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The little cafe at Rovaneimi Train Station: Having Rudolph, Donner and Blitzen for Dinner

If the thought of eating Rudolph, Donner, and Blitzen for dinner fills you with horror, don't even bother reading this.
But seriously, you should have a go at eating reindeer meat when you're in Finland. Why? Well, apart from the fact that it is the local delicacy over here, the meat is tender and lean and almost fat free. Also, all the reindeer over here are tagged and protected so they'll only kill the ones to keep the population in check.
I had moose meat the last time I was at Frosunda, Sweden, so reindeer meat shouldn't taste too radically different right?
I was wrong..
Apart from the common lean texture, reindeer meat smells! Especially so, when I ordered two reindeer dishes at a go. Ok I got greedy!
Most Chinese, like me, are particular about the smell of meat but we believe that eating deer meat or lamb is good for surviving cold weather as it is "yang" or heat producing.
I bore this mind and finished the dishes despite the smell.

Favorite Dish: The reindeer hash was better than the pizza, somehow the tart taste of the ligonberry sauce overpowered the strong deer smell.

Comparison: about average

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 0

Theme: Local