Cultured Palate: Dishes from Finland
| June 14, 2017
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Long, cold winters in Finland mean that traditional Finnish dishes rely heavily on vegetables like potatoes, turnips, and carrots, with available meat added for protein and flavor. In order to warm their cold bones during frigid winters on the water, Finnish sailors relied on this dish, translated into English as “sailor’s stew” — a hearty dish of potatoes, carrots, onions, and either beef or fish. Although you can find this in restaurants in Finland, the ideal way to prepare this is over an open fire in a cast-iron pot, which makes it easier to find in someone’s home.
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