Liquorice, horseradish and parsley root, Spis, Helsinki

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Spis, Helsinki, dinner

ByQin Xie 04/10/201319/05/2020

Menu from a tasting dinner at Nordic restaurant Spis in Helsinki, Finland, with wines to match (Read my post on why Helsinki’s restaurant scene is at its hottest right now here):

Snacks

House salad

Potato and fennel

Leek and thyme

Barley and cabbage

Tomato and knäckebröd

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Amuse Bouche

Cucumber

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The Long Tasting Menu

Liquorice, horseradish and parsley root

Tokaj Friulano 2007, Alec Klinec, Slovenia

The summer soup as a salad

Blanc de Noir 2012, Shelter Winery, Baden, Germany

Onion and garden sorrel

Opale 2012, Eric Texier, Rhone, France

Black trumpet mushroom, chard and scrambled eggs

Akmenine 2009, Sebastien Riffault, Loire, France

Cucumber sorbet and juniper berry

Cod with broccoli, fennel, mashed potato and tomato juice

Spätburgunder Rosenberg 2009, Becker&Landgraf, Rheinhessen, Germany.

Kanelbulle with Korvapuusti (the Cinnamon Bun)

Chocolate and porcini

Brachetto d’Acqui 2012, Braida, Piedmont, Italy

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Coffee Candies

Nougat

Strawberry doughnut

Beetroot marsmallow

Cutlery, Spis, Helsinki

House salad, Spis, Helsinki

Potato and fennel, Leek and thyme, Barley and cabbage, Tomato and knäckebröd, Spis, Helsinki

Cucumber, Spis, Helsinki

Liquorice, horseradish and parsley root, Spis, Helsinki

The summer soup as a salad, Spis, Helsinki

Onion and garden sorrel, Spis, Helsinki

Black trumpet mushroom, chard and scrambled eggs, Spis, Helsinki

Cucumber sorbet and juniper berry, Spis, Helsinki

Cod with broccoli, fennel, mashed potato and tomato juice, Spis, Helsinki

Kanelbulle with Korvapuusti (the Cinnamon Bun), Spis, Helsinki

Chocolate and porcini, Spis, Helsinki

Coffee, Spis, Helsinki

Nougat, Strawberry doughnut, Beetroot marsmallow, Spis, Helsinki

Chefs, Spis, Helsinki

Qin Xie

Qin Xie is a London based food, wine and travel journalist and trained chef.

When not infiltrating Michelin restaurants as a kitchen tourist, she writes about food, drink and travel. Her work has appeared on Yahoo, FT, The Times and CNN.

Her first cookbook, co-authored with YS Peng at Hunan Restaurant, is out March 2014.

According to friends, her watch is always set to UTC -- ready for the next big adventure. In reality, she is happiest at the dinner table or by the sea.