kinda beefy. The Finns have never been known for cuisine and I survived largely on McDonald’s while I was there.

>> No.12409970

>>12409968
Puffins, dude.

>> No.12409987

>>12409794
>it’s eaten by Finns
>it’s allegedly food.
There you go.

>> No.12409992

>>12409987
I think the only real complaint you could have is that the traditional food is bland as shit like any other nordic country

>> No.12409998
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12409998

mämmi and energy drink

>> No.12410005

>>12409794
snow

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>> No.12410026
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>>12409998
Is everyone in Finland addicted to caffeine?

>> No.12410035

>>12410026
Change Finland to the whole world and your answer is still yes..

>> No.12410059

>>12410026
>the one guy smoking and holding a can of valopete
Kek everytime

>> No.12410082

>>12410059
What is valopete?

>> No.12410129

>>12410082
gas

>> No.12410171

>>12410026
well they don't have heroin so what else are they going to do

>> No.12410547
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12410547

>>12409794
Great home food, shitty restaurants.

Food isn't over spiced shit that gives you metabolism problems. If you like your food tasting like what it actually is and not just spices, you'll love it.

>Inb4 mayo is too spicy

Can't you cook your food to be tasty without adding a kilograms worth of spices?

>> No.12410752
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>>12409794
There's a popular Finn restaurant in my town, but they mostly serve Finnish pancakes as well as typical small restaurant breakfast/dinner stuff. I've had their cured salmon, viili, and piirakka, as well as their mojakka, which is just a fairly simple soup. I really enjoy their salmon and piirakka, the latter of which I always get with the Lappi cheese and veggies . And >>12410547 is right, in that it's all pretty spice-less stuff. Next time I'm at the restaurant I'll get the silli.

>> No.12411418

>>12409794
Stews, soups, quite a bit of game, both salt water and fresh fish
Most of it is super simple in the vein of
>throw stuff at pot and cook it
>taters and fried fish
>mashed potatoes and some kind of meat sauce
We don't really have the most intricate of kitchens. Most stuff that is more complex and unique is probably from Sweden and Russia anyway

>> No.12411461

>>12410082

Petrol (pete) meant for lighting lamps (valo).

>>12410752

> 6 dollars for a plate of viili with strawberry jam

Handrubbing intensifies.

>> No.12411518

>>12411461
Those are Canadian dollars, but it's still about $4.43 in Burger currency.

>> No.12411523

Historically simple food made from things you hunted, fished or grew locally and being this far north the variety wasn't mindbogling. There's some standout dishes like Karelian pies, smoked/cured salmon and reindeer stew. And then there's the meme dishes like Mämmi, Kalakukko or even Salmiakki that usually get fed to foreigners for cheap laughs.

>> No.12411564

Just meat, fish, bread, dairy and potatoes really. Different pickles and berry preserves when we're feeling fancy. Also alcohol.

>> No.12411777

>>12409966
it's just a dessert associated with easter, idk google the history

>> No.12412418

>>12410752
I've heard of this. Thunder Bay has the highest concentration of Finnish heritage people abroad, outside of Nordic countries.

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Shark Finn soup is pretty good I hear.

>> No.12412484

>>12409794
Their cured salmon has to be the signature dish. I guess reindeer and berries from that weirdass native tribe as well.

>> No.12413166

>>12412418
The restaurant (the Hoito) is even under the Finnish Labour Temple, which is now a museum and venue. The Hoito has been really well known for their pancakes, and the proper Finnish dishes were a more recent addition to the menu (I think). Thunder Bay itself is a pretty cool place once you figure it out a bit, and it's got some incredible natural beauty beyond the decay of the city.

>> No.12413273

>>12409794
Meat (game if you hunt) and potatoes. Add salt and pepper.

>> No.12414774

>>12413166
Hoito means care or nursing or remedy, but also a one night stand.

>> No.12415074

>>12409794
it's shit

>> No.12416771

>>12412433
Chiken broth and cartilage

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>>12412433

>> No.12417371

>>12411418
This is a good description. A lot of soups , stews and porridges. In the east you can find more of fermented foods and mushrooms. In the North it's gonna be fish, reindeer, potatoes and berries.

Difficult to really redpill anyone on Finnish food. It's good if you're grown up with it but I understand how it's mostly bland and interesting for foreigners.