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 Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:51 am
In the book that I'm still learning Finnish from, it says that meatballs are Finnish...I thought meatballs were mexican or italian or something?
Oh and another thing, (man I ask questions a lot) I've met both people who like and dislike Saunas, so I was wondering how many of you like/dislike them...
I'll make a poll at some point...
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:24 am
Meatballs are ordinary from Sweden but Finland owns them >.< Hope you understand what I mean..?
Saunas are nice. I'd like to go more often to sauna, but I can't. I live in apartment house building and we don't have own saunas in apartments but in house there's one sauna but it's not free. But when I'm visiting my parents, I go to sauna every day >.<
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:31 am
Swedish meatballs are an instrument of mass destruction...
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:59 am
Meatballs are swedish they say, but they don't know anything in sweden so they're finnish atleast from this day on...
Sauna is goooood... I go sauna 7-5 times every week myself 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:29 am
sauna's the most wonderful place in the whole wide world.. 3nodding heart
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:31 am
Sauna is great. I also would like to go there more(I'm not living in a apartment house blaugh ), but our sauna is on other building, and we haven't used it for a while since we got our showercloset(Dunno what they call 'em sweatdrop ) there was some kind of turkish sauna or something. I'd like to go to the real sauna stare .
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:48 am
There are different kind of meatballs all over the world I guess, and I don't think no one can tell for sure where the original recipe came from... I'll see if my cooking-book has something to say about this issue... *runs to the livingroom*
*comes back* Nothing about the history, but it mentioned that both German and Italy have their own kind of traditional meatballs. Nothing else... *shrugs*
And go ahead and ask questions! That's partly why we have the guild here. You can also post in the 'English Discussion' thread if you don't want to start a new topic.
twisted
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:42 am
I'll just concur what most have alreayd said - meatballs are usually thought to be originally Swedish
This is why I hate living down here in Helsinki for studies - hardly any chance to go to the sauna. I pretty much need to go swimming if I want to go to a sauna, and I've got no problem with that, but they have a sheer idiotic policy about student discounts in swimming halls here in Helsinki. Only one day a week matches my schedule so that I can go for a swim on a reasonable rate. Thus I can only get to a sauna max once a week here... stare
I'm dying here. One should go to a sauna at least twice a week, 5-7 would be preferred..
Of course there are differences in saunas. I dislike electric saunas, they tend to be harsh and dry. For me it has to be a wood sauna, or a smoke sauna (rare luxury, though)
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:58 am
Meh, I don't know about the meatballs..
We have an electric sauna and it's the only electric one that is proper. Though wooden is better, still. I hate my friends' sauna, it's like that one wich gets hot in the wrong way, like in summer heat, nut nice!
I have only once been in a smoke sauna, don't remember a thing >.<
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:58 am
I can have sauna only two times a week...it's ok,but in winter I'd like to have sauna more often. 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:12 am
Hmm I've only been to a sauna once, and that was here in NZ. It was at this lodge that was at the base of a mountain we skiied at those holidays. I love skiing ^_^
Anyway, it was ok, but my body doesn't like extreme heat. I actually can't breathe properly in Summer because of it, I should probably see a doctor about it, but I'm far too lazy. domokun
I don't know what kind of sauna it was was though...and I have no idea as to what an electric one would be like eek
Do you actually beat each other with those stick things? I pissed myself laughing when I heard about the birch twigs...sorry if that offends anyone but it sounds so hilarious!
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 6:11 am
Food is food it doesn't matter where is it from. You eat it and it is good even if it was created swahili or any other country. At least That is what I say as a cook.
Sauna is a horrible place... Well not all the time. Most of the time. When you are cold it's good... But other than that. Sheesh what a dreathfull place that can be
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:01 am
Meltlet Hmm I've only been to a sauna once, and that was here in NZ. It was at this lodge that was at the base of a mountain we skiied at those holidays. I love skiing ^_^ Anyway, it was ok, but my body doesn't like extreme heat. I actually can't breathe properly in Summer because of it, I should probably see a doctor about it, but I'm far too lazy. domokun I don't know what kind of sauna it was was though...and I have no idea as to what an electric one would be like eek Do you actually beat each other with those stick things? I pissed myself laughing when I heard about the birch twigs...sorry if that offends anyone but it sounds so hilarious! When you put it that way...buahahahaa!!! xd But honestly, we actually DO beat each other with birch switches,mainly in summertime for apperent reason.Though I have heard that some people put their "stick things" in freezer so that they can use them in winter too. whee I don't like too much heat either, and I usually spend only 15 minutes or less in sauna and then I'm off. 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:38 am
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:28 am
http://www.fidec.fi/img/vihta.jpg >> There's a picture of that 'birch twig' thing.
And as you can see, it still has the leaves on and it is well moisturized before use. Which means, you're not hitting yourself with the twigs but with soft (and wet) leaves. The thing about using a 'Vihta' (or 'Vasta' - the name depends on where you live in Finland) in the sauna is to accelerate your blood flow and to soften your skin (sort of an ancient way of peeling).
Nowadays, using Vihta is often merely a midsummer tradition thingy. People don't use it that often anymore.
twisted
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