Raija Ilmasti-Koivisto, tourism teacher, Vocational Education Centre Sedu, Lapua

GIF: Activity packageOUTDOOR COOKING WITH LOCALLY

GROWN FOOD

The interest of food tourism is increasing.

In addition to traveling across country or the world to eat or drink, people can also be food travelers in their regions, cities and neighborhoods.

The outdoor cooking course belongs to the studies of tourism students in Vocational Education Centre Sedu.

Tourism student Jenni is planning the outdoor meal for a group of 10 people. The customers come from Holland, France, Kongo and from Finland.

Homemade bread

Some preparations for the outdoor meal were done in the school kitchen.

Outdoor meal is organized in a hut, which is situated in the forest.

Students Camilla and Jenni are explaning about the menu of the day.

Students have to learn to make fire and to prepare food on the fire.

Jenni is roasting reindeer meat.

Customers are enjoying the atmosphere of the wooden hut at the fire.

Mushroom soup is served as a starter.

Mushroom soup with homemaid bread is delicious.

Owen baked potatoes with salmon sauce and roasted root vegetables.

Bon apetit!

Homemade cheese and blueberry pie.

Coffe was prepared in traditional way on the fire .

It’s nice to finnish delicious meal with tasty coffe!This kind of touristic activity is possible to organize everywhere in the nature even in very simple environments. The customers may be: infants, youngsters, adults, old people, disabled persons, Finns and foreigners. The main objective is to give to a customer a beautiful experience having local food dinner in the nature.