Americans React to Finland Food & Market

[@cynthieful]

Because we're a small country Finns like to highlight supporting Finnish companies/produce/jobs and the flags make it really easy for consumers to know

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We love that!! Thanks for watching :)

[@ainomatin]

Reindeer is quite expensive so it's not an everyday meat for most people. It's eaten instead of/more than other meats mostly in families who own reindeer and get their meat that way. Definitely a delicacy for most, I'd eat it a lot more if I could afford it! You should DEFINITELY try sauted reindeer with mashed potatoes and lingonberry jam if you get the chance, it's so good and for sure a traditional finnish (or lappish) dish :)

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That makes sense!! We do need to try sautéed reindeer! We had lingonberry jam on meatballs and it was so delicious! Thanks for your comment :)

[@Tilley-oy7gx]

@@JacobandJennyTravel You should also try the reindeer meat pizza from Kotipizza, it's called Berlusconi. That specific pizza actually won "America's Plate International Pizza Competition" in New York in 2008. I almost always order that pizza when eating in Kotipizza!

[@sampohonkala4195]

Reindeer is really expensive but you might buy it for Christmas or some other special occasion. The cost for the meat may be around 120€/kg, roughly ten times more than pork. The price is not only because it is a speciality, but it is actually really good. Also as the reindeer is a half domesticated wild animal the meat is more 'natural' than any mass production meat.

[@kiliansjoblom7535]

Sautéed reindeer is called poronkäristys in finnish. So order that. You might be able to find some cheap poronkäristys at a gas station.

[@naniyodesu]

It could also really depend on which part of Finland you are from/living in. Because I'm Finnish, from the south, have only lived either in Tampere or around the Helsinki area, and I've never even tried reindeer. It's not that it's not available here, it's just not something that I would ever think to cook or order. I'm sure many Finns eat reindeer a lot (especially in the north), but the only ones I ever hear talking about it are foreigners or tourists :)

[@hextatik_sound]

The eggs are not refrigerated because they're not washed here. That's why they don't need fridge. They will last long time just on shelf. I usually put them in fridge when I get back to home from store but it's not necessary. About eating reindeer: I eat it maybe four to five times a year. The same goes with deer, moose and wild boar.

[@formatique_arschloch]

Exactly.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is great to know! Thanks for all that interesting information :) and thank you for watching!

[@Skege1000]

Reason why some products have that flag, is it means they are mostly made in Finland from finnish things. And what comes to that reindeer. We don't eat it so much. It's more like delicacy and made for special occations. It's like you don't eat turkey everyday

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We love the Finnish flag on things! Such a good idea!! Thanks for your comment :)

[@zekevarg3043]

Regarding eggs. The eggs in the US are washed. Washing the eggs removes the cuticle, so the eggs must be kept at refrigeration temperature. Otherwise, the bacteria could easily enter the egg and multiply to dangerous levels. Most other countries do not wash their eggs. BTW, finnish mustard is the best! Greetings from Sweden!

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is so interesting!! Thanks for that great information! We can't wait to visit Sweden someday :)

[@n00blamer]

Jonny's Senap is good with fries so take that you Swedish person!

[@zekevarg3043]

@@n00blamer Ei ole! :)

[@johnlindh3551]

​@@zekevarg3043 what about Turun sinappi

[@zekevarg3043]

@@johnlindh3551 Not my favorite, i prefere Auran.

[@terolah]

The cider is from Sweden. The website doesn’t really tell where the product is from. They just have websites for each country they export to. When it comes to chocolate, you can’t really go wrong with anything from Fazer.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is great to know! And the Fazer chocolate was sooo delicious! Thanks for your comment :)

[@Jubanen12]

Im kinda surprised that I have never even tried putting mustard and tuna on bread before.. on some good rye bread of course. Gotta try it! Finn here 😅😅

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

You should definitely try it!! It is delicious! Enjoy friend :)

[@Jantzku]

Wow, never thought of combining mustard and tuna. Will definitely try that! Sounds like it would be good with soft ryebread

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

I thought it seemed weird at first too but it turned out to be delicious!! It would taste amazing on soft rye bread! Thanks for watching :)

[@Mysfi]

Never thought to combine those, I guess it is similar to gingerbread cookies and blue cheese. Gotta try.

[@pamelakilponen3682]

In Lapland reindeer dishes are eating more often. In other parts of Finland, it is just a special occasion food. I really love it though. Oh and the chocolate you ate that had the crunchy bits are ginger bread cookies.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is good to know!! And that totally makes sense! It tasted so good!

[@dianam3562]

Just wanted to make it clear as someone on the comments said that Karl Fazer, the founder of the Fazer company, was Swiss. That's not true. He was a Finn, born in Helsinki. His parents though were from Switzerland.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching :)

[@MikaElf]

That wooden cup/mug is called "kuksa" in Finnish.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Ah yes!! Thanks for your comment :)

[@MarkusLaaksonen-uw5lr]

According to tradition, it should not be bought for oneself, it should always be given as a gift

[@inkak.2010]

I LIVE for how excited you were to see so much Finnish mustard, I am so happy that you guys like it so much! Also - Tuna and mustard on rye bread: easy and delicious snack! Also, reindeer is expensive even to us Finns, so at least in my family which is half-Laplandish reindeer is a special delicasy. The itty bitty reindeer buttons you had won't give the full spectrum of reindeer. It's almost like beef but with gamier taste. Also Finnish reindeer is their own subspecies of reindeer/european forest deer, so if you want Finnish reindeer, you can only get in Finland unless they say in a menu in a different country that the reindeer meat is from Finland.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We LIVE for Finnish mustard. It is sooo good, I wish we could carry a travel sized one with us wherever we go haha!! That makes sense! We had a reindeer hot dog in Norway and it was delicious! Thanks for your comment!!

[@falsekings-p9z]

The best mustard is called Koti Sinappi ( Finland 🇫🇮)

[@Tuomas_Oskari]

Kopparberg is a Swedish cider, if you want Finnish cider, you should try Sinebrychoff's Golden Cap or Crowmoor cider. Hartwall's Happy Joe is also a Finnish cider

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is great to know!! Thanks for the information :)

[@herrakaarme]

If you came all the way from the USA, maybe it doesn't matter so much if an occasional Swedish item ended up in your shopping basket. There still ought to be differences compared to the USA. Finns and Swedes would know there are differences between Swedish and Finnish foods, but they could be harder to spot for visitors from afar. Many dishes and delicacies are shared by both countries, as you'd expect from friendly neighbouring countries with similar cultures/societies and plenty of shared history.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

You are so right!! We love trying new foods from all different countries! Thanks for your comment :)

[@Flisan96]

Kopparberg, Abba and Estrella are Swedish brands. The brands also exists because their licenced in Finland. This is the first time I've ever seen or heard someone eat canned tuna with mustard.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Good to know!! I thought tuna and mustard would be gross but it was actually really good! Thanks for watching :)

[@ArchieArpeggio]

Many Nordic and Scandinavian products are sold in Finland. Norwegian Orkla owns many of those brands and manufactors so it tributes these same brands in all the Nordic countries. We did have same of those brands and products before Orkla. Abba (Swe) and Taffel (Fin) are both owned by Orkla. They have 51 different brand. It´s like Néstle but in smaller scale.

[@hellionfi]

Reindeer, mash potatoes, lingonberry jam, pickles. Sure, I'd eat it like once or twice a week, but only if I could afford it. But at least up north, it is somewhat of a regular dish.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Lingonberry jam is so amazing!! The reindeer was very expensive. Thanks for your comment :)

[@ArchieArpeggio]

I agree. I haven´t ever tasted anything bad that is made out of reindeer, just love the taste. Even tho everybody traditionaly eats it with lingonbarry jam (it sure is good), i like more of it with fresh peas. I don´t know where i got that idea, but i was teenager and my mom was going to make reindeer i asked if she could by peas that i can try those in the dish and i´ve eat that way since (about last 27 years) if i just have option.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

7:52 The logo which is a mixture of the big key and Finnish flag means that the product was manufactured in Finland. The contents / raw material can be literally from anywhere. It's about supporting Finnish work.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is great to know :) cheers friend!

[@dplkhillphoto2585]

You should go to a restaurant and order ” Poronkäristys” thats a good reindeer dish. maybe kind of pricey but have to try it while in Lappland.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We will check it out!! Thanks for the tip :)

[@janiletoff6430]

Poronkäristys. thaths how u eat reindeer. its the best

[@MikkoRantalainen]

5:00 Mustard and tuna on fresh rye bread is definitely a good option. I would add some butter, too.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

It was so delicious! I am sure butter would make it better!

[@sampohonkala4195]

It is perfectly ok to buy Swedish products in Finland, the Finns do it all the time. It is very Finnish to buy Swedish. You can try Pågens gifflar, really good. About chocolate it is even difficult to say where the products are from. Marabou is originally Norwegian, but then it became American and to compete against it, the Swedish Cloetta, which I think is originally Italian, and Finnish Fazer (founded by a Swiss) formed a single company for a while...But yes, Fazer is the best.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is good to know!! Thanks for all that great information :)

[@lamotmakelaars5255]

I may not be Finnish but I come there every year. Reindeer is very tasty if hey are prepared properly. Actually at the hotel where you stayed in Levi you can eat delicious reindeer. You get reindeer prepared in different ways. Fried, smoked like sausage> Super tasty and already looking forward to it when I go back to Levi on holiday on 11 February. By the way, your videos are very nice and very recognisable. Lots of fun and Tromso is also a very nice place!

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is good to know! We tried a reindeer sausage and it was delicious! Enjoy your holiday in Levi :) And thank you so much for your kind words, we are so glad you enjoy our videos! And hope you will enjoy our Tromso videos coming soon!

[@vpuik]

Stuff I always bring back from finland: koti or turun mustard, rye bread, oltermanni cheese and salmiakki.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

They all sound delicious!! Thanks for your comment :)

[@jaskajokunen8733]

We dont eat much reindeer meat. its expensive. i think most known reindeer food is poronkäristys with mushed potatoes and lingonberry jam

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Lingonberry jam is our favorite!! Good to know about the reindeer meat, we thought it was very expensive too! Thanks for watching :)

[@tompettersson3814]

The cider comes from the town of kopparberg in sweden. And the estrella chips from gothenburg.

[@mathias61]

Taffel chips are made in Finland

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Good to know!! Thanks for watching :)

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

They are soooo delicious!

[@DrXanatos]

If you like Taffel I suggest testing out Oikia brand chips too. They're a smaller company but they've won over my taste buds fast with their flavors, Musta Melody and Sähäkkä Sabina are my favorites out of them.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We will definitely have to check them out! Thanks for the tip :)

[@ImForwardlook]

I'm 57 and have eaten reindeer once. I happened to be in a restaurant in central Finland (I'm from the southern coast) with friends and they recommended the sauted reindeer with mashed potatoes and it was great.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That sounds so good!! Thanks for the information :)

[@tuomasandfolkmusic]

Reindeer is low fat or not at all fat.

[@henriikkak2091]

That was gingerbread chocolate. We're Christmas-crazy over here.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

It was delicious!! Thats perfect cause we are Christmas-crazy too! 🎄

[@timosivula]

Eggs are not washed in Finland like in America and because of that they do not need to be kept in a cool place because it protects the egg

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is so interesting!! Thank you for that information :)

[@The_Jzoli]

12:14 Quite sure all Fazer products have an English description as well 🤔

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Thats good to know! Thanks for letting us know :)

[@xYarbx]

Personally I eat reindeer but like you pointed out it's expensive so most either reserve it for special occasion or know someone that farms them to get it for cheap. More commonly people eat deer instead.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That makes sense!! Thanks for your comment :)

[@WITYTRAVELS]

Always good to know the yummy snacks of a country! Jenny ain't waiting for them! Really like the back and forth editing! Jacob had us rolling rating the caramel machiato candy! 😂😂 Really liked this video!

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

It is so important haha!! So glad you liked the editing, we thought we would try something new! 🎉

[@JukkaMTAho]

The little old-timey key-shaped Finnish flag symbol you see on many Finnish products is governed by “Suomalaisen työn liitto”, aka “Association for Finnish Work”. You can find their website and more information in English by searching for those names. “Association for Finnish Work” is an industry association whose members may use the flag symbol (a registered trademark officially called ”Avainlippu-merkki”, or the “Key Flag Symbol” in English) to promote the level of “Finnishness” of their products or services to consumers. The symbol is primarily meant to help the domestic audience find and choose Finnish-made products rather than foreign, imported ones. This is all in the name of keeping the wheels of the local industry turning, supporting local jobs etc. so the symbol is essentially promoting voluntary protectionism as a customer choice - but of course foreign visitors who specifically want to buy genuinely Finnish-made products (with some guarantees about their actual level of “Finnishness”) will benefit from this symbol as well. Companies who wish to join the association are charged a membership fee according to their annual gross revenue. The permission to use the Key Flag Symbol is awarded for three years at a time and requires that the product is made in Finland and at least 50% of its cost price pertains to materials and work of domestic origin. An additional royalty (0.01%) will calculated from the gross revenue of the products on which the Symbol is used.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Wow that is so interesting!! Thank you so much for all of that great information :) and thank you for watching!

[@tuuli4002]

I eat reindeer very rarely, maybe once a year in a restaurant. I do eat moose like a few times a month

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is so interesting! We need to try moose next! Thanks for watching :)

[@torpmorp1324]

In Lapland the reindeer herders eat more but not much elsewhere, it’s pretty expensive.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That makes sense!!

[@mantailuaa]

1:58 There is no cheese in Karelian pie, it is rice porridge in rye crust.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Thanks for the information :) and thanks for watching!

[@nokkamies4988]

I really liked how you edited this video! aand yea Im from finland and havent eaten raindeer in years. It might be more common in north tho

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Thank you so much!! We were hoping people would like this edit! That is so interesting! Thanks for your comment :)

[@Finkele1]

Reindeer is pretty expensive so we don't. Maybe in lapland as they herd them...

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is good to know!!

[@ravenfin1916]

Mustard and tuna? Now something new came to me too.. Must try. Wow. But how did you get the can open upside down? Reindeer is usually eaten quite rarely because it is expensive. Especially in the shops. The owner of the reindeer can sell at a lower price. I usually eat cold-smoked reindeern (Kylmäsavu poro), which is found next to the sausages. However, the taste is quite strong, but good. I love the Pantteri in the green bag. Along with the black ones, there are also colored ones, and the black ones don't have a strong taste either.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

I thought it would be weird but it turned out delicious! We need to try the cold smoked reindeer! We had a reindeer hot dog and it was delicious! Thanks for your comment :)

[@mikoske]

Very traditional alcoholic drink would be a long drink or "lonkero", good alternative for cider. For best reindeer experience, really need to get it in a restaurant. I live in Southern Finland, so it is definitely not common here, not an everyday meat. In the North it's more popular due to local produce. If you like beef jerky, "Kuivalihakundi" has good products, I like the Haba flavor, not too hot, but it is spicy. 150 gram bags go for 12-15 euros, so it is pretty expensive, but lasts for some time. The Dumle bar you had was basically licorice with Dumle filling which is kinda caramel chocolate. Not my favorite either, I would go for real black licorice.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We will have to try a long drink!! And try reindeer again! That is all so interesting! Thank you for all the great information :)

[@mikoske]

@@JacobandJennyTravel You're welcome!

[@kakipylly8222]

Lonkero is for women lol

[@tonituomanen3113]

I'm a Finn but I don't eat reindeer often because it's expensive. However, in my opinion, reindeer is more ethical meat than pork, beef or chicken, because reindeers live their lives quite freely. In 2008, a Finnish pizza named "Berlusconi" was chosen as the best pizza in the world in New York. "Berlusconi" has reindeer, red onion and chanterelles. The name of the pizza comes from an Italian guy who had insulted Finnish food. 😉

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

It is so expensive! But you bring up a very good point about it being more ethical!! That pizza sounds delicious! Thanks for your comment :)

[@urosleijona]

North part Finland we eat more reindeer than south part. I eat it at least once a month. It's just like beef but much better.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Thanks for the great information!! We had a reindeer hot dog and loved it!

[@Miro.A.Mursu-]

Can you really try Riisipiirakka being made rigth. U could heat it up and put fish and egg butter on it. Or just buy ready one at cafe or square

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Yes we will someday!! Thanks for watching :)

[@jartsu08]

Did you heat the mulled wine (glögi)? Just steam. Do not boil

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Yes we did! It was delicious! Thanks for watching :)

[@Finkele1]

Salmiakki is great....more salty more better. To point it even hurts and then you get that smooth salmiakki taste.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We agree! Thanks so much for your comments friend :)

[@elenabunina3976]

In the uk eggs are also not refrigerated in the supermarket.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

So interesting!! Thanks for sharing :)

[@moonliteX]

Next time you gotta try "kotisinappi" mustard! Less acidic, more sweet. My favourite

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Great to know!! Thanks friend :)

[@sannaristovska6037]

My parents are from Lapland and as I was growing up reindeer was normal food in our household. We ate it like every week. But it's not so common here in south (South Finland). Neither anyone I know is cooking it here in south. So no in my case, reindeer is only common if you live in north Finland.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That makes sense!! Most people have been saying it is more a Northern Finland thing!! Thanks for your comment :)

[@jimmiscarrey7175]

Not sure if someone already mentioned, but the two pastries you ate in the beginning, were both from Finland. You were just reading the wrong price tag haha

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Hahaha that is good to know!! Both of them were so delicious! Thanks for letting us know :)

[@TheAnakonda881]

I eat reindeer mayby one time/3years. Horse meat tastes great and is cheap so i eat it weekly as cold cuts and as a steak sometimes.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is good to know! Thanks for the information :)

[@Tohak]

Workplace's diner has sauted reindeer and smashed potatoes occasionally, maybe once a month. I also like local pizzeria's reindeer pizza, it's so good! And you can also get cold smoked reindeer slices bit like salami slices that you can eat with bread, those are good too. Also there's ready made reindeer soup dish in most food stores that you need to just heat in microwave. About drinks, have you tried the original long drink called Lonkero? It's made of Finnish gin and grapefruit soda, something like 4-5% alcohol.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We have been meaning to try reindeer pizza! It looks delicious! That all sounds so good!! We need to try it all! And the drink too! Thanks for your comment :)

[@ArchieArpeggio]

Some weird reason i´d missed this episode completly, but just like in other episodes where you eat something i´ve commented so this is not different of those other vids. Dumle were actualy originally swedish lollipop stick that had heart of thick and sticky caramel and covered with chocolate. Well it tasted good and were popular in Finland too. So Fazer bought it from swedes and made also better known wrapped paper candy version of it and it became hit. That candy is softer inside and is easier to eat. After that theres been lots of different Dumle things like that little bar you purchased. There is also been at least liquirice and mint versions of the candy and big bars like that crunchy ginger bread chocolate that has some small dumle caramel drops in the chocolate. Ilaughed so hard that you were eating Abba tuna with Kopparberg cider, both swedish but still available here as well. Only thing finnish were the mustard. Swedish doesn´t have decent mustard so once upon a time swedes bought that mustard company and builted factory to Poland to produce it cheaper. Then polish bought it from swedes and after that finnish bought it back from Poland. When it returned in Finland production also returned here too. Some finnish boycotted Turun sinappi when it were made in Poland so at those few years that it were manufactured only in there became other comppany to make finnish mustard Auran sinappi. Turku is actually city by the western coast and Aura is in the neiborgh city of Turku. So that time people bought that other mustard becouse it were made in Finland. Now we have those bouth. And jes, like in last video comment i propably recommented that little bit of mustard in the peasoup makes it so much better (at least someone i recommented it 😄). Hopefully you didn´t get hungry at this time after my comment 😂!

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Hahaha!! We did get hungry after reading this 😉 we miss Finnish food already! Cheers friend!

[@SurpriseFin]

guy was lucky to pick mild one for mustard, and Kopparberg is Swedish brand, finnish flag means that it was brewed in Finland if remember correctly

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is good to know! Thanks for the information :)

[@janariviik2634]

I usually have cold-smoked reindeer cold cuts on my toast, which is a great combo (I don't like reindeer with rye bread). But because of the price I often substitute it to cold-smoked horse meat, which is also really nice.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is so interesting! Thanks for sharing :)

[@hannuloijas1249]

Risto Mikkola's reindeer jerky pizza contains, in addition to reindeer jerky, Koskenlaskija sauce, lingonberry mayonnaise, dried lingonberries, potato chips, pickles, thyme sprouts and reindeer dust. HOME PIZZA

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That all sounds soooo delicious!😍

[@EiriUesugiKun]

4:06 - Yes, mustard with tuna IS weird.. (and you got the wrong mustard, the mild one.. ;))

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

It sounds weird but it is delicious!! Thanks for your comments :)

[@torpmorp1324]

You can store eggs in the fridge or in the room temperature but don’t do both.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Good to know!! Thanks for watching :)

[@SPPhotography89]

Riisipiirakka, rice pie as Karjalanpiirakka, Karelian pie. Kopparberg is Swedish brand

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Good to know! Thanks for your comment :)

[@yolandao6942]

Jenny, your hat is so cute! Where did you buy it? In Finland? I would like to get one🥰🥰 Thank you for the awesome video!

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Thank you so much!! I bought it at Santa clause village in Rovaniemi! 🥰🎄

[@yolandao6942]

@@JacobandJennyTravel Thank you so much! I'll make sure to get on when I get there!🥰🥰🤗🤗

[@hannakosonen5361]

Kinda random candy selection you got there. I expected a some sort of a bag of mixed candy since those are so common and plentiful in the Finnish stores, surely not expecting a teeny tiny pastils and novelty candy bar 😅

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We will have to get that next time!! Thanks for the information :)

[@saana85]

Inside that chocolate was gingerbread... It is holiday flavor.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is good to know! Thank you for the information :)

[@GB-kb8lo]

yes.... I'm not from Finland but we did the (not-so-Christmasy) tour. was at the slaughter of 7 reindeer and bought 5 reindeer tongues @ €5 per tongue. ( the only part you can eat right away) so yes! reindeer is on the menu! also had the more acceptable reindeer stake @ Santa village ;)

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Oh wow hahaha! We should have tried the reindeer steak at Santa Clause Village! Thanks for your comment :)

[@sisu-veikkaviljamiviitikko7032]

Reindeer is food what is eaten usually max two times in year if you go to Lapland while being on holiday. I eat mostly chicken, pork or cow. Sometimes fish or deer or moos. I eat rarely lamb or horse. and even rarelyer reindeer and bear.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Wow I didn't even know people ate bear! That is so interesting! Thank you for sharing :)

[@olli8977]

Yes. Whit riisipiirakka you should have munavoi=eggbutter. Heat also abit . Love video edit on taste part. Interesting

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Thanks for the tips! We are glad you enjoyed our video!! Thanks for watching :)

[@elenabunina3976]

The reindeer meat from 20 euro can was very tasty. Also red caviar is super tasty there. I brought canned reindeer meat and caviar back to the UK. Also wanted to try bear meat, but was not sure which one to buy. The lacritsa black sweets are very weird, not sure if I buy them next time I’m in Finland. you guys seem did not like them too. But the ones you tried like coffee tasting sweets are actually more eatable than black lacritsa. But lacrovitsa is Finnish specialty) You can also try reindeer’s liver pate if you are interested, yummy.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

This is all so good to know! Thank you for the information :)

[@NestoriG]

We eat dear, moose and smaller animals and birds in south in restaurants etc. and north they eat more raindeer. Poronkäristys is the traditional raindeer food. I think we had it even in school back days. But it lives north and its quite rare for normal southern people.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That makes sense they eat it more in the north!! Thanks for the great information :)

[@ernonikkola1084]

As weird as it sounds mustard and cucumber is a great vegetarian snack, especially at an outdoor festival oi the summer, does not need refridgeration, keeps you hydrated, and somewhat evokes the feeling of eating a sausage.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Wow that sounds delicious! We will have to try it :)

[@hiiiiii992kekc]

yall should rlly try liquorice with chocolate, in my opinion its really good! you guys should also try more fazer products ^^

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We definitely need to try more fazer products! Thanks for the suggestion :)

[@PHaak]

I think I need to try mustard and tuna...

[@beimanonestar]

This is first time I never see someone eat tuna with mustard. I have to try it too now. Great idea :)

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

It was surprisingly soooo delicious!! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did :)

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

I thought it would taste weird but it was so delicious!! We hope you enjoy it like we did :)

[@tonisuomilqmmi7116]

the box is when u driving u can have 1 in every 15 min to keep u avake =)

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is a great idea!! It was delicious too! Thanks for watching :)

[@moonliteX]

i'm from helsinki and i LOOOOVE reindeer. don't eat it often b/c of the price. but when in lapland, you have to have reindeer, even though you're a finn in finland. "poronkäristys" might be the best dish ever according to me and one or two people i've spoken to about it. like. my favorite trio is: kebab, hamburgers, pizza. but. "poronkäristys" might take the crown still!

[@moonliteX]

oh also that's the dish 90% of reindeer dishes are in lapland

[@moonliteX]

at least 90%

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We definitely would have eaten it more if it wasn't so expensive too! We got a reindeer hot dog and it was delicious! Thanks for your comment :)

[@Iksu_kalastaa]

Next time you guys should test smoked herring = savumuikku if you are in to fish. With smashed potatoes. 😋

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That sounds delicious!! Thanks for the recommendation :)

[@TheYannir]

Reindeer is definitely more of a Lapland food. Rest of the country it's more of a special treat every now and then. I live in the south and it's been over 15 years since I was last up there so it's been a while since I ate reindeer.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Wow that is good to know!! Thanks for the information :)

[@jps8678]

l live in Helsinki. Me and any of my friends has never eaten reindeer. We eat mainly noodles because food is too expensive... of course bigger meal at school or work were its free or we get dinner cheaper.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

It is very expensive!! We eat noodles a lot too! Thanks for your comment :)

[@anadiaz634]

Hello from Spain. I really liked your video. You are going to go here or to Finland. Can you tell me which supermarket you went to? Which is the one where you can be seen shopping. Thank you so much❤

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We are so happy you enjoy it!! We went to K-market I believe :) thanks so much for watching!

[@vespart5587]

Can you recall if coca-cola tasted any different than in US? Only heard that it's sweeter there but don't if that's true or did even notice the difference?

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

It actually tastes the exact same to us, in Finland, US and all around the world :)

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

I am actually drinking some as we speak in Poland and it tastes the exact same as in Finland and the US!

[@IgorValar]

most do not eat reindeer a lot coz it is insanely expensive so it is more like rare delicacy for most... other that is even more expensive is moose meat but that is kinda rare coz moose can be hunted only for like a month or two... reindeers are hearded so it is more accessible... but yeah pizzerias and restaurants do have reindeer as a option but dining there is obviously rather expensive too

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is good to know! Thanks for the information :)

[@gamerbear84]

Other comments have covered it, but yeah, some of stuff was Swedish and either imported or licensed to Finland, but I'd say it's fiiiine, it's stuff we Finns consume, that's why it's in the store. lol

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Hahaha yes that is good to know!! Either way it was all delicious! Thanks for watching :)

[@rekkaus]

You bought mild version of mustard. I suggest trying hot or strong version instead. Reindeer is too expensive, same as bear meat and so on. So no, we usually do not buy it. But if you live at north you eat it more often same as deer and moose (specially if you hunt).

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We will try those next time! I am sure they are delicious! That makes sense! Thanks for all that great information :)

[@ypgrohn]

Beaver Brand Hot Sweet Mustard is the closest to Finnish style mustard in the US.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We definitely need to try that!! Thanks for the information friend :)

[@janiletoff6430]

ist swedish cider its taske like suger😀

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Hahaha! Thanks for watching :)

[@Rafu01]

Try the juustosnack from Taffel. Finnish Cheetos.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Sounds delicious! We will give them a try :) thanks for the suggestion!

[@Ghostiification]

Every reindeer is domestic, so naturally, the people who own reindeer probably eat them a lot. Overall I don't think reindeer's meat is very common dish, as it's quite expensive, but you can basically get it anywhere in Finland so technically we do eat it "a lot". It's probably used more like a celebrational dish on special occasions. 'Poronkäristys' is probably the most common dish and even some luncheons have it on their menu some times, more on the northern Finland I think but it's not uncommon south either.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That makes sense!! Thanks for that great information :)

[@jawheadi]

Reindeer is a delicacy, we eat it as a specoal meal.

[@sisu-veikkaviljamiviitikko7032]

Dumble is if I remember correctly Swedish brand.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Good to know!! Thank you for your comment :)

[@sakari5721]

I checked from Google, and Dumble is from Fazer and Fazer is from Finland.

[@sisu-veikkaviljamiviitikko7032]

My bad

[@Katsastusmies]

reindeer for me is like some special food. like when i need to give me a special treat

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That makes sense!! Thanks for watching :)

[@MikkoRantalainen]

As a Finn, I would eat reindeer with smashed potatoes ("poronkäristys") regularly if it were cheaper. You can get the lower quality parts of reindeer with sensible prices but those are definitely worse than high quality reindeer meat which I would love to eat. However, high quality reindeer meat is even more expensive than high quality beef tenderloin.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

It was so delicious with the potatoes! That is interesting. Thank you for the information and for watching :)

[@jukka7697]

I'll sometimes eat just bread and mustard, nothing else. Also bread, slices of sausages or meatballs and mustard. Aura is the only option for mustard, it goes with anything!

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Now we are craving more Finnish mustard!! Thanks for watching :)

[@kukaliemikalie8157]

Mustard with fishfingers is really good.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That sounds delicious!! Thanks so much for your comment :)

[@lbh704]

I would love to eat reindeer more often because it's delicious and more ethical than beef, pork or chicken. And no, never in burger, too expensive and precious to be wasted that way. Usually sauted, sometimes in steaks. During the peak of pandemic restaurants in Lapland weren't buying nearly as much reindeer meat as usual, so it was quite cheap to buy it straight from the herders, around 200€ for an entire calf. I bought one and it lasted for a while. Can't remember the exact weight of the meat, but it was around 25 kg, including some bones. Also, it's almost criminal to visit Lapland and not eat proper reindeer. That reindeer jerky was actually pieces of reindeer sausage.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That is so interesting!! Thanks for all that great information! We did get to eat a reindeer hot dog and it was delicious! Thank you for watching :)

[@ArchieArpeggio]

@@JacobandJennyTravel No offence but sausages are really somethink holy in finnish food culture too. We have tens of differend sausages all around the year in stores. So as we speak of anykind of sausage it is a sausage and if we speak of hot dog it is a wiener and the bun together but we never call plain sausage as a hot dog. I know that people from US does that from some odd reason. Also finnish mustard is propably best in the world (well estonian is also good) and we eat a lot of grilled sausages at summer time with our beloved mustard and finnish lager beer (no need for anything else). So there is holy trinity in there with sausage, mustard and beer 😁. And of course those taste best after sauna. My swedish cousins always brings those back to home as they visit in Finland. And they also buy those Karelian pies that you didn´t liked last time, ryebread, regular Fazer blue chocolate. If you want to taste good beer i recommend Sandels. It´s not the cheapest one but it is tasty. Haven´t ever heard that anyone had said that it ain´t good. Every other beer has much more opinnions from good to bad.

[@Kitsuc]

My grandma makes actually best reindeer casserole (or what ever it's called) and we eat it quite often :)

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

That sounds delicious!! We need to go to your grandmas house haha! Thanks for watching :)

[@ratyjoona]

So, rice pie you didn't like it so much. I recommend to get Karelian pie with egg butter from a cafe or bakery, heated up. It's a traditional salty pastry.

[@user-vj4dp4xr8k]

They probably ate it last time cold and without any butter or eggbutter. No one eats them like that. Eating it cold with butter is good, but just cold without butter, not good.

[@ratyjoona]

@@user-vj4dp4xr8k I know. I have lived most of my life in Lieksa, a town in Northern Karelia.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We will have to try it like that!! Thanks for commenting :)

[@isosiika]

Finnish flag means made in finland. If you wanna taste some alcohols, i recommend salmiakki kossu, jaloviina, fisu shotti and Minttu viina

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

We love that!! And thanks for the recommendations :)

[@dennislindqvist1265]

Tap water is not always safe. You can shower or wash your hands everywhere but always be careful

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

You are right, but thankfully it is safe in most of Finland!! Thanks for watching friend :)

[@karigrandi7]

@@JacobandJennyTravel it is safe everywhere in finland! dont worry :D

[@TheSoini]

You are not alone, tuna and mustard are a great combination. eindeer is not a Finnish food in the sense that it is eaten often. It is mainly served in hotels and restaurants and places for tourists,

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Wow that is great to know!! It was delicious! Thanks for watching :)

[@aerowreck]

You really should try a portion of reindeer in a respectable restaurant in Northern Finland. Some reindeer beef jerky produce is nothing compared to the real deal. I think a typical course of proper reindeer costs something like 30-40 €, and consists of the sauteed reindeer itself (swimming in butter, beer, fat, salt and pepper), with mashed potatoes, pickled cucumber and lingonberries. The feast of gods.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Yes we definitely do! That sounds delicious! Thanks for the tip :)

[@pasiojala3227]

Mustard goes well with salmon, so why not with tuna?

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

So true! It is delicious! Thanks for watching :)

[@oh2mp]

That cider was Swedish but they just have localtized website. Typically we Finns eat beef, pork and chicken like everyone else. Reindeer meat is so expensive that it really isn't everyday food. That symbol in products that is a key and the flag of Finland guarantees that the degree of domesticity of the product is at least 50%. Typically it's over 80%.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

So interesting! We love the Finnish flags on foods! Thanks for your comment :)

[@oh2mp]

@@JacobandJennyTravel Actually that key-flag symbol is available for any product which meets the requirements, not just food. That is granted by the Association for Finnish Work.

[@are3287]

Dried pastries from a convenvience store yumm. 😅 Taste of finland I guess.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Haha! Well they were delicious! :)

[@squidcaps4308]

Mustard and tuna... wow.. have to try that. The hotter version of that same mustard is my favorite. There is a story behind that brand. It used to be Turun Sinappi which was the more favorite brand at the time, but then Swedish company bought it and changed the recipe just a bit. Finns did not like that, so the Aura was established to bring back the old Turin Sinappi.. In truth, there is no real difference between them, i doubt anyone can notice the difference in a blind test.

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

I thought mustard and tuna would be gross but it was surprisingly very good!! That is such an interesting story! Thanks for sharing :)

[@juha-mattiekonoja1403]

Reindreer is only for tourist food

[@JacobandJennyTravel]

Good to know! Thanks for that info :)

[@paulakuljunlahti]

is not. reindeer is a traditional Lapland food. I like it, it is so yummy😋.