In praise of Finnish cooking

[mossman]

This article caught my eye, an eye opener you could say, read on.

http://travel.uk.msn.com/inspiration/sk ... =151907718

And yes have tried reindeer meat and was impressed but never in the circumstances as mentioned in the above.

[tuulen]

...crouched over a roaring open fire in Finnish Lapland in midwinter frying freshly slaughtered reindeer.

Honestly, I doubt the reindeer was freshly slaughtered. The best meat is hung without freezing to let "age" before being cooked and eaten.

[mossman]

Journalistic licence perhaps, Just watching men's downhill , Bode might get a bronze but only hundredths in it.

[Rosamunda]

I "did" Lapland as a tourist in the 80s (I still have my reindeer driving licence to prove it) and the highlight was a motor-ski ride (it must've been -30 + wind chill) up a frozen river to a reindeer herd where we had a delicious reindeer stew over an open fire inside a tent (... wigwam thing -can't remember the proper name for it). The reindeer's head was outside in the snow and it looked fairly fresh.

But I agree, venison is usually better hung for a few days. Maybe this is not necessary with farmed reindeer in the middle of winter. Or maybe the taste is too strong for the tourists if is hung.

[tuulen]

...The reindeer's head was outside in the snow and it looked fairly fresh...

Ah, but maybe not the same head as of the more seasoned, delicious meat that you ate, as more than one gets slaughtered, one at a time.

The fresh head might have been a ruse, as otherwise the seasoned head might have looked ugly.

[sammy]

The fresh head might have been a ruse.

But isn't ruse (plural: roose?) an endangered species?

I'll get me coat...

[tuulen]

The fresh head might have been a ruse.

But isn't ruse (plural: roose?) an endangered species?...

Fortunately no, a ruse being a wily subterfuge, perhaps Finland Forum could thrive on such cunning, and thank goodness for that! :-D

[tuulen]

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[tuulen]

This article caught my eye, an eye opener you could say, read on.

http://travel.uk.msn.com/inspiration/sk ... =151907718

And yes have tried reindeer meat and was impressed but never in the circumstances as mentioned in the above.

Bump to the top of the page because reindeer soup is worth it!