tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post105909906494798315..comments2024-03-27T11:45:40.393+00:00Comments on Cheese and Biscuits: Eating Eurovision - FinlandChris Poplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02668565800857295023noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-47739781996540565612009-05-22T22:54:39.971+00:002009-05-22T22:54:39.971+00:00Lingonberry is indeed what IKEA serves, but the wo...Lingonberry is indeed what IKEA serves, but the word is Swedish. It is called cowberry in the info tables in a national park in Northumberland, where it grows together with bilberry, another berry ubiquitous in Finland, which looks like blueberry but is smaller and tastes better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-79926609575216533032009-05-20T22:16:34.474+00:002009-05-20T22:16:34.474+00:00Aaaaah, this makes me so homesick - and longing fo...Aaaaah, this makes me so homesick - and longing for all that gorgeous food! There's a Christmas fair at the church every year when they turn the building into a supermarket full of Finnish goodies - people come from all over to shop their hearts out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-42175365070401067772009-05-18T15:17:00.000+00:002009-05-18T15:17:00.000+00:00Really Interesting post, and nice to see some pics...Really Interesting post, and nice to see some pics of the interior - as I mentioned on Twitter my Dad is a builder (Site Agent) he ran the refurbishment of the Finnish church a couple of years back. He told me about the sauna - but I've never seen inside the job.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111357339779405801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-78160117985848076582009-05-18T09:19:00.000+00:002009-05-18T09:19:00.000+00:00Yeah hostel is open for all. have stayed there few...Yeah hostel is open for all. have stayed there few times...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-13403441525984873582009-05-18T08:52:00.000+00:002009-05-18T08:52:00.000+00:00I wonder if the hostel is open to non-Finns. Sound...I wonder if the hostel is open to non-Finns. Sounds like an awesome place to live. Great adventure, Chris.Jesshttp://lovelychaos.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-35740371223036766182009-05-17T15:53:00.000+00:002009-05-17T15:53:00.000+00:00Lingonberries, I think that's what the sauce that ...Lingonberries, I think that's what the sauce that goes with IKEA meatball is made from! The Finnish Church sounds like a most useful place to know...Helen Yuet Ling Panghttp://www.worldfoodieguide.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-9470004491479582322009-05-17T13:40:00.000+00:002009-05-17T13:40:00.000+00:00Egg butter - why is this not a more widespread ple...Egg butter - why is this not a more widespread pleasure! Love the fact that the church has a saunaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550630880349913974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-69654469597153781432009-05-17T10:23:00.000+00:002009-05-17T10:23:00.000+00:00The woman who cuts my hair is Finnish, but has liv...The woman who cuts my hair is Finnish, but has lived in London 10 years now - she says the Finnish church is the only place to get decent Finnish groceries and they for sure have the best rye bread in the city. I haven't managed to get over there yet, but it sounds well worth it.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511926573138262913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-13592496028609296162009-05-17T05:54:00.000+00:002009-05-17T05:54:00.000+00:00I can't imagine anything worse than liquorice - it...I can't imagine anything worse than liquorice - it's on my very short <I>things I don't eat because they are vile</I> list - so salty liquorice ~ bleugh!!!Le laquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-55690866147637071492009-05-16T18:14:00.000+00:002009-05-16T18:14:00.000+00:00"Death. Salty death." Definitely the best foodie s..."Death. Salty death." Definitely the best foodie statement I've read in ages.Brownershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494760235889452922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-70903230322218517952009-05-16T17:44:00.000+00:002009-05-16T17:44:00.000+00:00The pie looks interesting and I'm loving the Campi...The pie looks interesting and I'm loving the Camping brand - and as for the sauna angle well I bet you tried it really you're just not telling us.goodshoedayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936131540190046671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-82090583553858075462009-05-16T14:49:00.000+00:002009-05-16T14:49:00.000+00:00I agree, worth it for that picture alone!I agree, worth it for that picture alone!Helenhttp://www.helengraves.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-3217107062917984282009-05-16T13:15:00.000+00:002009-05-16T13:15:00.000+00:00A sauna in a church is such an odd concept, I real...A sauna in a church is such an odd concept, I really do think you should have partaken though, if only for the sake of research!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-43239306334075118672009-05-16T12:11:00.000+00:002009-05-16T12:11:00.000+00:00Wow. If I'd known they had saunas in churches, I'd...Wow. If I'd known they had saunas in churches, I'd defintely be churchgoer.foodramblerhttp://foodrambler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-11718713654061099742009-05-16T11:40:00.000+00:002009-05-16T11:40:00.000+00:00I remember those Karelian pies - they were quite t...I remember those Karelian pies - they were quite tasty! Who would've thought you'd find all this in a church!Su-Linhttp://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-62812043495898711902009-05-16T11:10:00.000+00:002009-05-16T11:10:00.000+00:00Oh! This is really close to my house — I've walke...Oh! This is really close to my house — I've walked past it loads of times. I had no idea there was a shop and cafe in there, thought it was just a church!Kakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927377657859265168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-47207050760059792402009-05-16T11:09:00.000+00:002009-05-16T11:09:00.000+00:00Great post and sounds like a great experience!
Li...Great post and sounds like a great experience! <br />Lingonberry is enjoyed in Sweden too, we used to visit Sweden as kids - my dad worked there a few times during holidays and we'd all go.Kaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662875905365870280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-89722907719398380732009-05-16T08:01:00.000+00:002009-05-16T08:01:00.000+00:00What a fun post and food adventure!
I don't have...What a fun post and food adventure! <br /><br />I don't have any Finnish colleagues, but I work with a bunch of Swedes who are constantly trying to get me to eat their weird licorice.Kristahttp://www.londonelicious.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-58832738961225843122009-05-16T02:14:00.000+00:002009-05-16T02:14:00.000+00:00Great post. All the best ideas are scribbled on be...Great post. All the best ideas are scribbled on beer mats.Davehttp://ww.inkdish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-25310767367021893572009-05-16T00:52:00.000+00:002009-05-16T00:52:00.000+00:00You fared a damn sight better than I did.You fared a damn sight better than I did.Hollow Legshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-60051419378078617932009-05-15T21:32:00.000+00:002009-05-15T21:32:00.000+00:00It's not chocolate! It tastes like death. Salty de...It's not chocolate! It tastes like death. Salty death.Chris Poplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668565800857295023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-51545855376124173802009-05-15T21:22:00.000+00:002009-05-15T21:22:00.000+00:00OH my god does it sell Salmiakki? chocolate with l...OH my god does it sell Salmiakki? chocolate with liquid salty liquorice? LOVE that stuff.kerstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710623816362851677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-9798836297212633432009-05-15T17:59:00.000+00:002009-05-15T17:59:00.000+00:00I like salty liquorice! I haven't even visited my ...I like salty liquorice! I haven't even visited my Azerbaijani restaurant yet...better get a move on!canelvrhttp://canelvr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com