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I survived !
For Easter, we went to my girlfriend family. And traditionnaly, on top of the usual chocolate eggs, they have a special thing called Mämmi. Mämmi, it’s not a family member, it’s a kind of black creamy cake, looking like a chocolate mousse. So far, so good. You hurry to the table, and ask about it, already with your stomach jumping with joy. But when the first person tells you with a big smile : “Oh, so cute, but you know, there is no chocolate in there” and the second tries to answer you : “about what it’s made of ? I have no clue, some rye I think, there are also things I can’t translate, and stuff that nobody ever heard of”. And by the way, it took weeks to be ready. No way ? they left it out for weeks ???
I’m telling you, it needs some guts to try some Mämmi, especially when all those Finns are laughing about you, poor foreigner ! And when you take the step, putting some of this bizarre mousse kind of thing in your plate, and adding some cream, according to the tradition, there is another one mocking you : “Perhaps we should take a picture, before it’s too late” …
But finally, I survived. It was not particularly good. But it was not horrible. Just a bit special I’d say. It was definitly not the worst thing in Finnish cuisine, and it was not even the thing I liked the least that day (there was also a sort of white fish mixed with flour and things with no name, looking like a grey mashed potatoe, and it tasted quite bad to be honest).
So, to all people who might have to try Mämmi one day, don’t listen to all those drama stories about it, just try some. But don’t expect it to be a wonderful surprise though.
Oh, and one last thing : Finnish cuisine isn’t that bad. I also eat plenty good things here !