It was around last January when I started to think about ways to learn more traditional Finnish recipes. My language skills were not good enough to test if the online recipes I found were good or not. Plus, I had already realised that learning a recipe from a friend by cooking together was a lot fun and the best way. So I decided to apply this method in a context further than Helsinki, and I started my little trips around Finland in search for recipes. How did I find the participants? I just asked my Finnish friends, if they knew anyone who would want to teach me a traditional Finnish recipe and who preferably lived outside Helsinki. Yes, I admit, it was also an excuse for me to travel! What can I say, I always want to combine travel and work!   So after a bit of search, I started this project in Kotka and on March 1st, I took an early bus there. Kotka was not foreign to me, I was already there … Continue reading Mustikkakukko, Blueberry Rye Pie (100th Blog Post!)