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About half a year earlier, [Silvio Berlusconi] had boasted that Parma, Italy was selected as host of the EU's new food authority, rather than archrival Helsinki, because of the superior quality of Italian food. The Italian leader complained that in order to win support from other European countries, he had to first "endure" Finnish food. French President Jacques Chirac, presumably incited by the wit of his Italian counterpart, added fuel to the fire a few weeks later by suggesting that the only food worse than British is Finnish.
These undeserved insults directed against Finnish cuisine by two major European leaders did not go unnoticed in Helsinki. Planning had already been under way for over a year for a major campaign to promote Finnish food. The stinging comments from both Berluscon...
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It's unexplored, and even though it's perceived as healthy, hearty and exotic, not too many people really know what Scandinavian food entails," [Morten Sohlberg] says. "It's also not as easily definable as, say, Italian food with its pizza and pasta. Then again, of course, IKEA has done much to educate Americans about Swedish meatballs.
"The task of creating a new recipe with cod and lingonberries became quite an experience. We initially tried traditional Scandinavian tastes like dill and parsley, even ventured into new ground with cilantro or watercress. We felt that the lemongrass not only brought out the flavors of the other ingredients, but complemented the sweet and tart experience of the lingonberry itself in a perfect way," Sohlberg explains.
"I think if the waiter is happy, it...
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..., allowing them to enjoy both Swiss and Italian food served by two local restaurants, as well as t...
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Jamie Oliver's love affair with Italian food goes way back to when he worked at London's R...
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... personal gear + comm equipment + one day food, water and ammunition supplies GVW = Gross Vehicle... thrust of its various customers, with the Italian Army obviously in the lead with 1200 so far ordere...
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...If you don't feel like preparing your food in advance, there is also a quaint little Italian ...
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... to those at energy trader, Enron, and Italian food giant, Parmalat. . "Whenever something like t...
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... the word's origin was most likely the Italian patate ("potatoes"), the waitress took a while to ...Italian food with strange names is usually a safe bet, which is...
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... Lake Lugano and a stone's throw from the Italian border, is B&B Vallombrosa, an agriturismo for art...And, some of the best Mediterranean food around. . On Lake Lugano, try the characteristic, ...
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How do you translate Danish food to suit Americans? It doesn't have to be translated. It's Mama's kind of cooking. Heavy food with a lot of gravy. A little bit like the South here. You don't have to do much with old-fashioned Danish food. It's meat and potatoes.
How do you translate Norwegian food to suit Americans? It can't be used entirely the way it is. We certainly make certain compromises and concessions at our restaurant. Several restaurants have tried putting smorgasbords together, for example, and failed because they didn't understand the concept. When we serve Jansson's Frestelse (Jansson's Temptation), we use a slightly milder combination of herring anchovies so it doesn't have such a fishy flavor. You have to be a bit more subtle. You don't want people to wonder, "Has this fi...
...I like French, Italian and Spanish food. And of course I am a sucker for ...