Scandinavia

[Vihannes]

Hello, my husband is from Helsinki, Finland. We live in New Jersey, United States right now. We're planning a trip to Finland (and Helsinki) in late summer 2006.

Does anyone have any idea if Helsinki is vegetarian-friendly, and/or of any good vegetarian restaurants in that city?

[Indian Summer]

Vihannes: I was in Helsinki for some days in 2004, and have the restaurant address cards (http://www.veggieboards.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=6728&c=) to prove it :)

Vege, Zucchini and Ravintola Silvoplee are the vegetarian restaurants in Helsinki that I visited. If I recall correctly, Zucchini and Vege are fairly central (esp. Zucchini). I still preferred Silvoplee, but that was a bit further away.

If you're lacto-ovo vegetarian, it shouldn't be a major problem. You can even find some fast-food places with vegetarian food. If you're vegan, it's harder, but there's always the Chinese/Asian restaurants. You should also be able to find something edible in the grocery stores. If they provide meals at the hotel/B&B, definately call/email to let them know what you can eat.

Welcome to VB!

[Vihannes]

Those sound great- thank you! We will be staying with my husband's parents so I will be in good shape there. But of course we also want to go out in the city, and it will be fun to go to a veg restaurant while we are there.

[zoebird]

I'm in sweden now, and the food is excellent and abundant. many of the meals i have had are easily veganized if one were to ask (i haven't). when i don't see anything vegetarian on the menu, i simply ask and they make something for me. so far, it's been great. one place even made me 'swedish meatballs' out of beets, carrot, onion, etc and then made a special sauce--anyway, it was excellent.

we head to helsinki next, actually--arriving on friday. i look forward to good food there too!

[Azalea]

cool, Zoebird :)

[ellyodd]

Hi everyone,

A new Danish (nonprofit) website has opened - http://www.vegetarkontakt.dk

You can talk to other people, share recipes and all that :)

[Indian Summer]

Det er kult, ellyodd! There can never be too many vegetarian web sites in Scandinavia.

Does anyone know of any good Scandinavian vegan Christmas food recipies?

I'm especially interested in vegan pickled "herring", which I believe is a Swedish dish. I once had some pickled aubergine that I thought was really special, probably because of the spices. Not sure, but there might have been juniper berries in there.

[Sevenseas]

I like a food made from rutabagas* which I can't translate into English. The direct translation would be "rutabaga box". I put a lot of ketchup on it and enjoy.

*that's a weird name, I had to look it up - other names are swede and yellow turnip - is the plural really "rutabagas"? That would be good material for a tribal chanting song: "rutabagas rutabagas rutabagas" Anyway..

[Pescas]

I live in Bergen Norway and there is one vegetarian restaurant (that I know of). But most restaurants have some vegetarian dishes. Im lacto-ovo.

[Azalea]

I live in Bergen Norway

hah, really? me too :hi:

I've always thought I was the only "Bergensian" VBer... :) (for a while I was probably right, of course)

[Indian Summer]

I like a food made from rutabagas* which I can't translate into English. The direct translation would be "rutabaga box". I put a lot of ketchup on it and enjoy.
I'm assuming it's some kind of mashed rutabaga then. Not really one of my favourites, but I could tolerate it as part of a dish. (Not the ketchup, though.)

*that's a weird name, I had to look it up - other names are swede and yellow turnip - is the plural really "rutabagas"? That would be good material for a tribal chanting song: "rutabagas rutabagas rutabagas" Anyway..
Jen says "rutabagas" is fine, but "rutabaga" will also work.

[Pescas]

hah, really? me too

I've always thought I was the only "Bergensian" VBer... (for a while I was probably right, of course)
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WOW! I always thought I was the only "bergenser" here. Hvordan går det? :P Ive lived here for 9 years.

[Azalea]

Bor på Askøy, ikke Bergen, for å være helt korrekt. Har bodd her i 22 av 23 år (- 1 år I Spania). :)

Hvor bodde du før du kom til Bergen?

[Pescas]

Er ofte på askøy =)

Jeg var født i nordnorge så bodde jeg der to år, og jeg har bodd 3 år i amerika.

Gud kor gøy!

[Azalea]

Er ofte på askøy =)

virkelig? tror Askøy bare er "den derre øyen på andre siden" for de fleste bergensere... :)



Jeg var født i nordnorge så bodde jeg der to år, og jeg har bodd 3 år i amerika.

interessant...:) hvor i USA bodde du, og hvordan opplevde du amerikaoppholdet?


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forresten! mulig dette høres litt rart ut... men har du lyst på småkaker i posten? tror de fleste i familien min (i Danmark & Frankrike - min mor er fra sistnevnte; min far fra førstnevnte) er litt lei av mine [utmerkede, veganske] småkaker :p Jeg er glad i å bake... og porto til Bergen er jo ingenting; & så må man jo støtte lokale veggiser/veggisaspiranter :)

[Indian Summer]

Eg har aldri vore i Bergen.

[Azalea]

neivel...? :)

[Indian Summer]

Men eg har vore på Flesland. Sattans fin flyplass. Og så har eg lese Ragnar Hovland sine historiar om Dr. Munk. Sattans fin litteratur. :p

[Pescas]

ååå ja jeg vil ha kaker! Nammenam.

Jeg bodde i Virginia, selve PETA hovedsted tingen. Nærmt Norfolk.

jeg var 8-11 år gammel, så jeg syntes det bare var gøy jeg. Mange store butikker =P

Jeg hater å bake så det så :P

[Pescas]

Men forresten, jeg får ikke lov til å ta imot godteri av fremmede =OO

Så det var synd. Jaja.

[Azalea]

ah, jeg forstår... Det var synd. :nigel:

skjønner du er skeptisk til Fremmede på Internett (FPI)... regner med at det ikke er mulig å overbevise deg om at jeg ikke er øksemorder/voldtektsmann eh... voldtektskvinne? :p

[Pescas]

Pappa er en gammel raring. Nå gikk jeg glipp av kaker :(

[Azalea]

det er greit... :)

er jo forståelig at han er skeptisk.

[Pescas]

Njaaa...skeptisk!

(håper du har sett reklamen for posten =o)

[Azalea]

har sett så lite på tv i det siste, så dessverre, den allusjonen gikk meg hus forbi :ymca:

men kommer sikkert til å le når jeg først får sett reklamen :p