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THE ART OF LIVING AND EATING
The way of living in Lapland has always been of particular interest to me. No matter how difficult living conditions may have been, there had always been a way to get on. Own philosophies of life had to be developed and for thousands of years people in Lapland know that "water is the best cure for everything". Whatever ideas had arisen from these philosophies, in one or the other way they can be found again in the Lappish eating habits. Lapland´s nature offers a bounty of delicacies, especially as the natural and pure ingredients guarantee an exquisite flavor. There are several reasons for the remarkable quality of Lappish food products, e.g. the nightless night of the Lappish summer. Due to low temperatures in winter bacteria cannot survive and no pesticides have to be put on the fields. Thus, a better taste can develop and food does not taste of fertilizer or the like.
The prerequisites couldn´t be better and the time had come to integrate such a unique cuisine into modem gastronomy. And what else would you need except ideas, a strong interest in cooking and the desire to entertain visitors.
For me it was about time to write down some of the modern recipes of the Hullu Poro restaurant. The booklet contains secrets of Lapland´s cuisine good enough to please even the most demanding gourmet. By choosing ingredients only from Lapland´s pure nature and by combine ancient and traditional knowledge, a new art of eating could develop. Recipes in this book can also be found on Hullu Poro´s menu. The book takes into account that each month has its own and typical range of ingredients. Thus, it introduces traditional as well as modern recipes, taking the natural availability of the ingredients into account. Even nowadays, food typical for the season, is on the daily menu in the village Sirkka in Kittilä. The Hullu Poro cuisine would also like to proceed with Tapio Sointu´s Lappi a la carte -program.
I hope you´ll enjoy our kitchen - delicacies from fire and fell !
Päivikki Palosaari
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