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August 27, 2004
night of the long grill
Last night was Night of the Arts in Helsinki, traditionally a time for art to come onto the street, and more importantly, much teenage drinking.
Helsinki's had a bad run this year - the weather hasn't generally been bad for extended periods, apart from when there's some kind of outdoor celebration. The Finnish Barbeque Championships, Helsinki Pride, the Finnish Firework Championships and Night of the Arts has all been accompanied by torrential rain. That didn't stop people from enjoying themselves (however I am still wet).
A bit of ballet at the Opera House (too wet to stay for the actual opera), some contemporary art meets breakdancing at Kiasma, and finally, opera at Jaskan Grilli.
We had been recommended the Jaskan Special, the contents of which I am still unsure about. A beefburger, a spam(?)burger, and a nakki sausage hidden under "everything", which I think consisted of onion, garlic, cheese, ketchup and mustard. Maybe pineapple as well. Needless to say, it was wrapped in a savoury donut.
I can still unfortunately taste it.
The menu at Jaskan Grilli is long and seemingly varied. I may not vow to eat the menu (as I did to Jones last night), but I think more snack food diversions are needed. I rates cities a lot on their street food, and I was worried that Helsinki was like Copenhagen, with just limp hot dogs. How wrong I was!
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