Few words about Christmas food in Finland

I spent the Christmas 09 in Finland with my parents while my poor man had to work in Amsterdam. Next year he will hopefully experience the Finnish Christmas extravaganza with me.

The menu of 09 looked like this:

Fish:

Cured salmon with mosterd-dill sause

Cold smoked salmon

Smoked salmon with garlic-chives creme fresh sauce
Herring caviar
Smoked vendace

Meat:
Christmas pate
Meat jelly
Blackcurrant jelly
Cold smoked ox mousse

Bread:

Archipelago bread

Rye bread

Karelian pies

Salads:

Beetroot salad
Wild mushroom salad
Garden salad

 Warm main courses:

Ham

Homemade mustard

 Wild hare-stew

Peas

Swede casserole

Carrot casserole

Potato casserole

Desserts:

Cheese platter

Cinamon cookies

Salty crackers

Strawberry jam