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Post by HorsegirlDylan on Feb 7, 2009 6:32:57 GMT -7
Kuopio is a big peninsula into lake Kallavesi. Winter here lasts five to six months. That's October/November to March. Jan-Feb is very cold.
Well, the midwinter ice is called teräsjää, 'steel ice', which is a pretty good indicator to the ice strength.
There's a couple fully operational roads across the lake ice in winter and they even hold trotting races on the lakes.
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Post by poisonedkissxo on Feb 10, 2009 13:09:22 GMT -7
Do yall go ice fishing? I went ice fishing in Minnesota and it was super fun. The ice was strong enough to hold 4 wheelers. The only water that freezes in Texas is like little puddles and stuff.
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Post by HorsegirlDylan on Feb 10, 2009 13:59:26 GMT -7
No, I don't fancy it. (Pilkkiä/pilkkiminen.)
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Post by AngelMare on Feb 10, 2009 15:42:17 GMT -7
How does that work? Do you actually catch fish?
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Post by HorsegirlDylan on Feb 11, 2009 9:59:01 GMT -7
Yeah. You see, the water under the ice is molten, so some fishies are active even at wintertime.
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Post by poisonedkissxo on Feb 16, 2009 9:27:18 GMT -7
Yeah you actually catch fish. I caught the first fish! Although now it's best to practise catch and release since there is such a shortage of fish. Supposedly this generations' future children will not be eating fish.
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Post by HorsegirlDylan on Feb 16, 2009 10:10:30 GMT -7
Shortage? Not here. At least, we still get a ton of fish and no notices have been posted in the school about the impending threath of fishlessness.
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Post by AngelMare on Feb 16, 2009 10:57:18 GMT -7
Well as long as people like eating fish, there will always be fish. Maybe not in the lakes, and maybe not the exotic inedible fish, but they will survive nonetheless. That's what I say to my Dad about chickens when he talks about the "poor chickens" that are eaten. If it weren't for us, the chickens would become extinct by the coyotes and other predators, so they owe us a big favor. .gif) |
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Post by poisonedkissxo on Feb 17, 2009 5:55:02 GMT -7
Well I sure hope we will still be eating fish, I could not suvive without my delicious sushi. But aren't fish like the bluefin tuna being fished to near extinction?
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Post by AngelMare on Feb 17, 2009 7:49:43 GMT -7
I don't know maybe so, but not salmon and 'ahi tuna I would think as they are in demand as food, so they are raised for that purpose.
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Post by HorsegirlDylan on Feb 17, 2009 11:10:31 GMT -7
In my opinion, fish is only food in sushi. (Yeah, I meant good, but so what?)
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Post by poisonedkissxo on Feb 17, 2009 12:28:53 GMT -7
mmmm. I love me some unagi (fresh water eel)
and octopus is yummy too.
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Post by poisonedkissxo on Feb 17, 2009 12:32:36 GMT -7
Well farm raised fish are not very good for you because they do not eat as they would in the wild. They lack like important omegas or amino acids or something, I dunno my grampa is the expert on that. But I think farm raised fish is better than no fish at all. Atleast they aren't extinct.
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Post by AngelMare on Feb 17, 2009 17:47:43 GMT -7
OMG I'd never eat eel or octopus!  I don't think I've ever had sushi. .gif) |
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Post by poisonedkissxo on Feb 18, 2009 7:58:10 GMT -7
Oh my goodness, sushi is SO effing good! Everybody thinks it's just raw fish. So wrong. Unagi is cooked, and it's covered in a sweet brown sauce over rice. It's warm and it practically melts in your mouth. My fave sushi has warm cream cheese and it's fried. Yum yum. Octopus isn't quite as flavorful, but it has a great chewy texture, and the little tentacles are so cute and fun to eat. They still have the suction cups and everything. Have yall ever tried escargot?
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Post by AngelMare on Feb 18, 2009 9:19:43 GMT -7
Sushi does sound good, but octopus sounds gross . I only eat fish/seafood that have fins and scales. I don't know what escargot is... |
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Post by HorsegirlDylan on Feb 18, 2009 11:25:15 GMT -7
The sushi I eat is raw fish, cucumber and paprica in rice, wrapped in seaweed.
Escargot? No idea what that is...
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Post by poisonedkissxo on Feb 19, 2009 5:37:46 GMT -7
French cuisine yall, come on. Snails? I thought everybody knew what escargot was. I had some in a garlic butter sauce, but I don't know if I like them or not. They have a really cool texture though. Sorta like mushrooms. I do eat the sushi with raw fish too, but it tastes so much better when it's warm. I don't really like sashimi as much, which is just a raw piece of flesh on top of rice. I like the vegatables and different sauces. Have you tried the kind with caviar, Dyl? I don't think it tastes very good, but the caviar are feally fun to pop with your teeth.
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Post by AngelMare on Feb 20, 2009 10:11:07 GMT -7
Snails?! Of all things...The French had better stick to their delicious desserts ).gif) Lol, love the way we always get off topic.  |
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Post by HorsegirlDylan on Feb 20, 2009 10:16:19 GMT -7
No. But I have tried with fisheggs, I guess that produces the same sensation.
Snails? I'll refrain from commenting as I've never tasted it, but... *bleurgh*
I prefer meat, medium rare, for vegetables any day. I especially hate cooked carrots, come on, CARROST ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CRUNCHY. And peas and corn are best when eaten cold.
On a side note, from global worming to Finland to cuisine...
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