The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure | Episode 4 | Finland
Dave and Si fall immediately in love with the beautiful and tranquil lakes of Finland and enjoy what they think will be a complete change of pace from the intensity of St Petersburg. Dave learns how to have a traditional Finnish sauna experience, while Si makes himself feel right at home cooking up Finnish pastries. The peace and tranquillity doesn’t last long, though, as the bikers learn all about the national pastime of wife-carrying, fulfil their boyhood fantasies of riding tanks through the forest and meet a priest who has given his service a heavy metal twist! To cap it off, the bikers see how island communities in the middle of the Baltic help each other survive and arrange their own food festival complete with food carts and local bands. Have they bitten off more than they can chew?
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Finland absolutely unknown country as far the food is concern . Thank you for brining it to us .
Karelian pies (karjalanpiirakka) is the most underrated delicacy in Europe. It's brilliant snack to have. Works either with that egg butter, with a slice of ham cold cuts, with cured salmon, or as plain pastry with nothing on top. There are a few varieties for the stuffing, including carrot rice porridge, but the plain rice porridge one is the most legendary.
There are a few Finnish Seamen's Missions (merimieskirkko, lit. seamen's church) around Europe that make and sell them. In London, there is one at 33 Albion Street.
Thanks! You found many positive things in our excentric country.
Someone learned at 2:57 what some people mean when they say "time to cook the ham" as they head to sauna…