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"Hearty meal for cabbage lovers."

Ingredients: pepper, smoked pork, marjoram...

"This is originally a Swedish recipe, but it has been a Finnish favourite for a long time. It's unsure who Jansson was - some say it was a pastor and this dish was his only temptation - but suffice to say that it's quite delicious. Traditional recipe has julienned potatoes, but if this seems like too much work you can thinly slice them too."

Ingredients: dill, heavy cream, potatoes...

"I love mashed potatoes, but I've never tried them quite like this! I found this recipe at potatopatchrecipes.com and added it for Zaar World Tour 6."

Ingredients: rutabagas, dried thyme...

"This recipe comes from my mother - originally called Emäsalo chicken salad, but I'll spare you for pronouncing that! - and was published in their sailing club's cookbook. She makes it for the boat, but it's a perfect make-ahead picnic food for land too!"

Ingredients: roasted sunflower seeds, cucumbers...

"This recipe for rye bread makes a medium-sized, heavy loaf. It is great served with butter, mustard, and cold meats. It's also delicious when toasted in the morning, and spread with lashings of butter and honey. Mmmm!"

Ingredients: compressed yeast, rye meal...

"Mulled wine - glögi - is a traditional Finnish alcoholic drink served hot, typically served around Christmas. This is my own recipe and I'm quite proud of it."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cloves, dry red wine...

"You don't get much more traditional Finnish food than pea soup on every Thurday followed by an oven pancake with strawberry jam. The tradition stems from times when Friday was a Catholic fast day so on Thursdays you needed to eat something that would keep you going for an extra day."

Ingredients: dried basil, dried peas...

"A Finnish cocktail from LCBO's website.
If you can't find creme de cassis you could use this recipe found on Recipezaar: recipe#183432"

Ingredients: creme de cassis, grapefruit juice...

"This is a traditional Finnish cookie recipe that originated somewhere in the countryside of Western Finland. The cookies are sweet but very dry, so be sure to have a supply of milk at hand! The recipe works well with low lactose or lactose-free butter."

Ingredients: maple syrup, sugar...

"Liver dumplings,My Finnish Grandmother made these when I was a child, and I still love them. After they are cooked you can't taste the liver flavor, they are rich and creamy."

Ingredients: calf liver, oatmeal, onions...

"This is raw fish, marinated in spices. For me this would be served especially at Christmas, but it's so nice there's no reason why not to eat it any time. Traditionally you do this with a whole salmon, but that's not always practical!"

Ingredients: coarse salt, fresh dill...

"This is common thursday food in canteens and diners. It has long root from the catholic period of our country, when friday was a fasting day and eating meat was not allowed"

Ingredients: cooking oil, marjoram, peas...