And so we are going to take you along as we eat our way through Helsinki.

というわけで、ヘルシンキでの食べ歩きにお付き合いいただこう。

The very first thing we're going to try is korvapusti, which are Finnish cinnamon buns and they're made with lots and lots of ground cinnamon. They smell amazing and also I think the funniest part is that it directly translates to English as slapped ears, which I find so hilarious because it reminds me of those cartoons that kind of just have the swirl as the ear.

フィンランドのシナモンパンで、挽いたシナモンをふんだんに使っている。すごい香りがするし、一番面白いのは、英語に直訳すると「平手打ちされた耳」で、渦巻きを耳に見立てたアニメを思い出すから、すごく笑えるんだ。

I'll insert a picture, but we're going to give these a taste as our first Finnish pastry.

写真を挿入するが、最初のフィンランドのお菓子として、これを味わってもらうことにしよう。

It's a really, really good cinnamon roll. I think I actually like it without the tons and tons of frosting that they have it with in the U.S. It's very light and a lot less sweet than what I'm used to having. The next thing we got is the mustirapirikka, which is a yogurt pie made from bilberries, which are actually the Nordic cousin of the blueberry and apparently healthier. And also it is served with this vanilla milk.

本当に美味しいシナモンロールだ。アメリカで食べるような、大量のフロスティングがないほうが私は好きだ。これはビルベリーを使ったヨーグルトパイで、北欧ではブルーベリーのいとこにあたる。そしてこのバニラミルクが添えられている。

Oh, it's so good.

ああ、とてもおいしいよ。

Amazing. Wow. I could definitely eat this every single day. It's almost like a really good cake that's super moist, probably because it's made out of yogurt and then also because it's got all this delicious vanilla dressing all over it. But 10 out of 10.

驚いた。すごい。これなら毎日でも食べられる。ヨーグルトでできているからか、すごくしっとりしていて、バニラドレッシングがかかっているからか、本当においしいケーキのようだ。でも10点満点中10点。

Mmm. This is Chad. And to add to our little dessert feast, we also have some mint hot chocolate, which is the house specialty of the place that we're eating at. And then also we got this salmon rice pastry, which I believe has salmon rice and it's wrapped up in this puff pastry and it looks very good. They did heat it up for us, but I think it might be a little cold now.

うーん。これはチャド。デザートのごちそうに、この店の名物であるミント・ホットチョコレートもあるよ。サーモンライスがシュー生地に包まれていて、とてもおいしそうだ。温めてくれたんだけど、ちょっと冷めちゃったかな。

So just around the corner of the eatery, there is a little sled that is manually done.

だから、食堂の角を曲がったところに、手動で行う小さなソリがある。

And I'm going to have Chad give me the sleigh ride of my life.

そして、チャドに人生のそりに乗ってもらうんだ。

I also wanted to add that, first off, the food was incredible, well-needed, especially with the cold weather. One thing I do want to note is that one of my favorite things about Finland so far is the change in the seasons is obviously so present, but it's something that I haven't experienced being from the south because whenever it's wintertime there, you might get snow once a year, but having this intense change of seasons completely changes the activities you can do.

また、特に寒い気候の中、食べ物がとてもおいしかったことも付け加えておきたい。なぜなら、フィンランドでは冬になると、年に一度は雪が降るかもしれないが、季節の移り変わりが激しいと、できることがまったく変わってしまうからだ。

Where we are right now is like this bay and it's completely frozen over. You can walk out onto the water or I guess the frozen ice, and then they have this sled, which is just randomly here.

私たちが今いる場所はこの湾のようなもので、完全に凍っている。水面や凍った氷の上を歩くことができ、このソリが無造作に置いてある。

That is what I'm heading for. Wow, the snow is so deep. Oh, yes. Perfect.

それに向かっているんだ。わあ、雪が深い。ああ、そうだね。完璧だ。

All right. Thank you very much. Very nice. Yes, I'm ready.

ありがとうございました。ありがとうございました。とても素晴らしい。はい、準備はできています。

I'm just sitting so peacefully, riding and gliding along in the snow, and then I see Chad over there laboring away. Go, Chad, go. Go, Chad, go.

私はただ静かに座って、雪の中を滑りながら走っている。行け、チャド、行け。行け、チャド、行け。

This is so fun. I can't believe I'm on frozen water right now. This is so random.

すごく楽しいよ。今、凍った水の上にいるなんて信じられない。これはとてもランダムだ。

All right, Chad. Do you want me to push you? If it ever snows in Atlanta,

わかったよ、チャド。押してやろうか？アトランタに雪が降ったら

I would love to build one of those. Good job, Chad. Good job. That was really fun.

私も作ってみたいよ。よくやった、チャド。よくやった。本当に楽しかった。

It's honestly so fun, and that's such a good way to warm up.

正直、とても楽しいし、ウォーミングアップにはもってこいだよ。

Yeah. Unlike you, though. You're probably really cold. No, I'm warming up from cheer.

そうだね。君と違ってね。あなたは本当に寒いんでしょうね。いや、チアで温まってるんだ。

As you can see, it is dark outside because the sun actually sets at three o'clock in the afternoon here, and I do believe I found us a restaurant for tonight. It's a restaurant that serves traditional Finnish food, and we're walking there now.

ご覧の通り、外は真っ暗だ。というのも、ここの日没は午後3時だからだ。伝統的なフィンランド料理を出すレストランだ。

Looks like we'll be having a very big feast tonight. This is way more food than I expected, but I don't mind because we'll have leftovers for tomorrow. The very first thing that we got is lohiketto, which is a rich and creamy salmon soup, and I believe there's some potato in there as well. This is really famous here, and I feel like everyone always has it when they come to

今夜は大宴会になりそうだ。思っていたよりずっと量が多いけど、明日の残りがあるから気にしない。まず最初に出てきたのはロヒケット。濃厚でクリーミーなサーモンのスープで、ジャガイモも入っている。これはここでは本当に有名なもので、ここに来ると誰もが必ずこれを食べるような気がする。

Finland. Pretty much a really good comfort food for sure. The next thing that we got is poronkiristis, and this is sauteed reindeer, which I've never had before, and it looks like it comes with some sugar lingonberries, mashed potatoes, and pickled cucumbers. Looks very hearty, and it smells very, very good. I've never had reindeer before, and I don't even think I've seen a reindeer before, so we're gonna have a lot of new experiences on this trip.

フィンランド。本当においしいコンフォートフードだ。次に出てきたのはポロンキリスティス。これはトナカイのソテーで、私は食べたことがない。リンゴンベリー、マッシュポテト、キュウリのピクルスが添えられているようだ。とてもボリュームがありそうで、とてもとてもいい香りがする。トナカイを食べるのも初めてだし、トナカイを見るのも初めてだから、この旅では新しい経験がたくさんできそうだ。

The texture reminds me very much of pulled pork. And the very last thing that we got is the jihapuot, which are Finnish meatballs, which is very similar to the Swedish meatballs, but it's made with curd cream, and it's made with less herbs and spices, and it looks like it's topped with some gravy, comes with mashed potatoes, lingonberry jam, and then also some pickled cucumbers as well. This tastes exactly like what they served for like the Christmas or Thanksgiving holiday meals in elementary school, you know, when you'd invite your parents to come eat with you.

食感はプルドポークを彷彿とさせる。これはスウェーデンのミートボールによく似ているが、豆腐クリームで作られ、ハーブやスパイスは控えめで、グレイビーソースがかかっていて、マッシュポテト、リンゴンベリージャム、そしてキュウリのピクルスが添えられている。これは、小学校のクリスマスや感謝祭の食事に出される味にそっくりだ。

And to pair with all the wonderful food that we have here is ruisleppa, which is Finnish rye bread, and this is a huge staple in Finnish cuisine and also a big part of their cultural identity that has been a part of this country for thousands and thousands of years, and apparently when the Finns leave their country, this is actually the thing that they miss most, so must be some really good bread.

これはフィンランド料理の大定番であり、何千年も何万年もこの国の一部であった文化的アイデンティティの大きな部分でもある。フィンランド人が国を離れるとき、最も恋しくなるのはこのパンらしい。

Oh no.

そんな。

Oh, that was a crunchy bite. This is a crunchy slice. This bread is incredibly crunchy, reminds me very much of a crouton and less of a bread, but I do have a little fun fact for you guys about the rye bread. Apparently has three times more fiber than the regular bread, so it's very, very healthy, and I believe it's a super food as well. So I just took my first bite of rye bread. I have to say it is a lot more hearty than I expected, but I think I'm just really hungry because to me it tastes amazing. Like, I really love it. Chad really, really likes that rye bread. He ate the whole basket. I had like half of one and then he ate the other half of mine and then all the other pieces. Can you hear the crunch?

ああ、歯ごたえのある一口だった。これはカリカリのスライスだ。このパンは信じられないほどサクサクしていて、クルトンを思い出させる。ライ麦パンは普通のパンの3倍の食物繊維を含んでいて、とてもヘルシーなんだ。ライ麦パンを初めて食べた。思っていたよりずっとボリュームがあった。でも、ただ単にお腹が空いていたんだと思う。本当に大好きなんだ。チャドは本当に、本当にライ麦パンが好きなんだ。彼はバスケット全部食べちゃった。私は半分食べたんだけど、彼はもう半分も食べちゃって。カリカリって音が聞こえる？

All of this cold weather is definitely making me sleepy because every time you go into a restaurant or a place, the lighting seems to be dim. I don't know if that's just been our experience. Yeah, but it's really good mood lighting. It's very true, but it also makes you so sleepy. Yeah,

この寒さのせいで、レストランや場所に入るたびに照明が薄暗く感じられ、眠くなるのは間違いない。私たちの経験だけかもしれないけど。ああ、でもムードがある照明だよ。その通りなんだけど、すごく眠くなる。そうだね、

Chad's been super, super sleepy ever since we got here. He took a nap today. I have to say not having sunlight for those extra hours in a day definitely makes you want to just hibernate.

チャドはここに来てからずっと、超超眠いんだ。今日も昼寝をした。一日に何時間も日光を浴びないと、冬眠したくなるんだ。

Another thing that I'm kind of sad to admit is that I have two puffer jackets on, a sweater, three pairs of pants, and then I'm just walking around and I see all the locals in like jeans and just one jacket. Chad's wearing these overalls that you're supposed to be wearing when you go skiing or snowboarding. I think they're kind of cool, but that's because I never wear overalls.

もうひとつ、ちょっと悲しいことなんだけど、僕はパフジャケットを2着、セーターを1枚、ズボンを3本持っている。チャドはスキーやスノーボードに行くときに着るようなオーバーオールを着ている。僕はそれがクールだと思うけど、それは僕がオーバーオールを着ないからなんだ。

It's probably very not cool here. So today we were able to check off a number of items on my Finnish foods to try list, but there are a couple more items I didn't get to try, which is really exciting because we're here in Finland for a couple more weeks, so we will have time to try all the things that I've listed out. And a few of my first impressions of the food today is it really reminded me of what I'd imagine my grandparents to have when they were growing up. It's like such a hearty meal and it makes me think of like wartime food, so it's very filling especially with the mashed potatoes and the reindeer. Overall I think it gives off a very festive holiday vibe, you know, from the cinnamon rolls to like the blueberry cake and also of course the reindeer and the meatballs.

ここではとてもクールではないだろう。フィンランドにはあと2週間ほど滞在するので、リストアップしたものをすべて試す時間がある。今日の食事の第一印象は、私の祖父母が子供の頃に食べていたものを思い出させるものだった。特にマッシュポテトとトナカイは食べ応えがある。シナモンロールからブルーベリーケーキ、そしてもちろんトナカイとミートボールまで。

Definitely just very Christmassy to me. So with that we're going to end the video here and if you would like to follow along on our adventure through Finland and beyond, hit subscribe. We love to have you guys along on the adventure and with that we will see you guys next time. Bye bye, or as the Finns say, moi moi.

私にはクリスマスっぽい。ということで、このビデオはここで終わりにします。もし、フィンランドとその周辺を旅する私たちの冒険にお付き合いいただけるなら、購読をクリックしてください。また次回お会いしましょう。バイバイ、フィンランド人曰く、モイモイ。

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