Comments on: Helsinki Kauppatori Market Square & Hall, Finland

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Gels Kitchen Blog » A Foodie Chat With Lorraine From Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:13:45 +0000

[...] of food, service and culture? Do you have a special story to share from that travel experience? Finland was quite a surprise to me as we don’t have any Finnish restaurants here I didn’t quite [...]

By: Fiona

Fiona — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:07:43 +0000

Hi NQN. I know this is a little late, but I’ve just discovered your blog,and subscribed, and am going back to read all of your posts -phew! Anyway, I too recognised that plant, and I think it’s ‘Acalypha hispida’ aka Red hot cat’s tail. But being a tropical plant, they’d have to grow it indoors in Finland? You should be able to get it here though. Thanks for all the great reading. We get down to Sydney a few times a year, (wish it was more!), and we now have a great selection of restaurants to try out. Thanks, and keep up the great work!

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