• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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    3 hours ago

    I mean, Finnish cuisine is a thing, but… it’s not a thing. And you probably very well know what I mean with that.

    It’s not on par with world class cuisines, definitely.

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      3 hours ago

      I would say it’s non-existent.

      I genuinely tried searching for Finnish restaurants in other countries once. All I remember finding was “Nordic cuisine”, which makes a bit more sense.

      Like you wouldn’t have enough dishes for a menu if it was just Finnish cuisine.

      Karelian stew and mämmi. Crispbread to go with them. That’s it.

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        3 hours ago

        “Nordic cuisine” is probably used because it provides better name recognition too, in addition to a wider selection.

        Karelian stew and mämmi. Crispbread to go with them. That’s it.

        It’s much more than that. https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suomalainen_keittiö But a lot of those aren’t internationally known or specifically associated with Finland so it doesn’t make it worth it to run a specifically Finnish cuisine focused restaurant.