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A northern land boasting endless summer nights, 60,000 lakes, and dense fir forests edged by golden rye fields, Finland is neither Scandinavian nor Slavic. Instead, its roots are independent and tribal, dating back 10,000 years. Today, while forestry and farming remain strong industries, Finland leads the Nordic countries in high tech savvy. Finland’s cuisine overlaps Sweden’s. Think of the smorgasbord with abundant hot and cold dishes, meatballs, fish pudding, and crayfish. Poor for centuries, with farms and forests supplying most foodstuffs, Finns also enjoy lingonberries, cloudberries, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, currants, and gooseberries making them into jams, wines and juices, along with apples and pears, wild mushrooms, venison, and freshwater fish. Finns also love dairy products from maitoa (milk) to piima (buttermilk), and sour cream. Karelia, Finland’s eastern district seized by the Soviet Union in 1949 has provided distinctive dishes such as Karjalanpiirakat, flat, rice-filled, rye-crust pastries.
 

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland
Living In: Ylämylly, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland
About me:
Cooking isn't really on the top of my list but being married with one daughter means that I have no choice. Luckily my husband likes to cook (and is a far better cook then me) so often times we end up cooking together which makes it far more enjoyable for me. I have coeliac disease which means that wheat, rye and barley are out my diet. That has a big influence on what I cook and bake. So I'm always looking for recipes that fit to my diet or ones that can easily be changed to fit. Since cooking isn't such a favourite with me I'm hoping to find new inspiration from this site!

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Sally's Spinach Mashed Potatoes

Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2012 by Monique   view full review
We enjoyed this. It seemed a little more fancy than your average mashed potato side with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.

Simply Sensational Truffles

Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2011 by Sanni   view full review
pure love. I would eat these every day if that didn't kill me :D
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Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potatoes

Reviewed on Jan. 7, 2011 by Debbie   view full review
It would be helpful to list the approximate weight of "two large sweet potatoes" as size can...

 

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