“How can you govern a country that has two hundred and forty six varieties of cheese?” – Charles de Gaulle Along with wine, cheese is one of France’s best gastronomic delights. Whether at home in their local supermarket or when visiting France, people often don’t want to try most French cheeses, preferring to stay with what they know. This is a real shame though, because there are so many gorgeous cheeses that most people are missing out on. To help you out, here’s a brief gu

Meat play a prominent role in Finnish cuisine, if anything more so than in other countries. This could be because historically fresh fruit and vegetables were only available for about three months of the year due to the cold climate and poor growing season. Pork and beef are the most common type of meat eaten in Finland, but also deer, moose and bear meat is eaten, as well as reindeer meat which is eaten particularly on holidays and special occasions. You won’t however find m

Estonian Food “Where there’s work, there’s bread” – Estonian Proverb Estonia may be the smallest country I’ve come to so far, in terms of population that is, but when it comes to its cuisine it has more than a few surprises. It may be because of its position, clinging to the very fringes of the European continent next to Russia (okay, okay I know that geographically speaking Russia is partly in Europe, but I’m talking culturally here so give me a break eh?), or its long histo

Danish Pastries and Other Goodies Until recently Denmark was not known for its food. There is one food item that people the world over associate with Denmark, and that is the Danish Pastry or sometimes just ‘the Danish’. In case you’ve never come across one before (where have you been all these years?) a Danish pastry is a confectionery product made up of layers of buttery pastry, which are arranged on top of one another so the whole thing is light, airy and crispy. These com