• Dasus@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    The concept of say unicorns having sex existing doesn’t mean there are any unicorns anywhere having sex.

    There are no Finnish restaurants.

    In that sense, there is no “Finnish cuisine”.

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      11 hours ago

      It’s just that that’s not how cuisine is usually understood. But like I said, I wasn’t trying to change your opinion, just noted that as usually defined it does exist.

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        11 hours ago

        It definitely is, though.

        You’re just refusing to use the colloquially definition, because you’re Finnish and Finnish dishes technically exist.

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          3 hours ago

          I don’t know if you think the colloquial use aligns more with what you said, but in Finnish cuisine is just “keittiö” (as in suomalainen keittiö) or ruokakulttuuri. English word is much the same in that it actually doesn’t just mean something fancy, even though as a French origin word it can seem like a fancy word.

          I’m just going with that. It’s not a personal preference thing. I like Finnish food but it doesn’t really matter to me if the term cuisine was reserved for just fancy. I was just saying.

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            11 minutes ago

            It’s not about fanciness.

            It’s about the concept of a “cuisine”. I’m sure you understand what is meant by it.

            I don’t believe there are any “Finnish restaurants”. There are restaurants which say they serve traditional food, in Finland, sure. But I’m quite sure no other country has a “Finnish restaurant” and that literally no-one ever has asked their friend “hey d’you wanna go out for some Finnish?”

            You can like the food, I’m not trying to make you enjoy something less. I’m pointing out Finland lacks food culture, as sorely as it lacks other forms of culture.

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              2 minutes ago

              It’s about the concept of a “cuisine”. I’m sure you understand what is meant by it.

              No I understand, I’m just saying how you define it doesn’t really follow how it is commonly defined. Which is fine, but again, something to keep in mind.

              I don’t believe there are any “Finnish restaurants”.

              There are. Search for “suomalainen ravintola”.

              But I’m quite sure no other country has a “Finnish restaurant”

              Those exist too. Mostly to serve expatriates, but still.

              I’m pointing out Finland lacks food culture

              Well that’s an opinion you are sharing. And it’s fine to think so, it’s just not generally seen as true. Food culture is just what people are eating in certain areas and the traditional dishes associated with it. So of course Finland would have a food culture. You are defining it as something else, so by the way you are defining it it might be true.