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Great, great waves here.

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That rolling waves.

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What does that mean?

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Danger.

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And now we're
supposed to paddle.

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OK! Woohoo!

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Whoa!
Yeeha!

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Paddle, paddle, paddle!

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Shit!

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Gordon!

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This is Finland,

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the land of 1,000 lakes,

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huge swamps and
massive potholes.

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shit. Here we go!

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GORDON
I'm on my way to Lapland,

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the largest and the northernmost
region of Finland,

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home of the midnight sun.

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Now, I'm here in
the summer to explore this

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emerging culinary scene that's
really taken advantage of this

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incredible growing season,
which yields amazing

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ingredients that can
only be found up here in
the north of Finland.

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GORDON I'm
starting my journey by meeting

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one of Finland's
finest chefs, Kim Mikkola,

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to indulge in my
second favorite "F" word.

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Foraging.

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What the hell?

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Kim!
Oi!

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What the
hell's going on here?

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Ah, we were
supposed to pick some berries,

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but apparently people
play swamp football here.

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How are you doing, man?
All good?

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Good to see you, man.
Oh, man!

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GORDON Kim
Mikkola is owner and chef of

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Michelin-starred Inari,
in his native Helsinki.

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This former Noma sous
chef is known for his
inspirational tasting menus,

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fusing local seasonal
ingredients with
Asian influences.

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And also apparently
watching muddy soccer matches.

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Are they really
seriously playing soccer?

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Yeah, yeah.
I've been watching them play.

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It's pretty good.
It's, like, knee-deep.

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Are they good?

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Yeah, they're,
like, Finnish Champions,
something like that.

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They're the
Finnish Champions?

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I think so.

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They kicked the
Swedish ass, I think,
a coupla times.

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That's what I heard.

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Bloody hell!
Woohoo!

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GORDON
When the snow melts,

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much of Lapland
becomes swampland.

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Enter swamp soccer, and
these ladies are former
international champions.

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It's wet, it's muddy, and
it's making me miss the UK.

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I'm not too
sure if we play swamp
football in Scotland.

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Hey, guys!
Hello!

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Stop talking.
Come and play with us.

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Really?

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Are you sure?

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Come!
Come, come, come!

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Don't be a chicken leg.
Come, come!

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I don't mind starting
this week by kicking your
ass on the pitch.

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Oh!
Yeah?

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Amazing! Can't wait.

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OK? Let's go!

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Can we be on
separate teams?

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Yeah, of course!
You look a red boy.

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I'm a red boy.

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And you
can join with us.

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Great!
And you are here.

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OK.
OK.

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Let's go then,
Chef! Woo!

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Come on, Gordon!
Oh, oh, oh!

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OK, OK, OK.

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Go, go, go, go!
Seriously?

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Oh, they're wrestling!

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Shit! Really?

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Go, go!
You play like a little girl.

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GORDON
Kim and I can't match these
guys, but that's OK.

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This is just a friendly game.

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Oh!

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Yeah! Yes!

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GORDON
But my team won.

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I want to make
that very clear.

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My team won.
Ramsay one, Mikkola zero.

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Can we forage now?

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GORDON After
leaving the Finnish champs,

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it's, 'Goodbye, muddy swamp,'
and now we're off to find some

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berries, obviously
in a muddy swamp.

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So, there's a couple of
things that you might wanna
know before go further.

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Go on.

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The adder.

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It's gonna sting,
like, if they bite.

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As in the viper?
Yeah.

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Yeah, the snake.

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The snake.

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And the other thing is,
watch out for the holes.

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The holes?

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Yeah, so you
don't get swallowed.

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Seriously?
Yeah.

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People sink in these swamps?

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Yeah, people could
sink in these swamps.

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There's this one called
the "Three-Man Swamp."

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Seriously?

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Yeah, and they've
lifted three mummified
bodies from the swamp.

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Stop it.
Yeah.

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Really?

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So it could
get that deep.

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So keep your eyes out.

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And vipers, as well?
And vipers.

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Shit.
Here we go. Oh.

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So, these were the blueberries
I was talking about.

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You wanna taste one?

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Yeah.
Thank you. Wow!

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Yeah?

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So, what does the sun
do to them this time of year?

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Yeah, well, they
develop sugar super-fast.

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The growth
season is very short.

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Right.

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But you've got sun
right through till what, 11?

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Yes, sun all day until
probably, like, 12-ish.

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Wow!

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They see light
24/7 for a month,

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and they just keep
developing those sugars.

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You get a more
intensive flavor.

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And then
when's that season done?

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When does it close?

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So, you need to be fast.
Yeah?

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Like, the
window is, like,

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literally, like,
a coupla weeks.

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Really?

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All the grannies are
gonna pick all the berries.

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Out here?

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Yeah, yeah,
yeah, definitely.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Bloody hell!

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Yeah, let's
go over there.

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There's some
cloudberries over there.

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Look at that.

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You see, like,
nice cloudberries,

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the orange one over there?

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OK, yeah.
That's the money.

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Is it really?
Yeah. That's it.

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You can't get these, like,
a lot more southern than here.

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You should taste one.

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They're beautiful.
Yeah. Yeah.

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God, look
how soft they are.

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They're
super-delicate, huh?

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If you don't
pick them by hand,

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you immediately crush them.

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Wow!

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That's the
jewel of the swamp.

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That is delicious.

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So, there's one more
thing that I wanna show to you.

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Edible?
Yeah. Borderline.

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Borderline. Right.

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There's some ants here.

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Ants?

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Yeah.

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So this is a delicacy?

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Yeah, it's more of, like,
a traditional kinda thing

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that the kids do.

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What's gonna happen.

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The size of them!

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What we do is we're
gonna take this willow.

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Shit.

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Willow branch.
It's nice and sweet.

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Wanna take that?

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Yeah.

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Just gonna do a little,
you know, shuffle there.

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You're gonna put
that in there,

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let them come on
to your stick.

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So they
get on the stick?

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Yeah, yeah.

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And then you just, like,
get them off o' the stick, boom!

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And then you go for it.
You lick it.

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How do you like the
taste of their ant piss?

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It's very sour.

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It's very good, huh?
Formic acid.

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I mean, it's used in
foods in different forms,

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as well, but.

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Wow!
That's delicious.

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Yeah, it's
really good, huh?

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But would
you cook with them?

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Yeah, yeah.
The acidity?

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Yeah, it's like lemons.
Very lemony, very gingery.

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You Finns are crazy.
I mean, seriously.

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Let's get that southern
softness out of you, man.

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Ph!
Jesus Christ! Mad!

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So, I'm in a swamp and you
reckon this is the heartbeat

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of Finnish cuisine?

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Yes, Finland.
Suo maa, swampland.

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Suo maa.

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Mmm, suo maa,
suo means "swamp."

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Gotcha.

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Because I think
of Finnish food,

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I think 20 years
ago to British food,

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in a way that we didn't
have an amazing reputation.

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Yeah, I remember
that video where you just,

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like, said that
Finnish food is garbage.

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That's why we're
here, I guess.

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That's why I wanted
to bring you to this swamp,

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'cause there's, like,
mosquitoes so it's annoying to

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you, while I'm seeing you
say that these were good.

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I didn't
say it was garbage.

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I said it was crap.

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No, yeah, OK.

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Yeah, that's different.
Yeah, I get it, I get it. Yeah.

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But what I want you to do is
get all those ingredients that

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absorb the sun and then we
should cook for Finnish people,

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a Finnish meal, by
what you think Finnish food

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will be like.

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Right.

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And then see
who gets the OK.

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The medal.
Bring your A-game.

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Bring my A-game.
Yeah.

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I'll you at the.

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Sharp knives.

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Yeah.
And an open mind.

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I can't wait.
Great introduction.

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I'm starting to get my head
around how weird Finland is,

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in a nice way.

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I'll see you at
the end of the week.

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Alright.
Yeah?

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Thank you very much!
Excellent!

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Have a great time, huh?

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Watch out
for the mosquitoes.

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Hey, watch
out for the vipers.

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What a
welcome to Finland.

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Kim's a
seriously talented chef,

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and he's laid
down the gauntlet,

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so, yeah, it's
gonna be a tough week,

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but, if I do my
homework, you know,

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I can kick his butt.

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GORDON After
mucking around in that bog,

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I'm off to the less
bug-infested Tornio River,

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which marks Finland's
border with Sweden.

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Now, Kim suggested
that I meet a woman that has a

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very unique cooking technique
that can only be found here in

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Finland, and Risto has
offered to drop me downriver.

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Risto!

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Gordon!

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How are you, sir?
How are you?

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Thank you so much
for dropping me downriver.

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Are we good?
Yeah.

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This is beautiful.
How far down is it?

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It's 1 kilometer,
2 kilometer down.

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OK, so not too bad.

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Not too bad.

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And look at that water.
It's flat like a lake.

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Oh, wait when you see
the Kukkolankoski Rapids.

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The what?
Kukkolanko?

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Kukkolankoski Rapids is a great place.

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OK, little
bit rougher than this?

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Wait until you see it.

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Really?

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No problem.

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Right.
Shall I jump in the front?
Or do you want me to.

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Yeah, but you have to
change with the clothes.

256
00:08:54,242 --> 00:08:55,201
You have to change clothes.

257
00:08:55,535 --> 00:08:57,787
Change my?
Gotcha. Wet suit.

258
00:08:57,870 --> 00:08:59,956
Go, go, go, go, go, go!
Run, run, run!

259
00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:01,123
GORDON
Along with the wet suit,

260
00:09:01,207 --> 00:09:04,460
it seems this expedition
also requires five massive

261
00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:07,004
Finnish men in helmets.

262
00:09:07,088 --> 00:09:09,507
Shit.

263
00:09:11,175 --> 00:09:12,426
Who's steering,
by the way?

264
00:09:12,510 --> 00:09:14,554
GORDON By the
looks of our entry to the river,

265
00:09:14,637 --> 00:09:16,556
the only thing more
difficult than riding the

266
00:09:16,639 --> 00:09:20,560
Kukkolankoski Rapids
is pronouncing them.

267
00:09:20,643 --> 00:09:22,436
Let's go, gentlemen.
Stop around, please.
Come on!

268
00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:23,437
Enjoy the ride!

269
00:09:23,896 --> 00:09:24,939
Here we go!

270
00:09:27,233 --> 00:09:28,484
Great, great waves here.

271
00:09:28,568 --> 00:09:30,319
That rolling waves.

272
00:09:30,403 --> 00:09:31,362
What does that mean?

273
00:09:31,445 --> 00:09:33,197
Danger.

274
00:09:33,281 --> 00:09:34,699
This is mean also danger.

275
00:09:34,782 --> 00:09:36,117
Is a cliff here.

276
00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:37,702
It's go under the water.

277
00:09:37,785 --> 00:09:39,579
And that means also danger.

278
00:09:39,662 --> 00:09:42,331
And now we're
supposed to paddle.

279
00:09:42,415 --> 00:09:44,041
OK.
Hut! Hut!

280
00:09:44,125 --> 00:09:45,626
More power!

281
00:09:47,086 --> 00:09:48,504
More power!

282
00:09:48,588 --> 00:09:50,089
Shit.

283
00:09:50,506 --> 00:09:52,300
Use your body!

284
00:09:54,677 --> 00:09:55,928
Paddle, paddle, paddle!

285
00:09:56,012 --> 00:09:56,637
Shit.

286
00:09:56,721 --> 00:09:57,722
Paddle, paddle, hey, hey!

287
00:09:58,139 --> 00:09:59,599
Paddle!

288
00:10:04,228 --> 00:10:05,354
Paddle, paddle!

289
00:10:05,730 --> 00:10:06,647
Don't give up!

290
00:10:06,731 --> 00:10:07,815
Stay in boat!

291
00:10:09,525 --> 00:10:10,443
Check your seat!

292
00:10:10,526 --> 00:10:11,527
Please!

293
00:10:11,611 --> 00:10:12,695
Please! And paddle, paddle!

294
00:10:13,154 --> 00:10:15,197
Shit.
Come on! Woohoo!

295
00:10:15,281 --> 00:10:17,158
Whoa!
Yeeha!

296
00:10:19,243 --> 00:10:21,203
We're too close to Sweden!

297
00:10:21,287 --> 00:10:22,622
Whoa!

298
00:10:25,124 --> 00:10:26,667
Paddle, paddle, paddle!

299
00:10:30,463 --> 00:10:32,757
Oh!

300
00:10:35,551 --> 00:10:36,844
Shit!

301
00:10:36,927 --> 00:10:37,845
Gordon!

302
00:10:37,928 --> 00:10:38,929
Stay right there!

303
00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:40,681
Quick! Get out!

304
00:10:47,229 --> 00:10:48,773
Oh, shit.

305
00:10:48,856 --> 00:10:49,774
Gordon!

306
00:10:49,857 --> 00:10:50,775
Stay right there!

307
00:10:50,858 --> 00:10:52,401
Quick, quick!

308
00:10:52,485 --> 00:10:54,195
Take that one!

309
00:10:55,237 --> 00:10:57,239
Wait Gordon, we're coming!

310
00:10:57,323 --> 00:10:59,408
GORDON
I'm man over board in
the Kukkola Rapids

311
00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:02,328
in northern Finland, and
very much up shit creek,

312
00:11:02,411 --> 00:11:04,497
luckily, I've got a paddle.

313
00:11:04,580 --> 00:11:05,623
Come here!

314
00:11:05,706 --> 00:11:07,041
Take hand, take hand!

315
00:11:07,124 --> 00:11:08,125
Up!

316
00:11:14,757 --> 00:11:15,966
Take your own seat.

317
00:11:16,300 --> 00:11:17,885
Let's get paddling!

318
00:11:18,386 --> 00:11:19,679
Woo!

319
00:11:19,762 --> 00:11:22,473
Now we're the ones
who saved your life.

320
00:11:22,848 --> 00:11:24,266
Huh?

321
00:11:24,350 --> 00:11:25,935
Shit.

322
00:11:26,018 --> 00:11:27,019
And now full speed!

323
00:11:27,436 --> 00:11:32,066
Hut, hut, hut.
Steer, steer.

324
00:11:32,441 --> 00:11:33,442
So sorry about that.

325
00:11:33,984 --> 00:11:35,194
Shit.

326
00:11:35,277 --> 00:11:37,613
Yep.
Great work, thank you!

327
00:11:37,697 --> 00:11:39,615
Surely there's a bus?

328
00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:41,367
Holy

329
00:11:41,450 --> 00:11:42,868
Thank you!
Excellent work!

330
00:11:42,952 --> 00:11:44,161
Well done!
Well done, boy!

331
00:11:44,245 --> 00:11:45,246
Well done! Well done!

332
00:11:45,329 --> 00:11:46,664
Faster. Faster.
Move fast. Move fast.

333
00:11:46,747 --> 00:11:49,125
Up, up, up, up!
Bye-bye!

334
00:11:49,208 --> 00:11:50,376
Take care!

335
00:11:50,459 --> 00:11:52,253
Thank you!

336
00:11:52,336 --> 00:11:52,962
Thank you!

337
00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:55,756
Hi, there!
You made it.

338
00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:57,383
Come on inside.

339
00:11:57,466 --> 00:11:59,009
Nice to see you.
Nice to see you.

340
00:11:59,093 --> 00:12:00,136
Are you well?
Yeah.

341
00:12:00,219 --> 00:12:01,262
I'm fine, thanks.
How are you?

342
00:12:01,345 --> 00:12:02,430
Good.
Yeah, very well, thank you!

343
00:12:02,513 --> 00:12:03,264
Good.

344
00:12:03,347 --> 00:12:04,348
OK, if you want to
come to the kitchen,

345
00:12:04,432 --> 00:12:06,267
you have to get rid of
that and put this instead.

346
00:12:06,350 --> 00:12:07,476
Take this off?

347
00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:08,519
Yeah,
and put this instead.

348
00:12:08,602 --> 00:12:10,062
And wear a towel?

349
00:12:10,146 --> 00:12:13,107
Yeah.
We are going to the kitchen.
Come on.

350
00:12:13,190 --> 00:12:14,150
Into the kitchen?
Yep.

351
00:12:14,233 --> 00:12:15,192
The kitchen in there?
Yeah.

352
00:12:15,276 --> 00:12:17,194
It's in here.
Follow me.

353
00:12:17,278 --> 00:12:19,488
OK, what we're gonna
make is reindeer balls.

354
00:12:19,572 --> 00:12:20,906
Reindeer balls?

355
00:12:20,990 --> 00:12:23,701
Reindeer balls.
Why inside here?

356
00:12:23,784 --> 00:12:25,411
Why can't we just go in the
house and use the kitchen?

357
00:12:25,494 --> 00:12:28,289
Because we
have much more fun in sauna.

358
00:12:28,372 --> 00:12:30,249
We're going to
cook the balls in the sauna?

359
00:12:30,332 --> 00:12:32,126
Exactly!

360
00:12:32,209 --> 00:12:34,128
GORDON
With other three million
saunas in Finland,

361
00:12:34,211 --> 00:12:36,088
Finns love
to turn up the heat,

362
00:12:36,172 --> 00:12:38,632
so Kim has sent me
to meet with Katariina,

363
00:12:38,716 --> 00:12:42,428
an author of a cookbook
dedicated to sauna cuisine

364
00:12:42,511 --> 00:12:44,555
that she learnt
from her grandmother.

365
00:12:44,638 --> 00:12:45,806
Oh my God!
Yep.

366
00:12:45,890 --> 00:12:47,516
We're cooking in here?
Yes.

367
00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,101
But where?
Where do the balls go?

368
00:12:49,185 --> 00:12:50,436
They go to the fire.

369
00:12:50,519 --> 00:12:51,562
Right.

370
00:12:51,645 --> 00:12:53,397
Meatballs I've
made, reindeer not.

371
00:12:53,481 --> 00:12:55,316
I've never cooked in a sauna,
so this is a first for me.

372
00:12:55,399 --> 00:12:56,567
Shall we?

373
00:12:56,650 --> 00:12:57,651
We shall.
Thank you.

374
00:12:57,735 --> 00:12:59,028
Yeah.
OK.

375
00:12:59,111 --> 00:13:01,447
I don't wanna burn any bits.

376
00:13:04,450 --> 00:13:06,410
Reindeer balls.
Explain the process, please?

377
00:13:06,494 --> 00:13:07,745
OK.

378
00:13:07,828 --> 00:13:09,622
So, we're gonna
have plain flour.

379
00:13:09,705 --> 00:13:11,081
Yes.
Like this.

380
00:13:11,165 --> 00:13:12,917
Bit of salt.
Just that much.
OK, good.

381
00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:14,293
So, we're
making a dough?

382
00:13:14,376 --> 00:13:15,211
So, is it like a.

383
00:13:15,294 --> 00:13:16,462
Yeah.
Salt crust?

384
00:13:16,545 --> 00:13:17,963
Exactly.
Right.

385
00:13:18,047 --> 00:13:19,006
Have you done it before?

386
00:13:19,089 --> 00:13:20,382
With fish, yeah,
but not reindeer balls, no.

387
00:13:20,466 --> 00:13:21,342
OK.

388
00:13:21,425 --> 00:13:23,636
So, we're gonna hide
the pieces of meat.

389
00:13:23,719 --> 00:13:25,805
Oh. And you
just stick in there?

390
00:13:25,888 --> 00:13:27,598
Yeah.
So stick the piece in there.

391
00:13:27,681 --> 00:13:29,266
In there.
Yeah, that's it.

392
00:13:29,350 --> 00:13:30,184
Wow!
OK great.

393
00:13:30,267 --> 00:13:33,646
And we put
the balls on cardboard.

394
00:13:33,729 --> 00:13:34,730
Like a little tray.

395
00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:37,316
Yeah.
And then we go to sauna.

396
00:13:37,399 --> 00:13:38,526
We take
them in like this?

397
00:13:38,609 --> 00:13:39,652
Mm-hmm.
Wow!

398
00:13:39,735 --> 00:13:40,736
Literally just in
the oven like that?

399
00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:43,572
Yes.
Wow!

400
00:13:44,990 --> 00:13:46,408
OK.
In?

401
00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:47,827
Yep.
There.

402
00:13:47,910 --> 00:13:49,245
There you go.
That's good.

403
00:13:49,328 --> 00:13:50,746
Jesus!
And what happens
if the cardboard.

404
00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:52,081
Well, it's actually
catching fire now.

405
00:13:52,164 --> 00:13:54,583
It catches fire
and it hardens the dough.

406
00:13:54,667 --> 00:13:55,751
Yeah.
Bloody hell!

407
00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:56,752
To clay-like.

408
00:13:56,836 --> 00:13:57,962
I've never seen
a technique like this.

409
00:13:58,045 --> 00:13:59,588
That's incredible.
They're gonna take, what?

410
00:13:59,672 --> 00:14:00,589
Ten minutes?
12 minutes?

411
00:14:00,673 --> 00:14:01,757
Ten minutes, yeah.

412
00:14:01,841 --> 00:14:03,217
Wh!
Anything else to go in there?

413
00:14:03,300 --> 00:14:05,678
We're gonna
smoke some mushrooms.

414
00:14:05,761 --> 00:14:06,804
Smoked mushrooms?

415
00:14:06,887 --> 00:14:08,097
Yeah.
Wow!

416
00:14:08,180 --> 00:14:09,515
I gotta get out.
I'm sweating.

417
00:14:09,598 --> 00:14:13,143
Like a nun watching porn.
It's so hot in there.

418
00:14:13,227 --> 00:14:14,562
Mushrooms we have here.

419
00:14:14,645 --> 00:14:15,521
Wow, look at them.
They're beautiful.

420
00:14:15,604 --> 00:14:16,647
We have a seasoning.

421
00:14:16,730 --> 00:14:18,023
They are chantrelles.

422
00:14:18,107 --> 00:14:18,941
So how
do we smoke them?

423
00:14:19,024 --> 00:14:20,067
Yes.

424
00:14:20,150 --> 00:14:23,779
We need wet
newspaper, so if you.

425
00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:24,738
Wet newspaper?

426
00:14:24,822 --> 00:14:27,241
Yeah, if
you don't mind you go
to the river and just.

427
00:14:27,324 --> 00:14:28,200
In the river?
All of that, wet?

428
00:14:28,284 --> 00:14:29,869
Yeah. Yeah.
Just get it wet.

429
00:14:29,952 --> 00:14:31,287
Totally soaked.

430
00:14:31,370 --> 00:14:32,538
Ah, shit!

431
00:14:32,621 --> 00:14:34,331
Don't fall in.

432
00:14:34,415 --> 00:14:36,792
I mean, I've
cooked mushrooms before,

433
00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:40,588
but this, shit, is
taking the biscuit.

434
00:14:40,671 --> 00:14:42,131
Seriously.

435
00:14:42,214 --> 00:14:43,424
OK.
Wet newspaper down?

436
00:14:43,507 --> 00:14:44,884
You can put them there.

437
00:14:44,967 --> 00:14:46,385
Yep.
Mushrooms in?

438
00:14:46,468 --> 00:14:47,303
In the middle?

439
00:14:47,386 --> 00:14:48,554
Mushrooms in.
How much do you want?

440
00:14:48,637 --> 00:14:49,763
Oh, a lot.
These are beautiful.

441
00:14:49,847 --> 00:14:51,015
Oh my Lord!
Some salt?

442
00:14:51,098 --> 00:14:53,475
Some salt, yeah.
And the next?

443
00:14:53,559 --> 00:14:54,935
You like thyme?
I love thyme.

444
00:14:55,019 --> 00:14:57,438
Put some on.
It's nice to

445
00:14:57,521 --> 00:14:59,940
Mmm, beautiful!
Love that. Amazing!

446
00:15:00,024 --> 00:15:01,609
OK.
We can now wrap the gift.

447
00:15:01,692 --> 00:15:03,277
Wrap the gift?
So, there?

448
00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,905
This go there.
Yeah. Yeah. Very good!

449
00:15:05,988 --> 00:15:07,489
There?
Nice!

450
00:15:07,573 --> 00:15:09,241
Wow!
OK.

451
00:15:09,325 --> 00:15:10,326
Back in
the sauna again?

452
00:15:10,409 --> 00:15:11,368
Back to
the sauna again.

453
00:15:11,452 --> 00:15:12,578
I mean, imagine how
much weight we're gonna lose

454
00:15:12,661 --> 00:15:13,621
going in and out!

455
00:15:13,704 --> 00:15:14,580
I know!

456
00:15:14,663 --> 00:15:16,123
Huh?
Oh my God!

457
00:15:16,206 --> 00:15:17,875
In she goes.
Straight in, yes?

458
00:15:17,958 --> 00:15:19,668
Straight in.
Same place?

459
00:15:19,752 --> 00:15:21,128
Watch your fingers.
Yes.

460
00:15:21,211 --> 00:15:22,922
Same place. Yes.
OK.

461
00:15:23,005 --> 00:15:24,381
There you go.
Very good!

462
00:15:24,465 --> 00:15:26,175
Ph!
Then we just wait.

463
00:15:26,258 --> 00:15:27,635
Now it
starts catching fire.

464
00:15:27,718 --> 00:15:28,636
And that's where
the steam starts.

465
00:15:28,719 --> 00:15:29,678
Yeah.

466
00:15:29,762 --> 00:15:32,348
This is amazing!

467
00:15:32,431 --> 00:15:34,892
GORDON
Ten minutes later and
our lunch is ready.

468
00:15:34,975 --> 00:15:36,352
And so inside here?
Yeah, you can.

469
00:15:36,435 --> 00:15:39,271
We just slice?
Meatballs. Yeah.

470
00:15:42,024 --> 00:15:44,860
Man, look at
that juice in there. Mmm!

471
00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:47,780
And you dip it in the.
shit, that's hot!

472
00:15:47,863 --> 00:15:48,948
Yeah, just.
OK to dip in?

473
00:15:49,031 --> 00:15:51,075
Dip in there. Yeah.

474
00:15:51,158 --> 00:15:53,994
That is delicious.
Yes.

475
00:15:54,078 --> 00:15:55,245
And I'm
not being rude,

476
00:15:55,329 --> 00:15:58,415
but the juiciest balls I've
ever tasted, I never thought...

477
00:15:58,499 --> 00:16:00,292
Would come from a reindeer.

478
00:16:00,376 --> 00:16:01,835
No, I'm serious! Delicious!

479
00:16:01,919 --> 00:16:02,836
OK.
Mushrooms?

480
00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:03,921
Yeah.

481
00:16:04,004 --> 00:16:05,255
There they are, steaming.

482
00:16:05,339 --> 00:16:06,882
They are.
Oh my God!

483
00:16:06,966 --> 00:16:10,219
Look at that.
The thyme on there.

484
00:16:11,887 --> 00:16:14,390
My God! That is delicious.

485
00:16:14,473 --> 00:16:15,891
Honestly, I need to
cool down, please?

486
00:16:15,975 --> 00:16:18,644
Yeah.
You want to go for a swim?

487
00:16:18,727 --> 00:16:20,020
That'd
be a great idea.

488
00:16:20,104 --> 00:16:21,271
On the river.
Huh?

489
00:16:21,355 --> 00:16:23,816
Please swim
upwards the current.

490
00:16:23,899 --> 00:16:25,484
Upwards?Because it's really strong.

491
00:16:25,567 --> 00:16:26,360
Ow! shit.

492
00:16:26,443 --> 00:16:27,319
It will
take you all the way to...

493
00:16:27,403 --> 00:16:29,488
Oh, and watch your head.

494
00:16:30,906 --> 00:16:32,825
Woo! shit.

495
00:16:33,784 --> 00:16:35,244
Katariina's a
very talented chef,

496
00:16:35,327 --> 00:16:37,871
so I'd love to see her end of
the week for the final cook.

497
00:16:37,955 --> 00:16:39,456
Shit, I'm not
getting anywhere!

498
00:16:39,540 --> 00:16:41,625
I'm not too sure if I'll use
any of the sauna techniques.

499
00:16:41,709 --> 00:16:44,503
I can't imagine my guests will
wanna sit inside a sauna and

500
00:16:44,586 --> 00:16:46,630
eat my food.

501
00:16:46,714 --> 00:16:48,007
But what an experience.

502
00:16:48,090 --> 00:16:51,844
I mean, slightly weird,
but a wonderful weird.

503
00:16:55,639 --> 00:16:56,765
GORDON With
only two days until I go

504
00:16:56,849 --> 00:17:00,394
head-to-head with Chef Kim,
I still need a protein
for my meal,

505
00:17:00,477 --> 00:17:03,063
so I'm off to meet a
local fisherman with a

506
00:17:03,147 --> 00:17:05,983
unique fishing method.

507
00:17:09,236 --> 00:17:11,321
Holy

508
00:17:19,329 --> 00:17:20,581
Marku!

509
00:17:20,664 --> 00:17:21,749
Hello, Gordon!

510
00:17:21,832 --> 00:17:24,710
How are you, sir?
So nice to meet you!

511
00:17:24,793 --> 00:17:25,961
Yeah.
So nice to meet you.

512
00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:27,838
What a beautiful spot!
Yeah.

513
00:17:27,921 --> 00:17:29,465
Now, over
there is Sweden, right?

514
00:17:29,548 --> 00:17:30,382
Yeah.

515
00:17:30,466 --> 00:17:31,550
But you
love the Swedes, right?

516
00:17:31,633 --> 00:17:33,260
You know that
the border has a...

517
00:17:33,343 --> 00:17:35,471
...time zone is
going between them.

518
00:17:35,554 --> 00:17:36,889
Oh, so they're
behind, or are they in front?

519
00:17:36,972 --> 00:17:38,265
They are one hour behind.

520
00:17:38,348 --> 00:17:39,433
OK, right. OK.

521
00:17:39,516 --> 00:17:42,186
So that's why we say
that this is the past.

522
00:17:42,269 --> 00:17:44,521
And here you see the future.

523
00:17:44,605 --> 00:17:45,522
Oh, OK!

524
00:17:45,606 --> 00:17:47,232
GORDON From
Swedes and Finns to poles,

525
00:17:47,316 --> 00:17:49,151
which are used in the
traditional fishing method of

526
00:17:49,234 --> 00:17:53,197
hand netting for lavaret
or whitefish,

527
00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,867
Marku is one of only 16
families who have the rights

528
00:17:56,950 --> 00:17:58,619
to catch them on this river.

529
00:17:58,702 --> 00:18:01,622
This method,
actually, is originating from...

530
00:18:01,705 --> 00:18:03,665
...1400 or earlier.

531
00:18:03,749 --> 00:18:05,751
Wow! Now, what's the
secret behind your pole?

532
00:18:05,834 --> 00:18:08,128
You need
to have a proper tool, so...

533
00:18:08,212 --> 00:18:10,756
...I have woven this
net myself.

534
00:18:10,839 --> 00:18:11,882
Yes.

535
00:18:11,965 --> 00:18:13,175
Then you move...

536
00:18:13,258 --> 00:18:14,468
...the net this way.

537
00:18:14,551 --> 00:18:16,929
You need to have
soft hands and fingers.

538
00:18:17,012 --> 00:18:17,638
Soft?

539
00:18:17,721 --> 00:18:18,806
You feel everything...

540
00:18:18,889 --> 00:18:20,766
...here in the rod.

541
00:18:20,849 --> 00:18:23,018
OK.
Here we go.

542
00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:24,728
GORDON Just my
luck, the water is at its

543
00:18:24,812 --> 00:18:26,897
highest level in a century.

544
00:18:26,980 --> 00:18:30,025
Fortunately, we get there
via a flimsy plank of old wood

545
00:18:30,109 --> 00:18:32,444
that could snap at any time.

546
00:18:32,528 --> 00:18:33,904
It looks
like 100 years old.

547
00:18:33,987 --> 00:18:36,365
When was the last
time you got it redone?

548
00:18:36,907 --> 00:18:38,367
Woo!

549
00:18:38,450 --> 00:18:39,827
Are we gonna go
in the pools here?

550
00:18:39,910 --> 00:18:40,744
Down here.

551
00:18:40,828 --> 00:18:41,995
Where's
your favorite spot?

552
00:18:42,079 --> 00:18:43,872
You can
catch here and then we...

553
00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:45,332
...try here as well.

554
00:18:48,418 --> 00:18:50,462
Carefully, carefully.

555
00:18:51,088 --> 00:18:53,173
Do you feel the bottom?

556
00:18:53,257 --> 00:18:56,885
Yes, there I did, yes.

557
00:18:57,594 --> 00:18:59,096
Man, it's not easy, is it?

558
00:18:59,596 --> 00:19:01,515
Carefully that you don't fall in.

559
00:19:01,974 --> 00:19:03,183
No.
You're gonna have a.

560
00:19:03,267 --> 00:19:04,685
Well, you can hold
me now otherwise I'll be.

561
00:19:04,768 --> 00:19:08,397
Yeah!
I'll be in Sweden.

562
00:19:12,317 --> 00:19:13,819
It must be a nice
feeling when they hit the net?

563
00:19:13,902 --> 00:19:17,030
Yeah.
Come on!

564
00:19:18,490 --> 00:19:20,909
Okay, now you got fish.

565
00:19:21,285 --> 00:19:22,452
Ooh!

566
00:19:31,128 --> 00:19:32,421
Come on!

567
00:19:33,297 --> 00:19:35,716
Okay, now you got fish.

568
00:19:36,216 --> 00:19:37,885
GORDON
I'm on the Tornio River,

569
00:19:37,968 --> 00:19:39,553
and I've finally
caught something.

570
00:19:39,636 --> 00:19:41,638
It's a fish, right, Marku?

571
00:19:41,722 --> 00:19:43,515
No, not fish, but...

572
00:19:43,599 --> 00:19:45,642
...stone, there are
only stone there.

573
00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:47,853
Damn!
I though I had one then.

574
00:19:47,936 --> 00:19:50,564
Yeah.
Come on, baby!

575
00:19:55,319 --> 00:19:58,405
GORDON The river
is clearly not in a giving mood.

576
00:19:58,488 --> 00:20:00,199
Maybe today
is not my lucky day.

577
00:20:00,282 --> 00:20:02,409
Yeah.

578
00:20:02,492 --> 00:20:03,118
Listen,
what I'd love to do.

579
00:20:03,202 --> 00:20:04,286
If you don't
mind, is taste one.

580
00:20:04,369 --> 00:20:08,207
Yeah, and we
have a special way to
cook this whitefish.

581
00:20:08,290 --> 00:20:09,291
That's hard.
Yeah.

582
00:20:09,374 --> 00:20:10,417
A lot
harder than you think.

583
00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:11,919
Yeah, exactly.

584
00:20:12,377 --> 00:20:13,837
It's quite unique to be
given a chance to fish with

585
00:20:13,921 --> 00:20:17,132
this family, because only a
few families have the rights

586
00:20:17,216 --> 00:20:19,843
to fish along these banks,
so a unique experience.

587
00:20:19,927 --> 00:20:23,222
I just hate going
home empty-handed.

588
00:20:25,390 --> 00:20:26,934
GORDON Marku has
asked his friend, Kimmo,

589
00:20:27,017 --> 00:20:29,645
to teach me the traditional
way to cook whitefish,

590
00:20:29,728 --> 00:20:31,647
and, this being Finland,

591
00:20:31,730 --> 00:20:35,234
it obviously involves a
very warm wooden hut.

592
00:20:35,317 --> 00:20:36,568
Hello!
Hello!

593
00:20:36,652 --> 00:20:38,362
How are you?
Oh, Kimmo.

594
00:20:38,445 --> 00:20:39,655
Kimmo.
Nice to see you. Gordon.

595
00:20:39,738 --> 00:20:40,697
Wow, this is beautiful.

596
00:20:40,781 --> 00:20:41,865
Yeah.
Oh my God!

597
00:20:41,949 --> 00:20:43,784
So, traditionally they're all
cooked on sticks like that?

598
00:20:43,867 --> 00:20:45,577
Yeah,
this is traditional way...

599
00:20:45,661 --> 00:20:47,287
...couple of hundred years.

600
00:20:47,371 --> 00:20:50,874
GORDON The
fish are rested for 24 hours
before they're cooked,

601
00:20:50,958 --> 00:20:53,794
and then put on
this open fire to roast.

602
00:20:53,877 --> 00:20:55,587
He's turning
them round every what?

603
00:20:55,671 --> 00:20:57,297
Every three or four minutes?
Once they're colored?

604
00:20:57,381 --> 00:20:58,632
Yeah. Yeah.

605
00:20:58,715 --> 00:20:59,716
That's amazing.

606
00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:01,176
And what are you
seasoning them with?

607
00:21:01,260 --> 00:21:02,261
What's the seasoning?

608
00:21:02,344 --> 00:21:04,680
Just natural,
nothing before.

609
00:21:04,763 --> 00:21:05,764
Nothing at all. Wow!

610
00:21:07,182 --> 00:21:08,892
Wow!
That's golden from.

611
00:21:08,976 --> 00:21:10,560
It's ready.

612
00:21:10,644 --> 00:21:11,812
It's crispy.

613
00:21:11,895 --> 00:21:12,813
What's he
putting in there?

614
00:21:12,896 --> 00:21:14,314
Yeah, this is...
What is that?

615
00:21:14,398 --> 00:21:16,191
Very strong salt water.

616
00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:18,235
And that's the only
way you prepare it.

617
00:21:18,318 --> 00:21:20,279
And after it's fully cooked.

618
00:21:20,362 --> 00:21:22,364
Wow!
So he cools them down
in the salted water?

619
00:21:22,447 --> 00:21:23,407
Yeah.

620
00:21:23,490 --> 00:21:24,616
GORDON The
salt water prevents them from

621
00:21:24,700 --> 00:21:27,536
cooking any further
and flavors the fish.

622
00:21:27,619 --> 00:21:28,912
What an
amazing technique.

623
00:21:28,996 --> 00:21:30,622
They look incredible.
The smell.

624
00:21:30,706 --> 00:21:31,707
Yeah.
Is amazing.

625
00:21:31,790 --> 00:21:33,667
Kimmo, how do you
know they're cooked?

626
00:21:35,252 --> 00:21:37,504
He has a
thermometer on his finger.

627
00:21:37,587 --> 00:21:38,797
Right.
He's got a therm.

628
00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,174
You've made the skin
almost like bacon. It's crispy.

629
00:21:41,258 --> 00:21:43,218
Not too hard,
but not too soft.

630
00:21:43,302 --> 00:21:44,219
No. No.
But beautiful color.

631
00:21:44,303 --> 00:21:45,345
Crispy.

632
00:21:45,429 --> 00:21:46,763
GORDON
Maybe it's the chef in me,

633
00:21:46,847 --> 00:21:49,182
but I can't stand by and
watch Kimmo doing all the work

634
00:21:49,266 --> 00:21:50,851
without offering a hand.

635
00:21:50,934 --> 00:21:52,352
Kimmo, do
you want them turned?

636
00:21:52,436 --> 00:21:53,228
Yes.

637
00:21:53,312 --> 00:21:54,563
Yeah?
Which ones?

638
00:21:54,646 --> 00:21:56,398
This.
Turn that one.

639
00:21:56,481 --> 00:21:58,191
And this.
Man.

640
00:21:58,275 --> 00:22:00,277
Ah.
Into the water.

641
00:22:00,360 --> 00:22:02,529
It's OK.
In? And next one?

642
00:22:02,612 --> 00:22:04,614
Jesus Christ,
you've gotta move fast,

643
00:22:04,698 --> 00:22:05,574
'cause all of a sudden.

644
00:22:05,657 --> 00:22:07,451
This here.
This one?

645
00:22:07,534 --> 00:22:08,660
You start off with nothing
and then they're all going.

646
00:22:08,744 --> 00:22:09,745
This one?

647
00:22:09,828 --> 00:22:11,204
Check.

648
00:22:12,456 --> 00:22:13,582
Gordon?
Yes?

649
00:22:13,665 --> 00:22:14,333
Fast, fast!

650
00:22:14,708 --> 00:22:16,251
Fast, fast.
Coming now. Coming now.

651
00:22:18,754 --> 00:22:21,089
Oh!
That one. That one.

652
00:22:21,173 --> 00:22:22,758
Go, go! Go, go!

653
00:22:22,841 --> 00:22:25,010
Shit.
Go, go! Fast!

654
00:22:25,093 --> 00:22:26,261
This one?

655
00:22:26,345 --> 00:22:30,474
Oh, shit, hell!
Shit. Last two.

656
00:22:30,557 --> 00:22:33,143
Kimmo, two to go, yeah?

657
00:22:33,226 --> 00:22:34,519
One each, 'cause
you've done no work.

658
00:22:34,603 --> 00:22:35,812
You just stood there.

659
00:22:35,896 --> 00:22:37,397
Yeah. Yeah, I've just.
Yes.

660
00:22:37,481 --> 00:22:39,316
But I am
the fisherman, so...

661
00:22:39,399 --> 00:22:42,861
Yeah, bull shit.
Really? Seriously?

662
00:22:42,944 --> 00:22:46,239
Last one!
Look at that. Great!

663
00:22:47,032 --> 00:22:47,949
Kimmo?

664
00:22:48,033 --> 00:22:48,825
Yeah?

665
00:22:48,909 --> 00:22:50,077
Please may we eat now?
Yes.

666
00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:53,789
Thank you!
Oh, look how white that is.

667
00:22:53,872 --> 00:22:55,123
Huh?

668
00:22:55,207 --> 00:22:56,750
Uh-huh.
There's no bone.

669
00:22:56,833 --> 00:22:58,752
Mmm!
He's the maestro.

670
00:22:58,835 --> 00:23:00,504
Oh my goodness me!
Mm-hmm.

671
00:23:00,587 --> 00:23:03,298
It doesn't need salt.
Kimmo, it is really delicious.

672
00:23:03,382 --> 00:23:04,257
Honestly.

673
00:23:04,341 --> 00:23:06,510
It's the only village
you can get it in the world.

674
00:23:06,593 --> 00:23:07,761
Really?
Yeah.
Yeah.

675
00:23:07,844 --> 00:23:09,596
I've eaten a
lot of fish in my life.

676
00:23:09,679 --> 00:23:10,764
Sometimes with chips.

677
00:23:10,847 --> 00:23:12,224
But that, on its
own, is delicious.

678
00:23:12,307 --> 00:23:13,266
No.

679
00:23:13,350 --> 00:23:15,769
It's given me a lot of
inspiration for the final cook

680
00:23:15,852 --> 00:23:18,522
at the end of the week, and
I'd love for both of you to

681
00:23:18,605 --> 00:23:20,023
join us at the final cook.

682
00:23:20,107 --> 00:23:21,024
Really? OK.

683
00:23:21,108 --> 00:23:22,734
Now, will you do me a
favor and go out and get some

684
00:23:22,818 --> 00:23:24,653
fish for the cook at
the end of the week?

685
00:23:25,153 --> 00:23:26,822
I do immediately
after this.

686
00:23:26,905 --> 00:23:27,531
Will you
catch any this time?

687
00:23:27,614 --> 00:23:29,157
Yeah, for sure!

688
00:23:29,241 --> 00:23:32,119
Delicious!
Thank you! Great job!

689
00:23:32,202 --> 00:23:32,994
Thank you!

690
00:23:33,078 --> 00:23:34,371
What an amazing fish!
Delicious!

691
00:23:34,454 --> 00:23:36,415
It's definitely given
me inspiration now
for the final cook.

692
00:23:36,498 --> 00:23:37,999
Don't get too clever
with this whitefish.

693
00:23:38,083 --> 00:23:40,168
First of all I'm gonna have to
follow that technique and cook

694
00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:42,421
it over wood, otherwise
if you start filleting it,

695
00:23:42,504 --> 00:23:44,881
cooking it skin side down,
non-stick pan,

696
00:23:44,965 --> 00:23:46,425
you're gonna get
absolutely slaughtered,

697
00:23:46,508 --> 00:23:49,010
so keep it simple.

698
00:23:49,094 --> 00:23:52,305
But a nice little find,
the whitefish.

699
00:23:56,101 --> 00:23:57,644
I'm surrounded by
the most amazing,

700
00:23:57,727 --> 00:24:01,898
beautiful forest,
lakes everywhere, swamps.

701
00:24:02,441 --> 00:24:05,193
hell!
And huge potholes.

702
00:24:05,277 --> 00:24:08,613
Jesus Christ!

703
00:24:11,450 --> 00:24:13,326
GORDON
And with only one day
left until the cook,

704
00:24:13,410 --> 00:24:15,996
I'm headed to meet
a man named Rasmos,

705
00:24:16,079 --> 00:24:19,040
he's promised to help me source
a final ingredient that

706
00:24:19,124 --> 00:24:22,043
could only be found
deep in the wilderness.

707
00:24:22,127 --> 00:24:23,420
What a
beautiful forest!

708
00:24:23,503 --> 00:24:24,504
Ah, nice to see you!

709
00:24:24,588 --> 00:24:26,548
Oh my goodness me!
A pleasure meeting you, too!

710
00:24:26,631 --> 00:24:27,591
Yeah.
Are you good?

711
00:24:27,674 --> 00:24:28,508
Yes.

712
00:24:28,592 --> 00:24:30,927
Now, I'm here to catch
a lift to go and taste that

713
00:24:31,011 --> 00:24:32,179
incredible delicacy.

714
00:24:32,262 --> 00:24:34,014
Kim told me to get
deep into the forest.

715
00:24:34,097 --> 00:24:35,056
Yep.

716
00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:36,099
How far
in are we going?

717
00:24:36,183 --> 00:24:37,934
Two kilometers this way.

718
00:24:38,018 --> 00:24:38,977
Right.

719
00:24:39,060 --> 00:24:40,103
Conditions-wise,
what's it like?

720
00:24:40,187 --> 00:24:41,188
Yeah, bad conditions.

721
00:24:41,271 --> 00:24:42,689
You have to
leave your car here.

722
00:24:42,772 --> 00:24:45,942
Right.
And now we
have to take these ATVs.

723
00:24:46,026 --> 00:24:47,986
You can take my second ATV.

724
00:24:48,069 --> 00:24:49,529
Amazing!
I'll follow you, right?

725
00:24:49,613 --> 00:24:51,281
Yeah, follow me.

726
00:24:51,364 --> 00:24:53,283
now, really?

727
00:24:53,366 --> 00:24:56,870
Oi! Santa Claus!
Wait for me!

728
00:25:00,081 --> 00:25:02,667
Oi, Viking!

729
00:25:04,085 --> 00:25:05,462
Jesus Christ, not so fast!

730
00:25:05,545 --> 00:25:08,340
Slow down, you Muppet!

731
00:25:12,886 --> 00:25:14,596
GORDON
Before I know it,

732
00:25:14,679 --> 00:25:19,267
I'm back in the heart
of Finland's swampland.

733
00:25:20,393 --> 00:25:22,604
And it seems the only
thing I'll be eating on this

734
00:25:22,687 --> 00:25:25,232
culinary excursion is mud.

735
00:25:25,315 --> 00:25:26,608
Oh

736
00:25:33,698 --> 00:25:36,034
GORDON I'm
on a wild ride through
the uncharted swamplands,

737
00:25:36,117 --> 00:25:38,745
ready to
taste a unique delicacy,

738
00:25:38,828 --> 00:25:42,499
as well as several liters
of Finland's finest mud.

739
00:25:43,083 --> 00:25:44,751
Oi!

740
00:25:44,834 --> 00:25:49,923
GORDON Finally,
we arrive at our destination.

741
00:25:52,008 --> 00:25:53,218
That was crazy!

742
00:25:53,301 --> 00:25:54,803
Nice!

743
00:25:54,886 --> 00:25:56,763
You are mad,
you know that?

744
00:25:56,846 --> 00:25:58,223
Yeah.
Thank you!

745
00:25:58,306 --> 00:25:59,432
OK, but I have to go.

746
00:25:59,516 --> 00:26:00,433
Good job!
Be safe!

747
00:26:00,517 --> 00:26:01,351
Yeah. See you!

748
00:26:01,434 --> 00:26:04,271
Oh my Lord!
Gentlemen, how are we?

749
00:26:04,354 --> 00:26:05,647
Ah, good, good.
And you?

750
00:26:05,730 --> 00:26:06,773
Good to see you.
Well, thank you!

751
00:26:06,856 --> 00:26:07,899
Good to see you, too!

752
00:26:07,983 --> 00:26:08,858
Oh my Lord!
What a journey!

753
00:26:08,942 --> 00:26:11,111
How are you, sir?
Nice to see you.

754
00:26:11,194 --> 00:26:13,154
He's Erki, I'm Ilpo.
Nice to meet you both.

755
00:26:13,238 --> 00:26:18,159
And welcome to see our
traditional Finnish tar burning.

756
00:26:18,243 --> 00:26:19,077
Tar.
Yes.

757
00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,371
Now, Kim told me
this was a unique process.

758
00:26:21,454 --> 00:26:22,330
It is.

759
00:26:22,414 --> 00:26:25,709
And so I'm dying to
learn, dying to taste it.

760
00:26:26,585 --> 00:26:29,004
GORDON Tar
was traditionally used to
waterproof ships

761
00:26:29,087 --> 00:26:31,756
and as an insect repellent,
but the Finns,

762
00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:35,385
AKA the people who brought
you edible ant's piss,

763
00:26:35,468 --> 00:26:37,637
also like to eat it.

764
00:26:37,721 --> 00:26:40,015
I've never seen
this process ever before.

765
00:26:40,098 --> 00:26:41,224
Yeah.

766
00:26:41,308 --> 00:26:42,350
I've got a big
cook at the end of the week.

767
00:26:42,434 --> 00:26:45,562
I'd love to take just a small
bottle of tar with me and try

768
00:26:45,645 --> 00:26:48,481
to incorporate it,
to keep it authentic. Could I?

769
00:26:48,565 --> 00:26:49,482
OK.

770
00:26:49,566 --> 00:26:50,817
Yeah, but you have
to work a little bit now,

771
00:26:50,900 --> 00:26:54,404
because we to do something
like four years for this

772
00:26:54,487 --> 00:26:56,740
moment, so you have to
work also a little bit.

773
00:26:56,823 --> 00:26:58,491
Oh, Jesus!

774
00:27:02,454 --> 00:27:04,831
GORDON Making
tar is a long, slow process,

775
00:27:04,914 --> 00:27:07,000
and I'm beginning
to regret that the

776
00:27:07,083 --> 00:27:11,212
sun doesn't set in this
part of Finland in the summer.

777
00:27:13,465 --> 00:27:14,507
So we jam it in there?

778
00:27:14,591 --> 00:27:15,759
So it's level.
Yeah.

779
00:27:15,842 --> 00:27:17,260
GORDON First,
we take wood that has been

780
00:27:17,344 --> 00:27:20,930
processed for four years,
and pack it into a barrel.

781
00:27:21,014 --> 00:27:23,642
Then, it is then heated at
a high temperature.

782
00:27:23,725 --> 00:27:26,728
As the pressure builds,
liquid tar is released,

783
00:27:26,811 --> 00:27:30,231
which can take
over nine hours.

784
00:27:30,899 --> 00:27:32,067
What a process.

785
00:27:33,401 --> 00:27:34,152
Huh?

786
00:27:34,235 --> 00:27:35,236
Speed, speed!
Speed up! Speed up!

787
00:27:36,988 --> 00:27:38,448
Yeah.
There you go.

788
00:27:38,531 --> 00:27:40,909
OK.
Be careful with this.

789
00:27:40,992 --> 00:27:42,744
It's a little bit hot.

790
00:27:42,827 --> 00:27:44,079
Gotcha.
But we tip it up, no?

791
00:27:44,162 --> 00:27:47,791
Yeah. Yeah.

792
00:27:49,459 --> 00:27:50,919
Yeah, now it's going better.

793
00:27:51,002 --> 00:27:52,712
You sure we won't get
arrested in the woods here?

794
00:27:52,796 --> 00:27:53,838
There's not a
moonshine factory?

795
00:27:53,922 --> 00:27:55,465
OK.
Yes.

796
00:27:56,549 --> 00:27:58,510
Ah!

797
00:27:58,593 --> 00:28:00,595
I feel like we're doing an
episode of <i>Breaking Bad.</i>

798
00:28:00,679 --> 00:28:02,305
Little bit same.

799
00:28:04,974 --> 00:28:06,643
He's gonna
pick out some wood.

800
00:28:06,726 --> 00:28:08,937
Is that. Pss!
Is that where he
lives over there?

801
00:28:09,020 --> 00:28:10,313
Yeah. Yeah.
He lives?

802
00:28:10,397 --> 00:28:12,315
He looks like he
lives in the woods.

803
00:28:12,399 --> 00:28:13,608
Yeah, he do.

804
00:28:13,692 --> 00:28:14,776
Finnish hillybilly.

805
00:28:15,193 --> 00:28:17,362
Hillybilly. Man!

806
00:28:19,197 --> 00:28:22,283
Next.
Matches.

807
00:28:23,952 --> 00:28:25,161
And where's this
going now? Underneath?

808
00:28:25,245 --> 00:28:26,204
Down, down.

809
00:28:26,287 --> 00:28:28,123
Drop it down?

810
00:28:31,126 --> 00:28:35,255
And now four or
five hours and we drink
vodka and making piss.

811
00:28:35,338 --> 00:28:36,840
Ph!

812
00:28:36,923 --> 00:28:38,007
GORDON I don't
have time to hang around for

813
00:28:38,091 --> 00:28:41,428
hours with these hillbillies,
but fortunately they have some

814
00:28:41,511 --> 00:28:43,388
tar for me to try.

815
00:28:43,471 --> 00:28:45,640
And oh my God!
Tar vodka?

816
00:28:45,724 --> 00:28:48,101
You can do it.
Thank you!

817
00:28:48,184 --> 00:28:49,436
Ooh, no, that's enough!
Jesus!

818
00:28:49,519 --> 00:28:53,273
That's not too much.
It's not strong.

819
00:28:53,356 --> 00:28:55,233
This is only 20%.

820
00:28:55,316 --> 00:28:56,985
Ooh!
Oh my God!

821
00:28:58,111 --> 00:28:59,487
I'm trying
to understand, can
we cook with this?

822
00:28:59,571 --> 00:29:01,948
Cheers! Cheers!
Good health! Good health!

823
00:29:02,031 --> 00:29:03,491
This is
very good with fish.

824
00:29:03,575 --> 00:29:04,576
Salmon.

825
00:29:04,659 --> 00:29:05,785
Oh!

826
00:29:07,287 --> 00:29:09,205
Shit.

827
00:29:09,289 --> 00:29:10,915
It's like an alcoholic
cough medicine.

828
00:29:12,125 --> 00:29:14,544
Ah, no!
No, no, no, no!

829
00:29:14,627 --> 00:29:16,546
GORDON I'm not
sure about this tar liquor.

830
00:29:16,629 --> 00:29:19,090
It's such a
strong, smoky flavor,

831
00:29:19,174 --> 00:29:23,219
but the locals love it, so I
need to find a way to use it,

832
00:29:23,303 --> 00:29:26,806
even if it's as
mosquito repellent.

833
00:29:26,890 --> 00:29:28,308
May I take some
tar for the final cook?

834
00:29:28,391 --> 00:29:29,684
Of course!
That's it?

835
00:29:31,352 --> 00:29:33,521
Thank you so much! Man!

836
00:29:33,605 --> 00:29:34,731
It's not that strong.

837
00:29:34,814 --> 00:29:36,441
Ph! Ph! Stop!

838
00:29:37,859 --> 00:29:40,945
Oh my God! So, if I use
it for the cooking,

839
00:29:41,029 --> 00:29:42,322
tiny little droplets, right?

840
00:29:42,405 --> 00:29:43,156
Exactly.

841
00:29:43,239 --> 00:29:44,532
You can use it
little by little.

842
00:29:44,616 --> 00:29:46,159
That's gonna
last me a lifetime.

843
00:29:46,242 --> 00:29:48,453
Thank you!
Good job! Amazing!

844
00:29:50,955 --> 00:29:52,248
Thank you so much!
Thank you!

845
00:29:52,332 --> 00:29:54,334
Oh my Lord!

846
00:29:54,417 --> 00:29:57,337
That was quite an
extraordinary experience
with the Finnish hillbillies.

847
00:29:57,420 --> 00:30:00,840
This tar, prr!
Super-strong.

848
00:30:00,924 --> 00:30:02,175
Is this a brine?

849
00:30:02,258 --> 00:30:05,428
Is this a sort of a
marinade that I brush
over that whitefish?

850
00:30:05,512 --> 00:30:06,387
I don't know yet.

851
00:30:06,471 --> 00:30:08,473
But it's
certainly got me going.

852
00:30:12,852 --> 00:30:14,437
I'm on my way to
the final cook.

853
00:30:14,521 --> 00:30:15,480
It's Finland!

854
00:30:15,563 --> 00:30:16,981
Of course I'm
arriving by boat.

855
00:30:17,065 --> 00:30:19,526
Now, honestly, I think I've
learnt enough to give Kim a

856
00:30:19,609 --> 00:30:21,861
serious run for his money.

857
00:30:21,945 --> 00:30:22,695
Kim!

858
00:30:22,779 --> 00:30:23,571
Gordon!

859
00:30:23,655 --> 00:30:24,948
Good morning!
Good morning!

860
00:30:25,031 --> 00:30:25,949
How are you doing?

861
00:30:26,032 --> 00:30:27,408
Are you ready?
I'm ready!

862
00:30:27,492 --> 00:30:28,409
Are you good?
Yeah, I'm good!

863
00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:29,327
How are you doing?

864
00:30:29,410 --> 00:30:30,161
Oh, man!
Thank you.

865
00:30:30,245 --> 00:30:31,621
Are you ready for this?
It's amazing, huh?

866
00:30:31,704 --> 00:30:32,747
This is incredible!

867
00:30:32,831 --> 00:30:34,332
Look at that.
Let's get cracking!

868
00:30:34,415 --> 00:30:36,501
GORDON
We're preparing a feast
for some of the people

869
00:30:36,584 --> 00:30:39,420
I've met this week,
so the pressure is on,

870
00:30:39,504 --> 00:30:42,215
because Kim is as
competitive as I am.

871
00:30:42,298 --> 00:30:43,550
What an
incredible week.

872
00:30:43,633 --> 00:30:45,677
Honestly, from a
culinary perspective,

873
00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:50,223
one of the most
exciting, weird weeks
of my entire life, OK?

874
00:30:50,306 --> 00:30:51,224
Yeah?

875
00:30:51,307 --> 00:30:52,684
But weird
in a nice way, OK?

876
00:30:52,767 --> 00:30:53,977
Like an Uncle?

877
00:30:54,060 --> 00:30:56,062
Yeah, sort of like
the Uncle you see just on

878
00:30:56,145 --> 00:30:58,523
Christmas Day only.

879
00:30:58,606 --> 00:31:00,233
Sounds like you
had like a lotta fun?

880
00:31:00,316 --> 00:31:02,443
The magical part
for me is what happens
in the summer, right?

881
00:31:02,527 --> 00:31:03,778
That's the essence, yes?

882
00:31:03,862 --> 00:31:05,405
Yeah.
Yeah, that's the key.

883
00:31:05,488 --> 00:31:06,656
I mean.

884
00:31:06,739 --> 00:31:08,324
Are you drinking?

885
00:31:08,408 --> 00:31:10,785
No.
It's for the reindeers.

886
00:31:10,869 --> 00:31:12,912
GORDON
As Kim prepares his
boozy reindeer stew,

887
00:31:12,996 --> 00:31:16,875
I'm trying to recreate
Kimmo's flame-grilled fish

888
00:31:16,958 --> 00:31:18,877
cooking method on my grill.

889
00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:20,670
What I was
blown away with.

890
00:31:20,753 --> 00:31:21,588
Yeah?

891
00:31:21,671 --> 00:31:24,465
Was this baby
here, the whitefish.

892
00:31:24,549 --> 00:31:26,134
That's good, huh?

893
00:31:26,217 --> 00:31:28,094
I mean, delicious.
That was tough, by the way.

894
00:31:29,220 --> 00:31:30,179
Have you seen the method?

895
00:31:30,263 --> 00:31:31,306
Yeah. Yeah.
Honestly.

896
00:31:31,389 --> 00:31:32,724
But you
didn't get any fish?

897
00:31:32,807 --> 00:31:33,808
Is that what you're saying?

898
00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:35,018
Did I get that right?

899
00:31:35,101 --> 00:31:36,060
I know, I know.

900
00:31:36,144 --> 00:31:38,229
But hold on, the river
was running high, OK?

901
00:31:38,313 --> 00:31:40,732
Oh, let's see how many
excuses I get to have when

902
00:31:40,815 --> 00:31:42,859
we're finished with this cook.

903
00:31:42,942 --> 00:31:45,904
Cry me a river.

904
00:31:47,447 --> 00:31:48,489
Are you ready to
serve alright?

905
00:31:48,573 --> 00:31:50,116
Are you kidding me?
I've just sliced my onions.

906
00:31:50,199 --> 00:31:51,784
It's not a race!

907
00:31:51,868 --> 00:31:53,786
GORDON
I'm fixing the whitefish
to a wooden board

908
00:31:53,870 --> 00:31:56,623
so that I can flame grill
it over the fire.

909
00:31:56,706 --> 00:31:58,625
Pinning my
fish to the mast.

910
00:31:58,708 --> 00:32:01,961
So I guess Finnish
food has changed for
you a little bit, huh?

911
00:32:02,045 --> 00:32:03,963
You have definitely,
definitely ascended.

912
00:32:04,047 --> 00:32:05,632
Not on your
shit list anymore?

913
00:32:05,715 --> 00:32:06,799
No!

914
00:32:06,883 --> 00:32:08,426
Come on, it was never
on that shit list.

915
00:32:08,509 --> 00:32:09,636
Well, that's
gonna look good.

916
00:32:09,719 --> 00:32:10,803
How long are you
gonna cook it for?

917
00:32:10,887 --> 00:32:12,472
Well,
about 35 minutes.

918
00:32:12,555 --> 00:32:13,514
Oh, man!

919
00:32:13,598 --> 00:32:15,433
If you nail that,
I'm in trouble.

920
00:32:15,516 --> 00:32:17,602
Are you
getting nervous, big boy?

921
00:32:18,394 --> 00:32:21,564
Oh,

922
00:32:21,648 --> 00:32:23,733
GORDON Well,
at least Kim will be happy,

923
00:32:23,816 --> 00:32:25,735
because I definitely
didn't nail the fish.

924
00:32:25,818 --> 00:32:28,905
Oh
thing.

925
00:32:28,988 --> 00:32:32,533
Forget the board.
The fish is too small.

926
00:32:32,617 --> 00:32:33,576
Damn!

927
00:32:33,660 --> 00:32:34,786
Right, I'm gonna
revert tactics.

928
00:32:34,869 --> 00:32:37,747
I'm gonna change direction
and literally start again.

929
00:32:47,423 --> 00:32:49,550
Oh shit.

930
00:32:49,634 --> 00:32:51,177
GORDON
I'm in Finland, going
head-to-head against

931
00:32:51,260 --> 00:32:54,013
Michelin-starred
Chef, Kim Mikkola,

932
00:32:54,097 --> 00:32:57,976
and since I just fumbled my
fish, he's got the advantage.

933
00:32:58,059 --> 00:33:00,895
Oh
Forget the board. Damn!

934
00:33:00,979 --> 00:33:05,316
GORDON I need
to salvage my fish dish and
I'm running out of time.

935
00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:08,611
Start again.
We've all been there, right?

936
00:33:08,695 --> 00:33:09,612
Yeah.

937
00:33:09,696 --> 00:33:11,155
The fish is too
flaky to hang on that board,

938
00:33:11,239 --> 00:33:12,740
so I'm just gonna pan sear it.

939
00:33:12,824 --> 00:33:14,367
OK.
Yeah?

940
00:33:14,450 --> 00:33:17,286
GORDON But
first I need to start
cooking my reindeer.

941
00:33:17,370 --> 00:33:19,622
Literally this is
just gonna need a quick sear.

942
00:33:19,706 --> 00:33:20,999
Oh, man!
Huh?

943
00:33:21,082 --> 00:33:22,333
I wanna give
you one advice.

944
00:33:22,417 --> 00:33:24,043
Please.

945
00:33:24,127 --> 00:33:26,004
Don't rest it.

946
00:33:26,087 --> 00:33:26,713
Don't what?

947
00:33:26,796 --> 00:33:28,631
Don't rest it?
It needs to squirt.

948
00:33:28,715 --> 00:33:29,966
So?

949
00:33:30,049 --> 00:33:32,260
It needs to be,
like runny, from the inside.

950
00:33:32,343 --> 00:33:33,302
Oh, really?
Yeah, yeah.

951
00:33:33,386 --> 00:33:34,137
Wow!

952
00:33:34,220 --> 00:33:35,096
Then it's gonna
be nice and fresh,

953
00:33:35,179 --> 00:33:36,639
but if you let it rest, it's
gonna start turning to liver

954
00:33:36,723 --> 00:33:37,974
straight away.

955
00:33:38,057 --> 00:33:40,184
You tell me now?
Yeah, sorry, mate!

956
00:33:40,268 --> 00:33:41,352
Bloody hell!

957
00:33:41,436 --> 00:33:43,146
If I win today, I'm gonna
make T-shirts and I'm gonna

958
00:33:43,229 --> 00:33:44,731
give that to everybody I know.

959
00:33:45,773 --> 00:33:47,942
"I beat Gordon Ramsay."
I love that!

960
00:33:48,026 --> 00:33:49,360
OK, black pepper.
I think that's it.

961
00:33:49,444 --> 00:33:50,653
Right.
Then we're there.

962
00:33:50,737 --> 00:33:52,363
OK.

963
00:33:52,447 --> 00:33:54,741
I would kind of like to
challenge you for, uh...

964
00:33:54,824 --> 00:33:55,783
Go on?

965
00:33:55,867 --> 00:33:57,243
...to bring me
some berries today.

966
00:33:57,326 --> 00:33:59,037
GORDON What Kim
really means is he wants me to

967
00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:03,207
pick the berries he needs
for a sauce to serve
with his flatbread.

968
00:34:03,291 --> 00:34:04,167
Hold on a minute.

969
00:34:04,250 --> 00:34:06,044
Now you want me to go
and get you berries?

970
00:34:06,127 --> 00:34:07,045
I mean, really?

971
00:34:07,128 --> 00:34:08,004
I mean.

972
00:34:08,087 --> 00:34:10,214
It's a sort
of chef against chef.

973
00:34:10,298 --> 00:34:11,716
I'm not your sous chef.

974
00:34:13,176 --> 00:34:14,093
I'm not your bitch!

975
00:34:14,177 --> 00:34:16,220
Oh, well. Oh, so this.

976
00:34:16,304 --> 00:34:17,513
This is where
we're going, huh?

977
00:34:17,597 --> 00:34:18,973
I am not
your bitch, man!

978
00:34:19,057 --> 00:34:22,935
Oh! Oh!
Can I cook, please?

979
00:34:23,311 --> 00:34:25,229
Right, where do I go to
get these bloody things?

980
00:34:25,313 --> 00:34:26,397
The blueberries?
Yes.

981
00:34:26,481 --> 00:34:27,857
Just around here.
Everywhere.

982
00:34:27,940 --> 00:34:32,403
Man!
He's on fire, trust me.

983
00:34:32,487 --> 00:34:36,074
And, look, he's right,
they're everywhere. bloody hell!

984
00:34:36,157 --> 00:34:37,867
How's that berry picking?

985
00:34:37,950 --> 00:34:39,494
Yeah, it's
going well, thank you.

986
00:34:40,703 --> 00:34:42,080
I'm not
your sous chef.

987
00:34:42,163 --> 00:34:44,165
I wish you were.
I would be doing swede.

988
00:34:44,248 --> 00:34:48,336
So.
Little Honestly!

989
00:34:48,419 --> 00:34:50,004
Hey, you
wanna taste that?

990
00:34:50,088 --> 00:34:50,963
What is that?

991
00:34:51,047 --> 00:34:52,799
That's salted blueberries
with a brown berry.

992
00:34:52,882 --> 00:34:54,133
Ah, you've
got blueberries?

993
00:34:54,217 --> 00:34:55,134
Yeah, I
went to pick them!

994
00:34:56,636 --> 00:34:57,553
Mmm!

995
00:34:57,637 --> 00:34:58,387
Are they pretty good?

996
00:34:58,471 --> 00:35:01,057
That's nice!
Are you OK?

997
00:35:01,140 --> 00:35:02,266
Yeah, I'm good.

998
00:35:02,350 --> 00:35:03,392
I don't like
it when you go quiet.

999
00:35:03,476 --> 00:35:05,478
No, I just got to
focus here for a second.

1000
00:35:07,271 --> 00:35:08,356
Are you
getting nervous, big boy?

1001
00:35:08,439 --> 00:35:09,315
No!

1002
00:35:09,398 --> 00:35:10,525
Do you need
some suncream or?

1003
00:35:10,608 --> 00:35:11,651
'Cause you've got
the, I mean, I don't.

1004
00:35:11,734 --> 00:35:12,985
No. No,
this is me tanned.

1005
00:35:13,069 --> 00:35:14,529
I don't want
you getting a little bit.

1006
00:35:14,612 --> 00:35:16,447
Let's put a bit
of oil on there.

1007
00:35:16,531 --> 00:35:17,657
There you go.

1008
00:35:17,740 --> 00:35:18,491
I don't want you
getting sunburnt.

1009
00:35:18,574 --> 00:35:19,450
Your Mom's gonna kill me.

1010
00:35:19,534 --> 00:35:20,451
Oh, that's amazing!

1011
00:35:20,535 --> 00:35:21,744
OK?

1012
00:35:21,828 --> 00:35:23,037
There you go.
That way.

1013
00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:24,705
You're not gonna
burn on the back, OK.

1014
00:35:24,789 --> 00:35:26,332
Now I'm gonna cook that fish.

1015
00:35:26,415 --> 00:35:28,251
Yeah, I'm getting
nervous, as well,

1016
00:35:28,334 --> 00:35:29,836
'cause I need to cook
the fish, as well.

1017
00:35:29,919 --> 00:35:31,170
GORDON
Second time around,

1018
00:35:31,254 --> 00:35:33,714
I'm keeping it simple
and just grilling my fish,

1019
00:35:33,798 --> 00:35:36,092
glazed with a little
bit of Erki's tar.

1020
00:35:36,175 --> 00:35:39,595
Kim has stuffed his whitefish,
and he's barbecuing it.

1021
00:35:39,679 --> 00:35:41,139
That's
beautiful, that fish.

1022
00:35:41,222 --> 00:35:42,431
Love that.

1023
00:35:42,515 --> 00:35:45,226
Yeah, I wanna
keep it, like, so it
doesn't cook too much,

1024
00:35:45,309 --> 00:35:47,019
so I would keep the
onions and stuff.

1025
00:35:47,103 --> 00:35:48,479
That's beautiful.
Like that, a bit raw.

1026
00:35:48,563 --> 00:35:49,981
Right. And you're using
charcoal butter there, right?

1027
00:35:50,064 --> 00:35:51,107
Yeah, the
charcoal butter.

1028
00:35:51,190 --> 00:35:52,150
Yes.

1029
00:35:52,233 --> 00:35:53,484
Are you
going for that booze?

1030
00:35:54,485 --> 00:35:55,903
Oh, no!

1031
00:35:55,987 --> 00:35:58,823
Come on.
Taste it. Come on!

1032
00:35:59,824 --> 00:36:01,242
GORDON Ilpo gave
me a bottle of his delicious

1033
00:36:01,325 --> 00:36:03,995
berry vodka to
use for the cook.

1034
00:36:04,078 --> 00:36:05,496
How nice is that?

1035
00:36:05,580 --> 00:36:07,456
It's a lot more sweet
than I thought it was gonna be.

1036
00:36:07,540 --> 00:36:08,666
Whew! I'll say!

1037
00:36:08,749 --> 00:36:09,917
Are you
trying to get me drunk?

1038
00:36:10,001 --> 00:36:11,919
And then it's, like, "Oh,
cooking's not gonna work?"

1039
00:36:12,003 --> 00:36:13,045
Oh, I see how it is.

1040
00:36:13,129 --> 00:36:14,881
I'm getting nervous
about how good your fish looks.

1041
00:36:14,964 --> 00:36:16,424
Please drop it.

1042
00:36:16,507 --> 00:36:17,925
Yeah, I'm gonna.
Don't worry about it.

1043
00:36:18,009 --> 00:36:21,012
Don't worry, mate.

1044
00:36:21,095 --> 00:36:22,221
Hello!
Hello, guys!

1045
00:36:22,305 --> 00:36:23,222
Hello, Borum.

1046
00:36:23,306 --> 00:36:24,056
You're welcome!

1047
00:36:24,140 --> 00:36:25,016
Hey!
How are we doing?

1048
00:36:25,099 --> 00:36:26,225
Great, thank you!
Nice to see you!

1049
00:36:26,309 --> 00:36:27,185
Hello!

1050
00:36:27,268 --> 00:36:28,102
Hi, there!

1051
00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:29,228
Katariina, nice to
see you with clothes on.

1052
00:36:29,312 --> 00:36:30,813
Exactly!
First time ever!

1053
00:36:30,897 --> 00:36:33,107
Good to see you.

1054
00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:34,901
Right.

1055
00:36:34,984 --> 00:36:36,736
I think we need
to start speeding up.

1056
00:36:36,819 --> 00:36:37,612
I've made mine.

1057
00:36:37,695 --> 00:36:39,071
Where are you going?

1058
00:36:39,155 --> 00:36:40,615
Are you sure that's cooked,
'cause to the naked eye,

1059
00:36:40,698 --> 00:36:42,825
I've cooked 50 of
those things in a hut.

1060
00:36:42,909 --> 00:36:43,993
It doesn't look cooked.

1061
00:36:44,076 --> 00:36:45,369
I think it is.
No!

1062
00:36:45,453 --> 00:36:46,996
No, you don't think so?
Look inside.

1063
00:36:47,079 --> 00:36:48,581
You don't think so?
I think it is.

1064
00:36:48,664 --> 00:36:52,043
You see? Just, yeah.
It's gonna be nice.

1065
00:36:52,126 --> 00:36:53,211
You gonna serve it pink?

1066
00:36:53,294 --> 00:36:54,420
You lift that up there.
It's not coming off the bone.

1067
00:36:54,503 --> 00:36:56,172
Yeah, no, it is.
Oh!

1068
00:36:56,255 --> 00:36:57,048
Oh, it's gonna be good.

1069
00:36:57,131 --> 00:36:58,174
Oh, two
more minutes on there.

1070
00:36:58,257 --> 00:36:59,008
You think so?
Yeah. Oh, yeah!

1071
00:36:59,091 --> 00:37:00,885
OK. OK, I'll give
you two more minutes.

1072
00:37:00,968 --> 00:37:02,428
You're trying to
ruin my fish, are you?

1073
00:37:02,511 --> 00:37:04,972
No, no, no, no!
90 seconds more.

1074
00:37:05,056 --> 00:37:06,557
Remember that if
you win that vote.

1075
00:37:06,641 --> 00:37:07,683
Remember.

1076
00:37:07,767 --> 00:37:11,103
Yeah, yeah.
OK, here's mine.

1077
00:37:11,187 --> 00:37:12,188
I just need to do this.

1078
00:37:12,271 --> 00:37:14,774
Oh shit hell!

1079
00:37:14,857 --> 00:37:16,567
Now my heads fallen off.

1080
00:37:16,651 --> 00:37:18,236
What is happening
to my fish today?

1081
00:37:18,319 --> 00:37:19,779
Jesus Christ!

1082
00:37:19,862 --> 00:37:21,530
Was that the head?
Honestly! Yes!

1083
00:37:21,614 --> 00:37:23,783
Oh, no!

1084
00:37:25,576 --> 00:37:29,330
Now, this fish
is gonna literally need
90 seconds each side.

1085
00:37:34,710 --> 00:37:36,587
Hey, I'm competitive, OK?

1086
00:37:36,671 --> 00:37:38,923
I know you are.
I know you are.

1087
00:37:39,006 --> 00:37:40,967
I mean, don't get too
relaxed about that
teamwork thing though.

1088
00:37:41,050 --> 00:37:42,260
I'm still gonna kick your ass.

1089
00:37:42,343 --> 00:37:43,135
Yeah?

1090
00:37:44,512 --> 00:37:45,513
Right, can I
start plating now?

1091
00:37:45,596 --> 00:37:46,597
Yeah, sure.
You should.

1092
00:37:46,681 --> 00:37:47,431
Are you sure?

1093
00:37:47,515 --> 00:37:48,849
Yeah, I'm, like,
I'm ready to go.

1094
00:37:48,933 --> 00:37:50,101
You said
that half-an-hour ago.

1095
00:37:50,184 --> 00:37:53,646
RTG. Oh!
Oh, looks good, huh?

1096
00:37:53,729 --> 00:37:55,940
That fish
smells incredible.

1097
00:37:56,023 --> 00:37:57,733
Yeah.
That looks very, very nice.

1098
00:37:57,817 --> 00:37:59,110
Huh?

1099
00:37:59,193 --> 00:38:00,486
Second time round, I hope so.

1100
00:38:00,569 --> 00:38:02,154
Yeah, we're keeping
these guests waiting though.

1101
00:38:02,238 --> 00:38:06,409
Yes, well, you
sent me foraging, huh?

1102
00:38:06,492 --> 00:38:08,744
OK, I'll need two minutes now.

1103
00:38:08,828 --> 00:38:10,246
Two minutes?

1104
00:38:10,329 --> 00:38:12,039
And you? Yes.
Yep.

1105
00:38:12,123 --> 00:38:14,125
And you?
I'm ready.

1106
00:38:14,208 --> 00:38:16,210
Seriously?
Yep.

1107
00:38:19,255 --> 00:38:20,673
Kim, seriously,
are you nervous?

1108
00:38:20,756 --> 00:38:21,674
Me?

1109
00:38:21,757 --> 00:38:24,176
'Cause I could do
with a new chef in my kitchen.

1110
00:38:26,887 --> 00:38:28,681
Oh, man, this is beautiful.

1111
00:38:28,764 --> 00:38:30,891
Just come over in a minute and
have a look at this

1112
00:38:30,975 --> 00:38:31,726
Yeah?

1113
00:38:31,809 --> 00:38:32,643
Just savor this moment.

1114
00:38:32,727 --> 00:38:34,312
Savor this moment.
Stand there.

1115
00:38:34,395 --> 00:38:35,646
Pretend you cooked that.

1116
00:38:35,730 --> 00:38:37,857
Are you? I thought
you were gonna say that.

1117
00:38:37,940 --> 00:38:40,568
Oh, yeah!

1118
00:38:40,651 --> 00:38:42,445
Come on, man!
That looks incredible!

1119
00:38:42,528 --> 00:38:43,612
Yeah, it looks good!
It looks tasty.

1120
00:38:43,696 --> 00:38:44,572
Are you ready?

1121
00:38:44,655 --> 00:38:46,073
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

1122
00:38:51,871 --> 00:38:53,456
GORDON It's time
to serve up our feast to all

1123
00:38:53,539 --> 00:38:55,583
the people I've met
this week in Finland,

1124
00:38:55,666 --> 00:39:01,297
but will my dishes impress
the judges enough to beat
Kim at his own game?

1125
00:39:01,380 --> 00:39:03,507
Now that
smells incredible.

1126
00:39:03,591 --> 00:39:05,926
There we are.
Amazing!

1127
00:39:06,010 --> 00:39:08,346
Let's get one thing clear,
there's nothing from
Sweden over here, OK?

1128
00:39:08,429 --> 00:39:10,181
Great, Thank you!

1129
00:39:10,264 --> 00:39:11,640
It's important.

1130
00:39:11,724 --> 00:39:14,393
I'd like to start off
with the most amazing whitefish

1131
00:39:14,477 --> 00:39:16,228
from these rapids.

1132
00:39:16,312 --> 00:39:18,356
So, that's been cooked over the
grill with a little bit o' tar,

1133
00:39:18,439 --> 00:39:22,526
served with a sort
of Finnish potato salad.

1134
00:39:22,610 --> 00:39:24,153
Next to that, we've
got the reindeer,

1135
00:39:24,236 --> 00:39:25,821
which is done with
a little gastrique,

1136
00:39:25,905 --> 00:39:27,531
almost like a sweet and sour,
from the local berries,

1137
00:39:27,615 --> 00:39:30,451
and then, of course, these
beautiful wild mushrooms,

1138
00:39:30,534 --> 00:39:32,286
chanterelle, from the forest.

1139
00:39:32,370 --> 00:39:35,081
I've finished them
with pickled mushrooms,

1140
00:39:35,164 --> 00:39:37,124
as well, and lots
of fresh thyme.

1141
00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:38,751
I've the same kinda fish.

1142
00:39:38,834 --> 00:39:41,712
I cooked it over coals,
stuffed it with onions and a

1143
00:39:41,796 --> 00:39:46,467
little bit o' limes,
and I made a paste
out of ants and tar.

1144
00:39:46,550 --> 00:39:48,552
So the ant's piss
meets the tar's piss.

1145
00:39:52,598 --> 00:39:55,893
Little bit of potato flatbread,

1146
00:39:55,976 --> 00:39:59,105
herring caviar and
a reindeer stew.

1147
00:39:59,188 --> 00:40:01,607
I'm sorry, this is
not a chef's pissing contest,

1148
00:40:01,690 --> 00:40:02,441
by the way.

1149
00:40:03,567 --> 00:40:04,485
Please enjoy.

1150
00:40:08,406 --> 00:40:09,031
Yeah,

1151
00:40:09,824 --> 00:40:10,825
Thank you,
Gordon and Kim!

1152
00:40:10,908 --> 00:40:13,369
So we may start?

1153
00:40:18,833 --> 00:40:19,875
Now,
they're digging in.

1154
00:40:19,959 --> 00:40:20,751
Yeah.

1155
00:40:20,835 --> 00:40:22,044
Is this a
traditional way of eating,

1156
00:40:22,128 --> 00:40:23,754
where they don't talk
much, or are they just?

1157
00:40:23,838 --> 00:40:26,298
That's when you know
the food is good though.

1158
00:40:26,382 --> 00:40:28,467
Right.
Interesting taste this.

1159
00:40:28,551 --> 00:40:30,678
Yeah, we have
this saying in Finnish that if

1160
00:40:30,761 --> 00:40:33,639
something is really good,
you can't speak.

1161
00:40:33,722 --> 00:40:34,932
Mmm.

1162
00:40:35,015 --> 00:40:36,350
Our reindeer dishes.

1163
00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:37,768
I mean, you've gone
for that beautiful stew.

1164
00:40:37,852 --> 00:40:39,103
I think your
reindeer was amazing,

1165
00:40:39,186 --> 00:40:40,646
and I think the
stew, it's a stew,

1166
00:40:40,729 --> 00:40:41,814
it's a very classic thing.

1167
00:40:41,897 --> 00:40:42,648
Right.

1168
00:40:42,731 --> 00:40:44,108
Like, I think the fish is
gonna be the decisive factor

1169
00:40:44,191 --> 00:40:44,984
today, I think so.

1170
00:40:45,067 --> 00:40:46,110
Yeah.

1171
00:40:46,193 --> 00:40:50,072
Comparing these ones,
I like a little bit better
this one.

1172
00:40:50,156 --> 00:40:51,073
Yeah.
Yeah.

1173
00:40:51,157 --> 00:40:52,366
It's more.
It's actually more.

1174
00:40:52,450 --> 00:40:53,659
Unique. More. Yeah.

1175
00:40:53,742 --> 00:40:54,827
Clearer or
something more unique.

1176
00:40:54,910 --> 00:40:56,203
This is quite unique.
It's unique.

1177
00:40:56,287 --> 00:40:57,204
Yeah, it's unique, yeah.
That's true.

1178
00:40:57,288 --> 00:40:58,873
I must
agree with Jacob.

1179
00:40:58,956 --> 00:41:01,125
Like you said, this
is more traditional way.

1180
00:41:01,208 --> 00:41:02,501
Yeah. Yeah.

1181
00:41:02,585 --> 00:41:03,377
It looks
like they've finished.

1182
00:41:03,461 --> 00:41:04,420
Are you ready?

1183
00:41:04,503 --> 00:41:05,588
I'm. Yeah.
I don't know.

1184
00:41:06,589 --> 00:41:08,007
Got your
tissues ready?

1185
00:41:08,090 --> 00:41:09,383
Oh!

1186
00:41:09,467 --> 00:41:10,676
First of all,
you look very happy.

1187
00:41:10,759 --> 00:41:11,510
Yeah.

1188
00:41:11,594 --> 00:41:12,470
We are.

1189
00:41:12,553 --> 00:41:13,929
And I'm sorry
there's no alcohol.

1190
00:41:14,013 --> 00:41:16,682
Yeah, well,
no, no, no, no, no, no!

1191
00:41:18,017 --> 00:41:20,352
Ah, there you go!
There you go!

1192
00:41:20,436 --> 00:41:22,730
Always!
Always, always, always.

1193
00:41:22,813 --> 00:41:24,690
GORDON I'm
grateful to Ilpo for loosening

1194
00:41:24,773 --> 00:41:27,359
the judging panel
with his tar vodka.

1195
00:41:27,443 --> 00:41:29,278
Now, how was lunch?

1196
00:41:29,361 --> 00:41:31,322
It was very tasteful.

1197
00:41:31,405 --> 00:41:33,449
Let's start with
the stew and the reindeer.

1198
00:41:33,532 --> 00:41:36,410
They are
both very, very good.

1199
00:41:36,494 --> 00:41:38,496
Right.

1200
00:41:38,579 --> 00:41:42,082
In my opinion,
I really liked, you know,

1201
00:41:42,166 --> 00:41:45,794
the way the potato mash
and the reindeer stew,

1202
00:41:45,878 --> 00:41:47,671
it mixes really well.

1203
00:41:47,755 --> 00:41:51,050
It had a nice taste,
and nothing overpowering.

1204
00:41:51,133 --> 00:41:55,179
And the fillet, maybe I
got pieces that weren't that

1205
00:41:55,262 --> 00:41:57,056
well-seasoned, so I.

1206
00:41:57,139 --> 00:41:57,973
Right.
Touch more seasoning.

1207
00:41:58,057 --> 00:41:59,350
Some more taste on it.

1208
00:41:59,433 --> 00:42:01,393
I prefer this.
Fillet.

1209
00:42:01,477 --> 00:42:04,063
Fillet, actually.
It was tasteful fillet.

1210
00:42:04,146 --> 00:42:05,940
One-all. Right!

1211
00:42:06,023 --> 00:42:07,733
GORDON
With that split decision
on the reindeer,

1212
00:42:07,816 --> 00:42:09,485
it's a close contest.

1213
00:42:09,568 --> 00:42:12,279
Now, the whitefish.

1214
00:42:12,363 --> 00:42:14,156
Two completely
different styles.

1215
00:42:14,240 --> 00:42:18,035
One was stuffed, one was
cooked skin side down.

1216
00:42:18,118 --> 00:42:22,456
Actually, we came in
conclusion that both are

1217
00:42:22,540 --> 00:42:24,708
very good and tasteful.

1218
00:42:24,792 --> 00:42:29,797
Even they are not as good as
we do the traditional way, but.

1219
00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:31,632
So they won.
So they won, we lost.

1220
00:42:31,715 --> 00:42:34,677
They know how
to cook fish properly.

1221
00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:36,887
Me and Kimmo
was saying that this...

1222
00:42:36,971 --> 00:42:38,889
...traditional looking
thing is quite good.

1223
00:42:38,973 --> 00:42:42,643
But, when we have
votes in the group...

1224
00:42:42,726 --> 00:42:44,645
...this was the better dish.

1225
00:42:46,730 --> 00:42:49,441
What I'm gathering,
they're saying that my food

1226
00:42:49,525 --> 00:42:50,693
was better than yours though.

1227
00:42:50,776 --> 00:42:52,861
Well, first of all,
the reindeer was a draw,

1228
00:42:52,945 --> 00:42:55,406
and then the general
consensus across the table
with the fish is that.

1229
00:42:55,489 --> 00:42:56,991
No, no, that said that the
home one was better though.

1230
00:42:57,074 --> 00:42:57,950
No.

1231
00:42:58,033 --> 00:42:59,451
The two men said
that it was better,

1232
00:42:59,535 --> 00:43:00,995
and the table
preferred the flatfish.

1233
00:43:01,078 --> 00:43:02,037
What?
What are you talking about?

1234
00:43:02,121 --> 00:43:03,080
No, no!

1235
00:43:03,163 --> 00:43:03,998
I'm not.

1236
00:43:04,081 --> 00:43:05,040
Do I have to
send you to Sweden?

1237
00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:07,334
Is it fair to
say it's a draw then?

1238
00:43:07,418 --> 00:43:08,752
Yeah.
It is.

1239
00:43:08,836 --> 00:43:10,337
Today's
not about winning.

1240
00:43:10,421 --> 00:43:11,380
What do you mean?

1241
00:43:11,463 --> 00:43:13,632
You've been, like, setting
this up all week that you
need to, you know.

1242
00:43:13,716 --> 00:43:15,384
I've been, like,
taking this all seriously.

1243
00:43:16,552 --> 00:43:18,178
It's been
an amazing week.

1244
00:43:18,262 --> 00:43:20,139
I couldn't have done it
without this one, trust me.

1245
00:43:20,222 --> 00:43:22,600
So, I'm gonna
take that as a draw.

1246
00:43:22,683 --> 00:43:23,684
Are you happy with that?

1247
00:43:23,767 --> 00:43:24,768
Yeah, I'm
very happy with that.

1248
00:43:24,852 --> 00:43:25,728
That means we
have to do it again.

1249
00:43:25,811 --> 00:43:27,187
Yeah, exactly.
Maybe I'll come to England?

1250
00:43:27,271 --> 00:43:29,690
There you go.
An extraordinary experience.

1251
00:43:29,773 --> 00:43:30,816
Chef.

1252
00:43:30,899 --> 00:43:32,526
Ah, thank you very much!
Well done buddy.

1253
00:43:32,610 --> 00:43:33,861
And good luck with
that second star.

1254
00:43:33,944 --> 00:43:35,446
Thank you very much.
It's coming soon.

1255
00:43:35,529 --> 00:43:36,905
Hopefully.
OK? Take care, bud.

1256
00:43:36,989 --> 00:43:38,115
Bye! Thank you very much!

1257
00:43:38,198 --> 00:43:40,075
Thank you!
God bless!

1258
00:43:40,159 --> 00:43:42,411
I've learned so much this
week about those incredible

1259
00:43:42,494 --> 00:43:44,747
ingredients on offer
from the swamplands,

1260
00:43:44,830 --> 00:43:49,251
played soccer with the ladies,
extracted and tasted tar,

1261
00:43:49,335 --> 00:43:52,296
foraged in the
most amazing swamps,

1262
00:43:52,379 --> 00:43:55,633
and even literally
baked in the sauna.

1263
00:43:55,716 --> 00:43:58,844
But the most important
thing for me is I've actually

1264
00:43:58,927 --> 00:44:03,265
unearthed the secrets of
true Finnish summer cuisine,

1265
00:44:03,349 --> 00:44:06,644
and now on to my
next adventure.

1266
00:44:07,019 --> 00:44:08,270
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