In May 2022, Hesburger had 278 restaurants in Finland, 58 in Lithuania, 51 in Latvia, 50 in Estonia, 26 in Bulgaria, 7 in Ukraine and 2 in Germany. Hesburger also operated in Russia, but withdrew due to the war in Ukraine.
So, here is the truth: We love Karelian pastries with or without egg-butter, the cinnamon rolls are fantastic and chewy, the only rye bread worth mentioning in the world is the Finnish one, Finnish meatballs are, of course, better than the Swedish (although they are very close), he forgot the all other fishy delights, especially the smoked ones, there are in addition to heavenly salmon soup, mushrooms from the forest are really good, more than 90 percent love salmiakki and couldn't really live without it, all about the candies is totally true, reindeer is excellent, especially the sautéed, soups are a stable food of Finnish people, the blueberry pie is something everyone eats usually with a vanilla sauce.
I haven´t ever tried blueberry pie with vanilla (or any other) sauce. But i can imagine that it fits fine with it (why it wouldn´t...). That would be worth of trying, but i´ve chooced to live ketogenic lifestyle almost six months ago and i don´t eat carbs any more (or at least over 20 grams for a day).
Sauteed reindeer, mashed potatoes and lingonberry jam is the classic reindeer dish. It's delicious, but quite pricey at least in the south. When I grew up in Lapland, it was on school lunch menus.
You should try to eat variuos fishes like pike, pike-perch, perch, vendace, whitefish… Our lakes and river are mainly in good condition so fishes are healthy and taste so good.
Salmiakki is the thing I really missed when living abroad! Sure, there is some black liquorice you can get outside Finland - but it's not salty enough! 😑😑 Also, the real blueberries that grow in finnish forests are so much tastier than those big watery ones. (I think the finnish ones are called bilberries?)
Hesburger gives 100% local meat in Finland... McDonald meat comes from Africa or South-America or whatever-place, with slavery or just other bad things we as people don't like... Maybe that is why "Turku" has only 1x McDonald and 30 "Hesburger"s at least, and it is fresh good food... but, I still love a good kebab here in Finland.... but that's just me loving a good meal after a good smoke of ganja :D
Salmiakki, although often combined with it, is not really about the licorice, but it is the same as ammonium chloride, a molecular salt, that has a characteristic taste. It is used as flavoring in many kinds of candy. It has been available as pure crystals or a grainy powder with sugar and other flavorings, which was very popular in the 80's. Haven't seen the powder widely available lately, but maybe I haven't looked in the right places. You also get it in chewing gum, in lozenges, and in a marshmallow type candy from Haribo, to name a few.
The best finnish foods in my opinion is: Palapaisti (braised beef), pan-fried vendace with potato mice and salmon served as soup, smoked, or grilled. Of course, cinnamon rolls and blueberry pie are delicious too. Lingonberry pie is also good, not as sweet but tasty! Like a typical Finn, I couldn't live without salty licorice either, but it's something you probably have to get used to from childhood.
I knew it!!!! This Turku presenter had found the top of all fast foods! Hese (Hesburger) double burger with LOTS of paprika majo (punanen soosi / the red sauce - you can buy extra sachets of it!!!!) I said I love this guy!!!! ❤💋❤
I'm from Finland and salmiakki is really really popular, there is maybe like 1 out of 100 who don't like it. I used to hate it as a kid but as an adult I love it, especially as ice cream and in alcohol :D. Reindeer is also really delicious, its really amazing especially in the north when you have good restaurant and reindeer herders nearby who have decades or even centuries of experience preparing and cooking it. Blueberry pie with vanilla ice cream is one of my favourites too, and oh my god the salmon soup.. its amazing. I used to hate mushrooms as a kid too but these days I really enjoy them in multiple foods. Also the karjalanpiirakka can be customized in multiple ways, you can put smoked salmon or shrimp paste with lemon or whatever on it and its fantastic!
In Ostrobothnia my comfort food is Porilainen. Is a Finnish version of a burger. If its done right, its so good. Specially in Kauhajoki had an kiosk where was open 24h at day, their Porilainen is soooo good.
Seasonally available, local fare is really big here. Fresh new root veggies for spring and summer, mushrooms and berries for autumn, and lots of fattier and heartier meat dishes for winter to tide you over the long, cold months. For myself reindeer stew is a winter staple, and currently the mushroom season has me cooking so many soups and sauces. Too bad they didn't mention muikku (fried vendace), it's quite possibly the best summertime snack food!
Reindeer stew with onions, forest mushrooms and cream is delicious. Served with potato mash, and lingonberries. Reindeer is very lean, tender and slightly gamey.
Reindeer is best when it's grilled, add a bit of salt & black pepper, maybe rosemary and you're golden. Summer is best for berries, strawberries in Finland are the best tasting strawberries ever. Salmiakki is popular & you have it as flavour for many things, like chips etc.
My favourite soup is Kesäkeitto (summer soup') a traditional vegetable soup in Finnish cuisine cooked in milk with butter, potatoes, carrots, peas, cauliflower and possibly other vegetables of the season. It is a shame many local bakeries have gone out of business and sometimes it is hard to find true traditional rye bread.
Moose meat bolls, fish soup, mushrooms, salmiakki or terva ice cream... To name a few of my favourites. Salmiakki is something Finns grow into, I do know few friends who don't like it, just like I know few friends that don't drink coffee. What a weirdos if yo ask me :D
Karjalanpiirakka with butter, eggs or eggbutter, warm and fresh straight from the oven Now everyone buys semi-ok-ones from store but in my childhood, we used to make these ourselves. So so good. Best if done little bit smaller so you can eat one with like two bites.
I suspect part of the reason why Finnish food isn't more common outside of Finland is that a lot of it is "commoner" food, while stuff like Italian or French is based on the food the upper classes ate and because of that chefs have bias against traditional Finnish food, seeing it not worthy of their time.
Did anyone mention the MÄMMI? I enjoy that a lot, but it needs cold full cream on top of it. Sugar does not hurt either. I enjoy it. And it is a classic for Finnish foods, that look - well - like a flat pile of s.... - but actually is very tasty - if you like it. - And I do! - One thing they have not advertised very much, and it is rather hard to come buy, is moose meat. It makes delicious soups, and it is very nice as its own, too. This reindeer meat thing comes more from Lappland, Lappi. Moose (Elk) is the main big game in other parts of the country. - And nowadays the deer start to be common, as well. But those are everywhere, moose meat should get it's own market, I think.
Ich liebe Karelische Piroggen,die mache ich mir,wenn ich Appetit darauf habe, selbst, da es sie hier in Deutschland nicht zu kaufen gibt. Leider ist das immer ein größerer Aufwand, aber wenn man sie noch warm mit Eibutter genießen kann,ist die Mühe vergessen 😊
Reindeer is so good but very expencive so it is quite rare that i eat it. Every dish with reindeer has been good that i´ve ever tasted. In one wedding there were reindeer tartar (in Lapland) and it was so delicious. Only bad thing was that i got dhiarrea for eating much of it 😅.
Reindeer is not so popular in countries :D Funny that rice doesnt grow here, but it still old traditional food :D I am half carelian. I make my own cinnamonrolls. I could write here like book about finnish food, simple and good i am going to forest to seek mushrooms and berries today
Poronkäristys with mashed potatoes and lingonberry jam for main course and soden munkki with a cup of coffee for dessert. No competition. Ever. Nope. Can't be done.
Finnish food is simple. No more than 3-4 ingredients and always butter, salt & pepper. Butter, salt & pepper count as an ingredient. Train tickets nowadays not only are expensive, but also a mystery. You can't never know what the price will be.
I think Finnish food is not that popular abroad, because in general the most popular cuisines are those of which moved in large numbers around the world with imperialism, immigration and/or warfare. To prove it, there are some Finnish restaurants specifically in the US Great Lakes area, where a lot (in Finnish scale) of Finns immigrated in 1800's and early 1900's.
It's also worth to keep in mind that a lot of Finnish food revolves around fresh, local ingredients that tend to be harder or at least more expensive to source elsewhere.
I love salmiakki i grew up eating it so i’m very used to salty candies💘And my fav international food here is definitely sushi, i could eat it for the rest of my life lmao
The problem with traditional Finnish food is that it's often: Preserved (historically by necessity), which most of the world doesn't appreciate. For example canned, fermented and pickled foods. Long lasting in storage, which most of the world shuns as poor people's food. For example potatoes and other root vegetables, and our traditional breads. Fresh to the point that shipping severely degrades the quality, such as fish, berries and mushrooms. Made from the only edible plants that can be farmed here. For example wheat struggles in the Finnish climate, so we learned to use other grains which much of the world dislikes. So to a foreigner who didn't grow up eating Finnish food, everything looks like you raided a poor and starving 18th century Finnish peasant's pantry and root cellar. You can't eat traditional Finnish food as a status thing, no matter how good it actually tastes.
reindeer stew. mmmmm, but your fish and chips cannot get good ones here, darn,and stay away from Turku and Helsinki save your money come to Vaasa, you can take a short boat trip to Sweden etc.
Finnish food is just Nordic food with some regional differences. Fish, meat and potatoes. It's built around the 4 seasons. Things that you can grow with short summers and things that you can preserve to get through a long winter. Also things that keep you alive in a climate most sane people avoid. Rye bread is a thing because you can naturally preserve it for months. It's dense and nutritious. You can get fish all year round. Salt is an easy way to preserve food. Smoke is another simple method. Excluding meme foods that're fed to tourists and/or dishes related to specific days, everything related to food was/is pragmatic. Reindeer isn't common anywhere outside the north. Salmiakki is just a chemical compound that was once sold as cough medicine in pharmacies. It's one of those acquired tastes that almost requires that you had it as a kid. Almost all Finns tolerate it and even if it's not their favorite they can still eat it or don't mind some Salmiakki products.
In May 2022, Hesburger had 278 restaurants in Finland, 58 in Lithuania, 51 in Latvia, 50 in Estonia, 26 in Bulgaria, 7 in Ukraine and 2 in Germany. Hesburger also operated in Russia, but withdrew due to the war in Ukraine.
Was just to tell the same, but you got there first! "Kerros, isot ranskalaiset ja kaks extra punasta majoneesia, kiitos - joo ja iso zero juomaks."
Not to mention their eco side, for recycling the frying oils, use of solar energy, etc.
So, here is the truth:
We love Karelian pastries with or without egg-butter, the cinnamon rolls are fantastic and chewy, the only rye bread worth mentioning in the world is the Finnish one, Finnish meatballs are, of course, better than the Swedish (although they are very close), he forgot the all other fishy delights, especially the smoked ones, there are in addition to heavenly salmon soup, mushrooms from the forest are really good, more than 90 percent love salmiakki and couldn't really live without it, all about the candies is totally true, reindeer is excellent, especially the sautéed, soups are a stable food of Finnish people, the blueberry pie is something everyone eats usually with a vanilla sauce.
I haven´t ever tried blueberry pie with vanilla (or any other) sauce. But i can imagine that it fits fine with it (why it wouldn´t...). That would be worth of trying, but i´ve chooced to live ketogenic lifestyle almost six months ago and i don´t eat carbs any more (or at least over 20 grams for a day).
Sauteed reindeer, mashed potatoes and lingonberry jam is the classic reindeer dish. It's delicious, but quite pricey at least in the south. When I grew up in Lapland, it was on school lunch menus.
You should try to eat variuos fishes like pike, pike-perch, perch, vendace, whitefish… Our lakes and river are mainly in good condition so fishes are healthy and taste so good.
Salmiakki is the thing I really missed when living abroad! Sure, there is some black liquorice you can get outside Finland - but it's not salty enough! 😑😑 Also, the real blueberries that grow in finnish forests are so much tastier than those big watery ones. (I think the finnish ones are called bilberries?)
Hesburger gives 100% local meat in Finland... McDonald meat comes from Africa or South-America or whatever-place, with slavery or just other bad things we as people don't like... Maybe that is why "Turku" has only 1x McDonald and 30 "Hesburger"s at least, and it is fresh good food... but, I still love a good kebab here in Finland.... but that's just me loving a good meal after a good smoke of ganja :D
I'm from Finland and salmiakki is the best! Having a high bloodpressure, i'm forbidden from it. Have been in mourning cause of it...
Cold-smoked reindeer is heavenly, very expensive though.
Salmiakki, although often combined with it, is not really about the licorice, but it is the same as ammonium chloride, a molecular salt, that has a characteristic taste. It is used as flavoring in many kinds of candy. It has been available as pure crystals or a grainy powder with sugar and other flavorings, which was very popular in the 80's. Haven't seen the powder widely available lately, but maybe I haven't looked in the right places. You also get it in chewing gum, in lozenges, and in a marshmallow type candy from Haribo, to name a few.
This presenter from Turku is so Great! I love him!!!! I lived in Turku like for over 12 years.
rye bread is really common in Finland :)
The best finnish foods in my opinion is: Palapaisti (braised beef), pan-fried vendace with potato mice and salmon served as soup, smoked, or grilled. Of course, cinnamon rolls and blueberry pie are delicious too. Lingonberry pie is also good, not as sweet but tasty!
Like a typical Finn, I couldn't live without salty licorice either, but it's something you probably have to get used to from childhood.
Reindeer fillet, medium rare, oh my words how good it is, wow. Expensive as hell but oh-so-good, must try.
I knew it!!!! This Turku presenter had found the top of all fast foods! Hese (Hesburger) double burger with LOTS of paprika majo (punanen soosi / the red sauce - you can buy extra sachets of it!!!!) I said I love this guy!!!! ❤💋❤
One popular sausage in Finland is Meetwursti. It's kind of salami and often include horse meat. There's also version with reindeer meat.
Loved your reactions throughout the video :D
I'm from Finland and salmiakki is really really popular, there is maybe like 1 out of 100 who don't like it. I used to hate it as a kid but as an adult I love it, especially as ice cream and in alcohol :D. Reindeer is also really delicious, its really amazing especially in the north when you have good restaurant and reindeer herders nearby who have decades or even centuries of experience preparing and cooking it. Blueberry pie with vanilla ice cream is one of my favourites too, and oh my god the salmon soup.. its amazing. I used to hate mushrooms as a kid too but these days I really enjoy them in multiple foods. Also the karjalanpiirakka can be customized in multiple ways, you can put smoked salmon or shrimp paste with lemon or whatever on it and its fantastic!
Helsinki is Finland's favela. All bottom sediment accumulates there. Finland only starts outside Ring III.
You are hallusinating 😂
In Ostrobothnia my comfort food is Porilainen. Is a Finnish version of a burger. If its done right, its so good. Specially in Kauhajoki had an kiosk where was open 24h at day, their Porilainen is soooo good.
Seasonally available, local fare is really big here. Fresh new root veggies for spring and summer, mushrooms and berries for autumn, and lots of fattier and heartier meat dishes for winter to tide you over the long, cold months. For myself reindeer stew is a winter staple, and currently the mushroom season has me cooking so many soups and sauces.
Too bad they didn't mention muikku (fried vendace), it's quite possibly the best summertime snack food!
Reindeer stew with onions, forest mushrooms and cream is delicious. Served with potato mash, and lingonberries. Reindeer is very lean, tender and slightly gamey.
Reindeer is best when it's grilled, add a bit of salt & black pepper, maybe rosemary and you're golden. Summer is best for berries, strawberries in Finland are the best tasting strawberries ever. Salmiakki is popular & you have it as flavour for many things, like chips etc.
Salmiakki 🤤 so good. 😍 Greetings from Finland! 😅💪🇫🇮
My favourite soup is Kesäkeitto (summer soup') a traditional vegetable soup in Finnish cuisine cooked in milk with butter, potatoes, carrots, peas, cauliflower and possibly other vegetables of the season.
It is a shame many local bakeries have gone out of business and sometimes it is hard to find true traditional rye bread.
Joop, Hernekeitto, Maksalaatikko, Kaalikeitto ja Peltipitsa. All you need.
Moose meat bolls, fish soup, mushrooms, salmiakki or terva ice cream... To name a few of my favourites. Salmiakki is something Finns grow into, I do know few friends who don't like it, just like I know few friends that don't drink coffee. What a weirdos if yo ask me :D
Karjalanpiirakka with butter, eggs or eggbutter, warm and fresh straight from the oven Now everyone buys semi-ok-ones from store but in my childhood, we used to make these ourselves. So so good. Best if done little bit smaller so you can eat one with like two bites.
I suspect part of the reason why Finnish food isn't more common outside of Finland is that a lot of it is "commoner" food, while stuff like Italian or French is based on the food the upper classes ate and because of that chefs have bias against traditional Finnish food, seeing it not worthy of their time.
Carelian stew is a must at the Finnish Independence Day meal.
Salmiakki 100% 😋
Sauteed reindeer is the trad of course but I quite like reindeer mince for chilicon carne too!
Oh yeah and from other countries' cuisines, I love Indian and Mexican. Chinese is also great!
Did anyone mention the MÄMMI? I enjoy that a lot, but it needs cold full cream on top of it. Sugar does not hurt either. I enjoy it. And it is a classic for Finnish foods, that look - well - like a flat pile of s.... - but actually is very tasty - if you like it. - And I do! - One thing they have not advertised very much, and it is rather hard to come buy, is moose meat. It makes delicious soups, and it is very nice as its own, too. This reindeer meat thing comes more from Lappland, Lappi. Moose (Elk) is the main big game in other parts of the country. - And nowadays the deer start to be common, as well. But those are everywhere, moose meat should get it's own market, I think.
Ich liebe Karelische Piroggen,die mache ich mir,wenn ich Appetit darauf habe, selbst, da es sie hier in Deutschland nicht zu kaufen gibt. Leider ist das immer ein größerer Aufwand, aber wenn man sie noch warm mit Eibutter genießen kann,ist die Mühe vergessen 😊
Reindeer is so good but very expencive so it is quite rare that i eat it. Every dish with reindeer has been good that i´ve ever tasted. In one wedding there were reindeer tartar (in Lapland) and it was so delicious. Only bad thing was that i got dhiarrea for eating much of it 😅.
finnish salmon soup is the best comfort food there is.
Reindeer soup with fresh rye bread does it for me 😍
Reindeer sauteed done in the oven with mushroom sauce and mashed potatoes. Dried reindeer meat is also good but are not for everyone
Reindeer is not so popular in countries :D Funny that rice doesnt grow here, but it still old traditional food :D I am half carelian. I make my own cinnamonrolls. I could write here like book about finnish food, simple and good i am going to forest to seek mushrooms and berries today
The Karelian pies had a different filling in the olden days, it was barley porridge or mashed potato. Rice filling came to the pies around mid 1800’s.
In finland atleast in my family we didnt really prepare 2 hot meals a day but one warm meal and more ''snack'' like meals that make up for it.
I love salmiakki, and i'm from Finland
in my opinion, reindeer is best with lingonberry :)
Poronkäristys with mashed potatoes and lingonberry jam for main course and soden munkki with a cup of coffee for dessert.
No competition. Ever. Nope. Can't be done.
Finnish food is simple.
No more than 3-4 ingredients and always butter, salt & pepper.
Butter, salt & pepper count as an ingredient.
Train tickets nowadays not only are expensive, but also a mystery. You can't never know what the price will be.
I think Finnish food is not that popular abroad, because in general the most popular cuisines are those of which moved in large numbers around the world with imperialism, immigration and/or warfare. To prove it, there are some Finnish restaurants specifically in the US Great Lakes area, where a lot (in Finnish scale) of Finns immigrated in 1800's and early 1900's.
It's also worth to keep in mind that a lot of Finnish food revolves around fresh, local ingredients that tend to be harder or at least more expensive to source elsewhere.
the pictures of our bread were like from "hunger years", please choose better ;)
7:20 I don't really like sweets in general, but I am addicted to Salmiakki. It is an acquired taste though, so I get why foreigners don't like it.
Salmiakki is second best thing at world, just after sleeping
I love salmiakki i grew up eating it so i’m very used to salty candies💘And my fav international food here is definitely sushi, i could eat it for the rest of my life lmao
Reindeer is best as cold smoke roast
Reindeer jerky, as salty as the price but its gooood
Nordic meatballs are different but all great if well done.
Raindeer is the greatest meat
Paistettu muikku on paras !
Eating salmiakki right now.
Yeah riisipiirakka whit boiled egg top whit salt is 👌👌 and afcourse cup of coffee😄
And yess i love salmiakki,very delicious.
I never seen blueberrie pie like this man show.Blueberry pie whit kermaviili mix top is the best and not like that hi show
Iam meaby use to prizes but for me they normal and same everywhere almost.
Now I have to go to store and buy salmiakki, fazer chocolate and strawberries. 🤤🤭
The prices in Helsinki and Turku aren’t that different if you don’t fine dine imo.
Best cuisine is Nepalese/Indian, could live with just Naan breads 😄
Salmiakki is good but if you have high blood pressure, tons of liquorice and salmiakki are not good for your health
Dried smoked reindeer meat is best way to go in my opinion.
Good quality haute cuisine style restaurant meals are cheaper in Turku than in Helsinki. Otherwise, no difference.
Not all finns love salmiakki, but we're a minority.
The problem with traditional Finnish food is that it's often:
Preserved (historically by necessity), which most of the world doesn't appreciate. For example canned, fermented and pickled foods.
Long lasting in storage, which most of the world shuns as poor people's food. For example potatoes and other root vegetables, and our traditional breads.
Fresh to the point that shipping severely degrades the quality, such as fish, berries and mushrooms.
Made from the only edible plants that can be farmed here. For example wheat struggles in the Finnish climate, so we learned to use other grains which much of the world dislikes.
So to a foreigner who didn't grow up eating Finnish food, everything looks like you raided a poor and starving 18th century Finnish peasant's pantry and root cellar. You can't eat traditional Finnish food as a status thing, no matter how good it actually tastes.
Have you ever visited in finland?
reindeer stew. mmmmm, but your fish and chips cannot get good ones here, darn,and stay away from Turku and Helsinki save your money come to Vaasa, you can take a short boat trip to Sweden etc.
Uudet perunat voin ja lehtisalaatin on mieleeni.
never ever go to R-Kioski its soooo expensive
Finnish food is just Nordic food with some regional differences. Fish, meat and potatoes. It's built around the 4 seasons. Things that you can grow with short summers and things that you can preserve to get through a long winter. Also things that keep you alive in a climate most sane people avoid.
Rye bread is a thing because you can naturally preserve it for months. It's dense and nutritious. You can get fish all year round. Salt is an easy way to preserve food. Smoke is another simple method. Excluding meme foods that're fed to tourists and/or dishes related to specific days, everything related to food was/is pragmatic.
Reindeer isn't common anywhere outside the north. Salmiakki is just a chemical compound that was once sold as cough medicine in pharmacies. It's one of those acquired tastes that almost requires that you had it as a kid. Almost all Finns tolerate it and even if it's not their favorite they can still eat it or don't mind some Salmiakki products.
Miksi tuon ukon kädet viittoo vaikka pelkkä puhe riittäisi. Kädet taskuun vaan.
But hesburger is trash.