Naked Plate

Little bit kuku anyone? Kuku sounds funny to my Finnish ears. Kuku means Persian omelet in Farsi language. I like seaweed caviar and omelets, instant love to Persian kuku recipe from my side. Doesn’t word Kuku sounds cute? *** I discovered Ariana Bundy and her newly launched book of food memoires, Pomegranates and Roses last [...]

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Who does not need every now and then “skinny weeks and weekend feasts”? Gizzi Erskine totally saved my Taste of Dubai experience this year. I visited Taste of Dubai 2013 food festival on Saturday 16th. It was little bit disappointing to find out that some of the high end restaurants did same menu as last [...]

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We only ate smoked caviar and crisp breads when I was at school. Seriously one of the best snacks we enjoyed was smoked cod roe paste Kallen Mätitahna (Finnish) aka Kalles Kaviar (Swedish) or Kalle’s Caviar (English). It’s famous product in Finland, but all the credit goes to our dear neighbor Sweden, where this equally [...]

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Are you carnivore? Yes, yes, yes, if I have to choose between a steak and a fish, the steak will be the winner for me. My naked plate will be filled with juicy meat. Today we made our annual trip to abattoir or slaughterhouse for choosing a lamb for sacrifice. Lamb because we shared it [...]

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I am going to reveal my best kept secret, my moms recipe, but you have to come to visit my kitchen to get it. Check videolink below. We Finns drink lots of coffee, traditionally friends are welcome to pop in anytime for coffee. The moment you step in a Finnish home coffee will be brewing [...]

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Do you drink your soup or eat your soup? Traditional Finnish soups are very hearty and full of goodies, so I never knew that one would drink the soup instead of eat it. I am a fan of soups. They are easy to make and whet the appetite before the main course or could be [...]

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Did your mom forbid you to play with your food like mine?  If I could have played with food, I’d probably be food scientist or maybe chef. At least chemistry and science projects would have been definitely much more fun and hence my grades higher if only molecular gastronomy tricks were taught at my school. [...]

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Finns goes crazy at least once a year, and that’s when we have the biggest carnival-style festival called Vappu held in the streets of Finland’s towns and cities on 1st of May. A festival atmosphere spreads amongst the normally quiet and reserved Finns, who enthusiastically chat and raise their glasses together with persons they have [...]

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What’s common with Finnish winter and Saint-Tropez? It’s Tarte Tropézienne. I know it does not make sense. When I first saw that giant brioche filled with French pastry cream and berries I could not help but thinking of our Finnish Laskiaspulla, a sweet briochelike bun. In Finland we bake sweet buns filled with almond paste [...]

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Be My Valentine! It’s time for red and time for hearts. In Finland we call it modestly Friends Day, Ystävänpäivä. It’s a day to remember your friends, not only your loved one. I got invitation from Very Good Recipes to be one of the ten judges in Be My Valentine Challenge. I am so excited [...]

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