Bibimbap at Home (is possible)

One of the new dishes that I have added to my repertoire in the past few months, had no time to write about because I’ve been busy with my studies, but which has become an instant repeatedly-returning favorite in our house is bibimbap. Bibimbap is a fairly well-known and loved Korean dish which is a favorite in just about any Korean restaurant in the West, sort of like a … Continue reading Bibimbap at Home (is possible)

Review: Cold-Smoked Salmon from Toivolan Vanha Piha

Last Saturday T and I went to the local monthly old-time gourmet-food market area called ‘Toivolan Old Courtyard‘ or ‘Toivolan Vanha Piha‘ in Finnish.  It was a beautiful cool late-August day and the place, located fairly centrally in Jyväskylä, is not a huge detour from our usual walking path to the city centre (not that anywhere in the city is far away, really – I always … Continue reading Review: Cold-Smoked Salmon from Toivolan Vanha Piha