As an introduction to the Finnish language, I will teach you an important word that is easy to pronounce. If you get stuck here and are forced to communicate with the locals about the food, it can prevent them from serving you something to eat. unflattering dishes are known as local cuisine. That means, of course, if beets and fermented barley malt aren't high on your diet. I don't mean to be rude to the Finnish culinary tradition, but it's fair to say that it is strict and unenthusiastic. When I took my Polish husband for the first time to experience a White Christmas in Santa's land, he wondered why all delicacies were made from animal foods. The only dish he could identify with was pulla recipe, and he's not a picky eater!