Taste of Saimaa Day

What is special about the food of the Saimaa region?

Why do foreign guests praise our food? Can we ourselves appreciate high-quality, locally-sourced food?

Finland's best expert on food origin labelling, Marjo Särkkä from the Ruralia Institute in Mikkeli, will be our guest. Marjo explains the importance of identifying and appreciating the quality of food in the Saimaa region for consumers and producers. The sandwich cake master is Veera Riikonen.

Marjo Särkkä works at the Ruralia Institute of the University of Helsinki in Mikkeli and is a passionate food researcher. She is particularly interested in how food can tell stories – where it comes from, why it is trusted and how locality is reflected in flavours. Marjo promotes, among other things, the recognition of protected products, such as Karelian pies, Puruvesi vendace, and Finnish wild blueberries, and how they can strengthen the brand and food culture of the regions. She knows how to talk about food in a way that science and everyday life meet. The topic and presentation of the Saimaa Flavors Day are products marked with the D.O. Saimaa designation of origin. Marjo is an expert on the label – she knows almost all D.O. Saimaa products and producers. He explains how the superior quality products of the Saimaa region are created and why they deserve special attention both on the dining table and in the development of the region.

An interesting and approachable story about the reputation, meanings and possibilities of food is promised!

The café offers traditional sandwich cakes with a Saimaa twist

The Saimaan Maku café offers sandwich cakes. The café also offers herbal tea from Heikkilä farm and a refreshing rhubarb drink. Coffee lovers are served coffee from the Kirjalan Roastery in Mikkeli, both as filter coffee and espresso coffee.

The sandwich cakes taste like D.O. Saimaa

Come and enjoy the flavors of Saimaa – sandwich cakes are available in three flavors: fish, meat and vegetable, all inspired by local ingredients and the lake landscape.

The cakes are made with local delicacies: cold-smoked pike from Kerimäki fish fillet, smoked rainbow trout roe from Puruvesi, pasture-raised meat from Paajanen, spelt from Janhula farm and domestic vegetables – something for everyone!

In addition, a sweet wrap tart pastry is available, featuring the fresh berries of Saimaa Marja!

A relaxed, tasty setting – welcome to stop for a moment for good food and coffee.

Five stars for Saimaan Maku!

Saimaa Mau has granted on 8.5. D.O. Saimaa “We support” support organization status, because Maula has a large number of D.O. Saimaa products for sale and use in the café.

You can learn more and buy D.O. Saimaa products of the following producers:

• Heikkilä Yrttitila – Herbal spices, herbal teas
• Hietala organic farm – meat products
• Hukkanen lamb farm – lamb meat and products
• Järvi-Suomen Kalatuote – canned lake fish
• Kerimäki fish fillet – cold-smoked pike, pike buns, salmon roll
• Mangalitzatila Toivola – canned pork, rye flour
• Putkisalo manor – lamb meat and products
• Vavesaari farm – soft drinks, berry products
• Paajanen pasture-raised meat – meat products