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Dopo la sagra tutta italiana dei “Tortellini e dintorni“, oggi vi porto alla sagra tutta finlandese delle “Aringhe e dintorni” chiamata: “Silakkamarkkinat”, in centro a Helsinki!
Si tratta di un’antica manifestazione, si tiene dal lontano 1734, che consiste nell’arrivo di numerosi pescherecci al porto di Helsinki, i quali per una settimana vendono pesce fresco o gia’ preparato da loro stessi con mille marinature diverse, mille salse diverse e anche cotture diverse. In queste prime foto potete vedere la location: la parte meridionale dell’ampio porto di Helsinki, lo stesso dove attraccano le grandi navi da crociera che vi portano in giro per le capitali baltiche. I pescherecci sono enormi velieri storici, affascinanti e interessanti da visitare.
A seguire, una panoramica delle bancarelle dei pescatori che offrono le loro specialita’. Fra i tanti prodotti in vendita, anche conserve di verdura, sottaceti sempre confezionati da piccole aziende artigianali e salse con cui aromatizzare il pesce o anche la carne.
In questa bancarella in particolare potete riconoscere i filetti di aringa confezionati con varie marinature: limone, spezie miste, pepe rosa, cipolla e infine caviale di salmone. L’aringa in questione e’ la Silakka, (Clupea harengus membras), cioe’ l‘aringa baltica, piu’ piccola e leggermente piu’ grassa dell’aringa atlantica (Clupea harengus), che e’ quella che conosciamo maggiormente in Italia.
Dunque le possibilita’ di assaggio erano tantissime! Noi siamo stati tentati anche da una gustosa zuppa di pesce persico: qui la zuppa di pesce molto spesso viene preparata con patate, carote e cipolla e arricchita con della panna da cucina. Il pane che l’accompagna e’ di solito un pane di segale chiamato: pane dell’arcipelago.
La giornata ottobrina purtroppo era senza sole, ma anche senza pioggia, senza vento e con la piacevole temperatura di 12 gradi. Una perfetta giornata d’autunno. Per chi avesse avuto freddo, qualche bancarella vendeva anche guanti e berretti proprio nello stile dei pescatori! 😉
Pippi vi da’ appuntamento alla Part 2 di questo post! 🙂
Helsinki Baltic Herring Market (part 1).
Hello and welcome to my blog!
After the Tortellini festival in Italy, today I’ll take you to the Baltic Herring festival in Finland: the Silakkamarkkinat.
It is a very old fair where fishermen arriving to the port of Helsinki sell fresh fish to the people. It takes place every year in the southern part of the main harbour since 1743. The market consists of many stalls where you can buy or taste baltic herrings prepared in various sauces or marinades – but also of small restaurants located on board some old fishing vessels, which are a charming view themselves. The venue, as said, is the Helsinki harbour, that same harbour where the huge tourist cuising ships stop. (In the slide-show above you can see the venue).
In my shots you can admire the variety of food for sale on the many stalls: the baltic herrings, cooked and flavoured in different ways manifactured by fishermen companies, but also vegetable preserves or sauces to accompany various dishes, even meat.
A choice of flavourings that you can appreciate: lemon, pink pepper, onion, mixed spices and salmon caviar. The Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras), is smaller and slightly fatter than the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), which is the characteristic type of herring we know in Italy.
All in all there were so many possibilities for tasting good food! We were tempted by a warm and tasty fish soup made with perch. In Finland fish soup is usually enriched with potatoes, onions, carrots and some cream and the perfect bread to go with it is a particular rye bread called the archipelago bread.
Unfortunately the October day was quite cloudy, but also windless and not at all cold: a pleasant autumn day. A stall anyway sold mittens and woolen caps for tourists sensitive to the cold! 😉
Pippi will welcome you to Part 2 of this post! 🙂
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Da buon zeneize adoro il pesce, le acciughe sotto sale genovese son fenomenali.. Mai mangiate? Vedo che anche le zuppe di cui parli sono dense ed hanno il loro perché.. La panna? 😲Bellissima “fiera” d’atmosfera!
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Grazie. Se mi capitera’ occasione assaggero’ sicuramente le acciughe alla genovese! La zuppa, specie di salmone, con un po’ di panna da cucina…provare per credere. 😉 Buon weekend!
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Adoro queste sagre appunto perche’ hai la possibilita’ di assaggiare delle cose particolari 🙂
Quella zuppa di pesce sembra scaldare il cuore 🙂
Buon fine settimana cara!
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Ci credo infatti la ricetta della pasta al salmone é anche con la panna, ora che ci penso, la zuppa dev’essere fenomenale😉 Buon we!
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…a colorful time, those mittens will come in handy soon!
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Hello, the festival looks like fun. It is always good to buy fresh fish too. The fish soup sounds delicious, I would give it a try. The Pippi doll is cute. I am glad the weather cooperated for the festival. I would love to visit Finland.
Wonderful post, thanks for sharing your visit. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy weekend!
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Thank you, Eileen, for your kind appreciation. You are of course welcome to Finland to give the fish soup a try! 😉 I wish you a lovely autumn weekend!
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Yes! They are so useful. Thank you, Tom. Have a great weekend!
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Hai detto bene: si assaggia e si impara sempre qualcosa di nuovo. Grazie Ribana e felice weekend a te!
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Buone le aringhe! Mi hai fatto venire voglia… 😃
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A great food festival showcasing fresh fish with delicious sauces and pickles sounds wonderful! I’m glad you had good weather for the event. A scarf and mittens are welcome. We certainly need warm clothing here now! Happy weekend!
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Bello e veramente interessante! Grazie
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Beautiful photos of silakkamarkkinat! I prefer herrings baked on a pan with smashed potatoes, don’t like so much the conservatives or pickels. Enjoy your weekend.
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Grazie Cri! Che bello sentirti!
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Thank you Linda for your kind visit and comment. Happy weekend to you too!
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Grazie. Penso che anche dalle tue parti pero’…Abba docet! 😉
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Thanks, Riitta. They are anyway healthy. I like them too.
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Looks like a wonderful festival, and amazing it dates back so far! Mmmm, the soup and archipelago bread look delicious.
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Le ho conosciute e assaggiate in Danimarca, e da allora… 😉
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Wow, since 1743?! I would have love to see that in person. The fish soup and the bread look delicious. They warm you up so nicely. The Pippi doll is adorable. Wish I had one. Thanks for sharing the photos.
-Soma
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this looks like such a fun festival….and the soup and bread, so yummy!!!
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Thanks, Debbie. Happy weekend to you!
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Thank you very much for your kind comment and welcome to my blog! 🙂
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Thank you Peter. Happy weekend to you!
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Ma allora devo assolutamente tornare in Finlandia in questo periodo! Adoro le aringhe quindi le mangerei in tutti i modi 🙂
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Ciao Silvia e grazie, il festival si svolge sempre in ottobre ed è una gran goduria. Ti aspettavo su questo argomento…proprio tu che sei The Food Traveler! 😉
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P.S.: nella part 2 del post il link ufficiale! Buon weekend, intanto!
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Non vedo l’ora!
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Oh no, Luisella, I became so hungry seeing this post! 🙂
(My favourite herrings are the smoked ones though.)
Wonderful photos, of the food and the mittens and caps.
Have a happy week ahead! xx
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Grazie, Sara. It was a very pleasant event. I wish you a great week too! xx
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Great there are still some nice sweater days in your Autumn! Being Dutch, I can imagine how delicious the herrings mus taste. Great to have a view of several booths at your market. Sound like a place I would like to spend some time to check out the delicious choices to eat:) Sorry am late, no wifi since last Saturday, so traveled 1 1/2 hours to a coffeeshop to respond to my favorite All Seasons-ers:):) Many thanks for sharing it with All Seasons, and hope there still will be a few nice autumn days for you!
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I love fresh fish. There’s a great weekend market in Steveston, BC. Unfortunately when I visit I’m not able to purchase anything fresh. I stay in a hotel so cooking isn’t an option. But I do love all the other treats the marina has to offer, great restaurants and shops. – Margy
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Thank you Margy for your contribution. Have a great day! 🙂
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Thank you, Jesh and do not worry to be late! I always appreciate your visits and comments. It is a pleasure to linkup at All Seasons. Have a great week…with wifi!! 🙂
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The festival looks like such fun, I enjoyed seeing all of your photographs.
All the best Jan
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Pretty knit goods that will help keep you warm!
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Yes, Carol, we’ve just had a dusting of snow… 🙂
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Thank you very much. All the best!
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Nice of you to reassure me! Have a great rest of the week:)
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Adoro estes mercados ao ar livre e aproveito para desejar um bom mês de Novembro.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
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Bom mes de Novembro to you both too! Thanks!
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Stravedo per questi cibi! Un sogno! Vado a leggermi la seconda parte, tanto sono a stomaco pieno quindi posso farcela 😀
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Ciao Lucy, ancora una volta ti ho ripescata dallo spam. Grazie e buona lettura!! …e buona vita!!
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Anche a te!! Salutami il bel freddo del Nord ^_^
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