Comments on: Helsinki Kauppatori Market Square & Hall, Finland

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:05:52 +0000

Hi Tracy-It’s good to know that some things don’t change! Are you going during the Midnight sun season? It’s wonderful then!

Hi carolyn-I know, I would love to know too. We weren’t wiling to pay 43euros for a small tin in case it didn’t taste very good. It also didn’t pop up on menus at all either

Hi Lilia-I’m not sure, I think meat is allowed isn’t it?

Hah I exercise my right as a food blogger to feature food only But actually there are pictures in the following day’s story.

Hi Y-We had so much fruit there, it was the sweetest fruit I’d ever tasted, especially the apricots, my oh my they were sweet and delicious, like dried Turkish apricots but fresh.

I know, there was so much delicious food that we couldn’t bring back

Hi grace-1. I agree, the giant squid looked pretty errk to me too
2. Thanks!
3. Perhaps it’s too close to being Bambi? I mean that in all seriousness, I felt a bit like I was eating Bambi too

Hi sarah-Oh wow, so it’s available in Australia? I’ve never seen it! It would be great around Christmas time

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:21:36 +0000

My mum used to have that red furry plant in her garden. as a child I enjoyed pulling the fur out bit by bit! no idea what its called though

By: grace

grace — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:41:07 +0000

1. the giant squid picture gives me the heebie-jeebies.
2. your rock is huge.
3. i wonder why we don’t eat reindeer here in the us. hmm.
lovely pictures, great post.

By: Y

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:58:03 +0000

Bear meat! And wow all those lovely fruit! Did you buy much? Too bad Oz customs doesn’t allow many things to be brought back into the country, eh!

By: Lilia

Lilia — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:13:25 +0000

The bear meat will be definitely can not go into Australia, ASIO will banned these, rite?
I almost want to ask you where is the view, all of those are food pictures. Then I realise this is food blogger and it will always about food.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:04:30 +0000

Whoa!!! That bear meat in those tins! I wonder what they would taste like! Very interesting!

By: Tracy B

Tracy B — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:12:21 +0000

Amazing - I lived in Finland over 20 years ago and some your photos of the Kauppatori are identical to some I took then. I think some of the vendors are probabaly the same! Gorgeous place. Very envious. We’re hoping to visit next year so am reading your restaurant adventures with interest.

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:20:16 +0000

Hi Maria-It was definitely very cool seeing the different types of food available. I agree, there was so much topping which I love!

Thanks so much! At that stage I think I had changed to Chanel’s Blue satin

By: Maria T

Maria T — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:41:12 +0000

What a cool market to spend the day wandering around! I love markets for their unique and wonderful finds! The seafood on that crayfish and mayo sandwich looks so plentiful. What a bargain!

Irrelevant side note: loving your nail polish in all the photos! I get lazy with mine but you alway have pretty pretty nails. Have a great day!