The Food and Cooking of Finland: Traditions, Ingredients, Tastes and Techniques in Over 60 Classic Recipes

Discover the earthy flavours and unexpected delights of Finland's healthy, hearty cuisine, which historically has combined its traditional methods and ingredients with flavours and techniques from eastern European and Scandinavian neighbours Explore the wide range of fresh, seasonal ingredients in 60 delicious recipes, which range from classic dishes such as Baltic Herrings with Caper Butter and Cloudberry Mousse to fusion recipes that reveal diverse influences, such as Reindeer Pot au Feu and Russian-inspired Easter Bread Features an informative introduction to the geography, climate and history of this fascinating country, as well as providing an insight into the culinary customs and the traditional ingredients that form the basis of this exciting cuisine Recipes, ingredients and the colourful culinary history are brought to life with more than 300 specially commissioned photographs

Each easy-to-make recipe is complete with step-by-step instructions, cook's tips, variations and full nutritional analyses The spellbinding landscape of Finland - illuminated in its northern parts by the summertime phenomenon of the midnight sun - is dominated by more than 187,000 lakes and 179,000 islands, and is largely covered with vast expanses of unspoilt boreal forests. Wild meat, seasonal berries, indigenous vegetables and freshwater fish abound and, combined with traditional cooking methods such as baking, casseroling and pickling, have resulted in a healthy, hearty and seasonal cuisine. A fascinating introduction provides an insight into the people, landscape, history and culinary customs of this magical land, and includes an informative reference guide to some of the most common ingredients as well as a typical menu of the dishes that would be included in the classic coffee table spread.