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.