Norway and Finland Street Food
Sep 12th, 2006, 10:52 AM
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I just got back from Norway last week, and we were in Finland two weeks before. We ate at a big outdoor market in Helsinki and there were many food vendors. Most had various kinds of fried fish like herring. Most of the cooked fish still had the heads on them and while my husband and I were trying to be adventurous and try a lot of the cultural food, this intimidated us. So we had fried calamari and reindeer hot dogs (large hotdogs made from reindeer meat). The hot dogs were excellent and we added mustard to them. These were served with a side of boiled potatoes which were all small and spherical shaped. Just about every meal we had in Finland had fennel in it.
In Oslo, we couldn't find any street vendors. We only saw restaurants. And it was really hard to find Norwegian food. There were many TexMex places (which we didn't try because we live in the US) and a lot of Thai and Japanese food. We ate at a few delis and got open faced sandwiches which they call to smørbrød. We also ate calzones.
To drink, every place had orange Fanta. That was really common. We tried a few local beers which were good but they're light lagers and I prefer ales.
We had cloudberries every chance we got. They're only grown up North in the laplands. They're similar in shape to blackberries but they're orange and crunchy because of the seeds, but they're sweet and sour in taste. We had them on ice cream, and there's also a liqueur made out of them called Lakka.
On the topic of weather, it was about 75F-80F and sunny every day in Helsinki and the same but sometimes rainy in Oslo.
-Christine
In Oslo, we couldn't find any street vendors. We only saw restaurants. And it was really hard to find Norwegian food. There were many TexMex places (which we didn't try because we live in the US) and a lot of Thai and Japanese food. We ate at a few delis and got open faced sandwiches which they call to smørbrød. We also ate calzones.
To drink, every place had orange Fanta. That was really common. We tried a few local beers which were good but they're light lagers and I prefer ales.
We had cloudberries every chance we got. They're only grown up North in the laplands. They're similar in shape to blackberries but they're orange and crunchy because of the seeds, but they're sweet and sour in taste. We had them on ice cream, and there's also a liqueur made out of them called Lakka.
On the topic of weather, it was about 75F-80F and sunny every day in Helsinki and the same but sometimes rainy in Oslo.
-Christine
Sep 12th, 2006, 11:01 AM
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Hi Christine ~~
Reindeer Hotdog is something to hear ~~
Very interesting. What other kind of cultural food you've tried in the market other fried fish and calamari?
Do you have another of those street food , or street food market pictures taken?
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Reindeer Hotdog is something to hear ~~
Very interesting. What other kind of cultural food you've tried in the market other fried fish and calamari?
Do you have another of those street food , or street food market pictures taken?
Chuck
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Sep 12th, 2006, 12:14 PM
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We ate reindeer meat whenever we could. Most of the fish at restaurants and markets that we tried was either salmon, herring, halibut or pike. In Oslo, we tried something called turbot.
I DO have a few pictures of the market (among the 2100 pictures that I took on our trip). I will post them online and return here and give you the link!
-Christine
I DO have a few pictures of the market (among the 2100 pictures that I took on our trip). I will post them online and return here and give you the link!
-Christine
Sep 13th, 2006, 02:08 AM
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"Most of the cooked fish still had the heads on them and while my husband and I were trying to be adventurous and try a lot of the cultural food, this intimidated us. "
You eat only lamprey´s head, not herring´s. Smoked herring is good. Or one grilled on coals. You just take the head between your fingers and give it one twist. Off it goes. But I always eat the tail, it is crispy. And contrary to those ever so fatty meat pies, it is also healthy. Meat in those pies is mixed pork & beef, and not the leanest parts. But reindeer meat is very lean, contains almost no fat.
I have seen a travel program from Bergen, Norway. Maybe Bergen is different from Oslo, but there was a big market in the harbour with all kinds of food. For example grilled prawns and such.
You eat only lamprey´s head, not herring´s. Smoked herring is good. Or one grilled on coals. You just take the head between your fingers and give it one twist. Off it goes. But I always eat the tail, it is crispy. And contrary to those ever so fatty meat pies, it is also healthy. Meat in those pies is mixed pork & beef, and not the leanest parts. But reindeer meat is very lean, contains almost no fat.
I have seen a travel program from Bergen, Norway. Maybe Bergen is different from Oslo, but there was a big market in the harbour with all kinds of food. For example grilled prawns and such.
Sep 13th, 2006, 08:59 AM
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Thanks for found me out the Street Food Stand picture in the Fish market. 2100 is alot of pictures !!!
What's the Finnish name of that meat pie you mentioned about , elina?
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Thanks for found me out the Street Food Stand picture in the Fish market. 2100 is alot of pictures !!!
What's the Finnish name of that meat pie you mentioned about , elina?
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Sep 13th, 2006, 11:15 AM
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Chuck, here are some pictures of our trip. The first one is of one of the stands/tents that cooked food. I had taken a few others, but there were always people in the way. This is the best shot. This is in Helsinki.
http://tinyurl.com/f8m4m
Here's a picture from a distance of all the tents at the outdoor market.
http://tinyurl.com/g8gcj
The market is in the center of this photo, but it's so small you can hardly see it. It shows you that it's right on the waterfront.
http://tinyurl.com/f36js
This one is of little marzipan treats, but it's not at a market, it's at a huge department store called Stockmann.
http://tinyurl.com/gl8l5
Elina, thanks for letting me know how we would have eaten those. I wasn't sure what to do, and people around us were eating crêpes mostly so we couldn't watch anyone to copy them.
-Christine
http://tinyurl.com/f8m4m
Here's a picture from a distance of all the tents at the outdoor market.
http://tinyurl.com/g8gcj
The market is in the center of this photo, but it's so small you can hardly see it. It shows you that it's right on the waterfront.
http://tinyurl.com/f36js
This one is of little marzipan treats, but it's not at a market, it's at a huge department store called Stockmann.
http://tinyurl.com/gl8l5
Elina, thanks for letting me know how we would have eaten those. I wasn't sure what to do, and people around us were eating crêpes mostly so we couldn't watch anyone to copy them.
-Christine
Sep 13th, 2006, 12:11 PM
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Chrisine,
I like the pictures alot and you shot a wholeview of the market which is very nice so people can see the actual place. And I finally have a new section for "Finland Street Food" now on my webpage.
Are those fried fish, shrimp, calamari, and salmon? And what are those pile up at the big wok behind? Looks like fried rice to me.
btw, do you mind spend several min to fill up your pictures info on my website submission form, so people can know more about it ?
Chuck
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I like the pictures alot and you shot a wholeview of the market which is very nice so people can see the actual place. And I finally have a new section for "Finland Street Food" now on my webpage.
Are those fried fish, shrimp, calamari, and salmon? And what are those pile up at the big wok behind? Looks like fried rice to me.
btw, do you mind spend several min to fill up your pictures info on my website submission form, so people can know more about it ?
Chuck
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My Travel and Food website
Sep 13th, 2006, 01:10 PM
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Just returned from Norway and found a great outdoor seafood market in Bergen. I was dissapointed in general with the market as I thought most of the wares were cheap and made for the tourist, however, the fish looked fresh and delicious.
By the way, it was late August, warm and sunny and swarming with cruise ship tourists. I would rethink my next visit and maybe wait until the cruise ship season passed. Of course the beautiful weather will have as well. Even with the crowds, Bergen was my favorite over Oslo. Both cities were wonderful, but Bergen was my favorite.
By the way, it was late August, warm and sunny and swarming with cruise ship tourists. I would rethink my next visit and maybe wait until the cruise ship season passed. Of course the beautiful weather will have as well. Even with the crowds, Bergen was my favorite over Oslo. Both cities were wonderful, but Bergen was my favorite.
Sep 13th, 2006, 09:46 PM
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"What's the Finnish name of that meat pie you mentioned about , elina?"
Rebecka seems to know Finnish, to the point that she even masters the whooping 15 cases. She already said it, "piirakka", except she used the objective case (piirakoita) which was right in that sentence structure. Piirakka is the general name meaning pie, and if you add "liha" in front of it you get a meat pie. Add "marja" and you get a berry pie.
And I have this discussion to thank for my yesterday´s yarnings. I bought the disgusting fatty thing again.
Rebecka seems to know Finnish, to the point that she even masters the whooping 15 cases. She already said it, "piirakka", except she used the objective case (piirakoita) which was right in that sentence structure. Piirakka is the general name meaning pie, and if you add "liha" in front of it you get a meat pie. Add "marja" and you get a berry pie.
And I have this discussion to thank for my yesterday´s yarnings. I bought the disgusting fatty thing again.
Sep 14th, 2006, 11:50 AM
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Sep 14th, 2006, 01:54 PM
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Cool, Chuck. It's fun to see that I made a contribution to your webpage.
I believe the food in the photo is this:
-In the very front, you can hardly see it, those are potatoes. They have been peeled and cut so that they're all spheres of about 1 1/2 inch diameter. They're cooked with fennel.
-On the left and the right, salmon.
-The silver fish in the center, I believe is Herring. Complete, with the heads.
-Behind that is fried calamari
-In the distance, I'm not sure. I agree that it's probably fried rice.
I believe the food in the photo is this:
-In the very front, you can hardly see it, those are potatoes. They have been peeled and cut so that they're all spheres of about 1 1/2 inch diameter. They're cooked with fennel.
-On the left and the right, salmon.
-The silver fish in the center, I believe is Herring. Complete, with the heads.
-Behind that is fried calamari
-In the distance, I'm not sure. I agree that it's probably fried rice.
Sep 15th, 2006, 03:31 AM
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"are you finnish, Elina?"
Yes. But I have never taken pictures of food, so I am useless to the website. But I am glad that Spencerinc could contribute.
"-The silver fish in the center, I believe is Herring. Complete, with the heads."
It is vendace, a bit like herring but smaller and tastes better. It lives in some lakes in eastern Finland.
Yes. But I have never taken pictures of food, so I am useless to the website. But I am glad that Spencerinc could contribute.
"-The silver fish in the center, I believe is Herring. Complete, with the heads."
It is vendace, a bit like herring but smaller and tastes better. It lives in some lakes in eastern Finland.
Sep 15th, 2006, 05:16 AM
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Elina
Is the Vendace the same as "Strömming" in Sweden. They're the same as herring but smaller and of course, better tasting. The strömming are found only in the Baltic.
Blackduff
Is the Vendace the same as "Strömming" in Sweden. They're the same as herring but smaller and of course, better tasting. The strömming are found only in the Baltic.
Blackduff
Sep 25th, 2006, 09:14 AM
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<i>Finland is no way near Gulf Stream, but locked in by Sweden, Norway and Russia</i>
Everybody says Sweden is warmed from the Gulf Stream but there are no waves lapping on the shores of Sverige.
Yet, the winters are mild, consider the lattitude. Stockhold has similar lattitudes as the James Bay. I sure wouldn't like to live in those lattitudes in Canada.
Helsinki is bitter cold in the winter times but not as cold as an equal lattitude in North America. What's the reason, if the Gulf Stream isn't warming the continent.
Go a bit further into Europe and check out the weather in Vienna. It's really cold in the winter time. Yet, Vienna isn't so far North as Helsinki.
Hmmmmmm! I don't have the answer. I do have a few more questions though.
Blackduff
<i>Finland is no way near Gulf Stream, but locked in by Sweden, Norway and Russia</i>
Everybody says Sweden is warmed from the Gulf Stream but there are no waves lapping on the shores of Sverige.
Yet, the winters are mild, consider the lattitude. Stockhold has similar lattitudes as the James Bay. I sure wouldn't like to live in those lattitudes in Canada.
Helsinki is bitter cold in the winter times but not as cold as an equal lattitude in North America. What's the reason, if the Gulf Stream isn't warming the continent.
Go a bit further into Europe and check out the weather in Vienna. It's really cold in the winter time. Yet, Vienna isn't so far North as Helsinki.
Hmmmmmm! I don't have the answer. I do have a few more questions though.
Blackduff
Sep 26th, 2006, 02:19 AM
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Hei rjsol, that Gulf Stream thingy is standard stuff taught at school for little kids. Everybody knows that. You could know, too, even without being a little kid in a Finnish school, if you had written to Google "Gulf Stream Finland". The first one that appears is Finnish Meteorological Institute. Here:
"The mean temperature in Finland is several degrees (as much as 10°C in winter) higher than that of other areas in these latitudes, e.g. Siberia and south Greenland. The temperature is raised by the Baltic Sea, inland waters and, above all, by airflows from the Atlantic, which are warmed by the Gulf Stream."
"The mean temperature in Finland is several degrees (as much as 10°C in winter) higher than that of other areas in these latitudes, e.g. Siberia and south Greenland. The temperature is raised by the Baltic Sea, inland waters and, above all, by airflows from the Atlantic, which are warmed by the Gulf Stream."
Oct 4th, 2006, 09:39 AM
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There's come updated on the Finland Street Food picture section on my website. Seems like the fish market in Finland usually sells some kind of small fried fish, fried salmon fillet, and potatos as well. What's the approximate price for it ? I saw it on the picture said cost about 5 euro to 7 euro ~~ that's kind of expensive.
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Let's stick to the Norway and Finland Street Food topic instead of geography ...
Cheers,
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Let's stick to the Norway and Finland Street Food topic instead of geography ...
