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How to Cook Karjalanpaisti (Karelian Hot Pot)

Finland's national dish

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Wil Reidie
Jan 26, 2024
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Finland’s national dish: Karelian Hot Pot

“You cannot trust people who have such bad cuisine. Britain is the country with the worst food… after Finland.”
- Jacques Chirac

"I've been to Finland and I had to endure the Finnish diet… they only eat marinated reindeer.”
- Silvio Berlusconi

I want to tell you a quick story about what a terrible excuse for a “food…

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