In this article historical and traditional food practices are brought up as a way to save a cultures identity. I feel that in Finland their cultural identity is very strongly rooted in their traditonal foods that they make, specifically in… Continue Reading →
When I first stared off on this project I thought that I was going to find many differences between the Finnish and Finnish Americans. Unfortunately to my surprise there were very little differences between them, culture and cuisine wise. Since… Continue Reading →
If I had more time I would have dove father into specific recipes that are related to certain holidays and festivals the Finnish celebrate, and why these holidays and festivals came to be. I also would have dug farther into… Continue Reading →
Dinner with Darwin Food, Drink, and Evolution by: Jonathan Silvertown This weeks readings from Dinner with Darwin has made me think about Finns and domestication. Did the Finnish domesticate the rye plant or did the rye plant domesticate them? Since… Continue Reading →
In 1638 the first Finns arrived in America as part of a Swedish colony. Between the 1860s and 1930s the largest Finnish immigration to the United States happened during this time period. This large influx of Finns was know as… Continue Reading →
The final recipe I made was a family recipe for Bisket, which is a coffee bread. I chose to make the whole batch, which makes a lot of dough! This way I could also make cinnamon rolls too. Still thinking… Continue Reading →
The Minnesota chocolate cake was a recipe from my Great Grandmother and who knows where she got the recipe from. The recipe originally had a chocolate coffee frosting, but some where down the road that recipe got lost and my… Continue Reading →
This recipe that I found is very similar to the first wheat bread that I made, but it has a different crust, due to having melted butter brushed onto it after it comes out of the oven. First I started… Continue Reading →
Culture, Sustainability, Land Migration and Movement Indigenous Sovereignty Cooperative and Traditional Land Use Jeremiah George Squaxin Island Tribe member Director of the Squaxin Island Tribal museum Tribal land sustainability Tribal community garden Helps reconnect to the traditional tribal foods and… Continue Reading →
Cardamon is the third most expensive spice in the world! Cardamon is a plant in the ginger family that was originally found in the Western Ghats of Southern India. Cardamon grew in such abundance in this region thus this region… Continue Reading →
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