All aboard the international cruise of flavors.......This crazy cruise ship has embarked upon a world tour, with curious and hungry cachers aboard. The itinerary is every country in the world, one restaurant at a time, all without leaving the confines of Central New Jersey. 82nd Stop ... Finland!
Join the Central Jersey Cachers as we venture north to the Nordic country of Finland!
Thursday, April 18, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
ossisanni-talo
282 South Street, Apt. B
New Providence, NJ
Please RSVP with your “Will Attend” below, including the number of people, so that we know how much food to prepare. Monetary donations will be accepted to help offset the expense of preparing this delicious spread.
Enjoy delicious food and good company as this wacky cruise ship voyages across the Baltic Sea to the Northern European country of Finland!
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. It is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia.
Modern Finnish cuisine combines traditional country fare and haute cuisine with contemporary continental style cooking. Fish and meat play a prominent role in traditional Finnish cuisine from the western part of the country, whereas dishes from the eastern part have traditionally included various vegetables and mushrooms. In the modern Finnish kitchen, dishes are lighter, smaller and generally contain several different vegetables.
Finnish foods often use whole meal products (rye, barley, oats) and berries (such as bilberries, lingonberries, cloudberries, and sea buckthorn). Milk and its derivatives like buttermilk are commonly used as food, drink or in various recipes.
Typical Finnish dishes include:
- Kaalikääryleet - cabbage rolls filled with minced meat and/or mushrooms
- Hernekeitto - pea soup, usually served on Thursday along with a dessert pancake
- Perunamuusi - Mashed potato, a common side dish
- Lihapullat - Finnish meatballs, often with gravy sauce and lingonberry sauce
- Palvikinkku - Smoked ham
- Laatikkoruuat - Casserole dishes like cabbage casserole, macaroni casserole and carrot casserole
- Pulla – sweet, cardamom-flavored bread eaten with coffee or as dessert
- Salmiakki - salty black liquorice candy
- Fazerin suklaalevy - Fazer Blue milk chocolate
Among the dishes to enjoy at this home style Finnish Smörgåsbord will be:
- Lohileipä - Smoked salmon on Finn Crisp;
- Pinaattikeitto - Spinach soup;
- Kaalilaatikko - Cabbage casserole;
- Lihapullat - Finnish meatballs;
- Perunat - Cooked potatoes; and
- Marjapiirakka - Berry pie.
- Plus, salty black liquorice candy will be provided for those who want to try it.
World Culinary Cruise Itinerary
1 - Mexico - July 16, 2012
2 - Greece - August 23, 2012
3 - Japan - September 12, 2012
4 - India - October 11, 2012
5 - Russia - November 14, 2012
6 - Poland - December 5, 2012
7 - Ireland - January 22, 2013
8 - France - February 26, 2013
9 - Spain - March 13, 2013
10 - Thailand - April 30, 2013
11 - Portugal - May 28, 2013
12 - United States of America - June 4, 2013
13 - Afghanistan - July 11, 2013
14 - Egypt - August 6, 2013
15 - United Kingdom - September 18, 2013
16 - Sweden - October 16, 2013
17 - Peru - November 6, 2013
18 - Germany - December 20, 2013
19 - Ghana - January 7, 2014
20 - Polynesia - February 19, 2014
21 - Sri Lanka - March 13, 2014
22 - Korea - April 22, 2014
23 - Jamaica - May 22, 2014
24 - Vietnam - June 25, 2014
25 - Mexico - July 23, 2014
26 - Mongolia - August 19, 2014
27 - Persia - September 17, 2014
28 - Philippines - October 15, 2014
29 - Dominican Republic - November 19, 2014
30 - Trinidad - December 10, 2014
31 - Nigeria - January 20, 2015
32 - Lebanon - February 18, 2015
33 - Cuba - March 24, 2015
34 - Brazil - April 21, 2015
35 - Turkey - May 27, 2015
36 - Hungary - June 6, 2015
37 - Canada - July 15, 2015
38 - Guyana - August 31, 2015
39 - Ethiopia - September 8, 2015
40 - Pakistan - October 14, 2015
41 - Columbia - November 24, 2015
42 - Malaysia - December 8, 2015
43 - Argentina - January 20, 2016
44 - Cameroon - February 17, 2016
45 - Taiwan - March 22, 2016
46 - Morocco - April 26, 2016
47 - Costa Rica - May 18, 2016
48 - Uruguay - June 15, 2016
49 - Angola & Mozambique - July 12, 2016
50 - Haiti - August 30, 2016
51 - El Salvador - September 21, 2016
52 - Uzbekistan - October 19, 2016
53 - Puerto Rico - November 29, 2016
54 - Bangladesh - December 13, 2016
55 - Scotland - January 24, 2017
56 - Guatemala - February 22, 2017
57 - Venezuela - March 28, 2017
58 - Indonesia - April 26, 2017
59 - Syria - May 23, 2017
60 - Italy - June 13, 2017
61 - Ecuador - July 18, 2017
62 - Jordan - August 24, 2017
63 - Liberia - September 21, 2017
64 - Cyprus - October 25, 2017
65 - Israel - November 29, 2017
66 - Belize - December 12, 2017
67 - Slovakia - January 30, 2018
68 - Saudi Arabia - February 27, 2018
69 - Ukraine - March 9, 2018
70- Grenada - April 24, 2018
71 - Senegal - May 22, 2018
72 - Australia - June 12, 2018
73 - Honduras - July 24, 2018
74 - Chile - August 7, 2018
75 - Armenia - September 15, 2018
76 - Panama - October 30, 2018
77 - Georgia - November 14, 2018
78 - Côte d’Ivoire - December 18, 2018
79 - Cambodia - January 29, 2019
80 - Bahamas - February 27, 2019
81 - Nepal - March 26, 2019
82 - Finland - April 18, 2019
Follow our culinary adventures throughout Central New Jersey with "The Suitcase of Destiny" and chart our virtual cruise around the world with the "World Travel Geocoin."
Where will this ship pull into port next? Only the pink flamingo knows....
