Matti Viherjuuri : Finlandia gastronomica : a guide to Finnish food

Life is more complete if it also includes at least one visit to Finland. But actually, it might be hard to find a Finn's foreign friends who have been here only once! FINLANDIA GASTRONOMICA is a gastronomic guide to a country which is open all year round. Finland's latest slogan is Four Seasons — Four Reasons, which certainly holds true for Finnish food as well. Each time of year has its typical seasonal delicacies. This is because of the sharp differences in seasons in this northern climate. Another special feature of Finnish cuisine are the influences from both East and West.

The wooksy in this book are a trio of experts: Ad-man MATTI VIHERJUURI is honorary chairman of the Finnish Gastronomic Society and a fellow with savoir vivre who is interested in pop culture and Sunday painting. JUHA TANTTU is one of Finland's best-known young columnists. His wife, ANNA-MAIJA TANTTU, is a home economics teacher and magazine contributor specializing in food and nutrition. They've all wined and dined in dozens of lands. And they had as much fun writing this book as you will reading it.