Simply Delicious! : Pure Finnish Flavours
2: Otava, 2004. Hardcover. FOOD IS A PLEASANT THING, but it is not to be taken lightly. At its best, it should be tasty and true to its own nature. When the finest aromas of the original ingredients can be appre- ciated in the dish served to the table, the chef may be said to have proved equal to his task The whole essence of the culinary art lies in doing justice to the ingredients. As befits inhabitants of a cold, northerly country, the Finns have always taken their food seriously, and so traditional Finnish food has tended to preserve the genuine, pure flavours of its original ingredients. Not even the world's leading gastronomic cultures could be said to have had a better start than this, in addition to which the Finnish tradition has acquired more "joyful" influences from its neighbours in the east and west in the course of time. Anyone who wishes to understand Finnish cooking should have at least a little knowledge of the equivalent Swedish and Russian traditions The Finnish year is still clearly divided into four seasons, and these are a source of great richness for the country's cuisine. Let's hope that our modern-day cooks will not forget this in an era when strawberries and early potatoes can be flown in from different parts of the world all the year round.
Text in English. 143 pp. Fine. Item #3724
ISBN: 9789511197850
Price: $30.00