Tiina Makela writes: > Kirt wrote: > >It took a while to travel with my passport only and trust that there was raw > >stuff to buy wherever I might be. Well, maybe not the Soviet Union in > >February, but we were usually traveling in the tropics, so there was always > >good stuff to be found. > Welcome to the Northeastern Finland, only some ten kilometers from > Russian (Kirt: _Russia_) border in wintertime - and you will absolutely > be surprised! :) (Yeah, obviously you mean something like Siberia, >that`s a _whole_> another thing - of course). Actually, what do you have there in winter (besides imported things)? I live here in the warmth part of germany and find it not such a big fun to be 100% raw in winter. In February, I have had enough of carrots, cabbage, topinambur, apples and walnuts and craved for fresh greens. Please tell us about available foods in Finland. Christian