For our first “each one teach one” lesson, we started with a practical application. Our goal was to have a Finnish tasting evening. We have already agreed in advance that we want to go grocery shopping together, but only want to buy typical Finnish dishes and then taste them. Said and done! We went to the K-Market together to choose the food and dishes there. The large selection of the most diverse brands of individual product groups immediately overwhelmed me. You won’t find such a large selection in my home country. So the first big question for me was what should we buy if I don’t even know the basic terminology of the individual dishes. However, with the help of my tutor, we were able to differentiate and clarify some ambiguities and terminology in the business. Fortunately, I don’t have any intolerances or allergies that I have to pay attention to and take into account.
The shopping basket full of Finnish delicacies from all areas, starter, main course, dessert and drinks, we made our way home. We did our Finnish tasting in a private apartment. With the individual dishes cooked and arranged on the plates, we set about the definitions, terms and ingredients of the individual dishes. That evening I not only got to know the typical Finnish dishes I had bought, such as “musta makkara” (blood sausages), “kalakukko” (filled bread), “peruna muussi” (mashed potatoes) and “lihapulla” (meatballs), but also basic terms such as bread, fish, various drinks and also types of cutlery and inventory. As part of the dinner, we also took up other exciting and useful terms and put them into writing.
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