{"id":158,"date":"2021-02-26T12:45:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T12:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/?p=158"},"modified":"2021-02-26T12:45:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T12:45:44","slug":"sinappi-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/2021\/02\/26\/sinappi-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinappi stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I believe that one way to know the heart of country is to travel its length and breadth.  At the same time, you can know the soul of a country through its food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all have certain regional or national dishes that could be classified as distinctly ours, no doubt.  These specialized dishes are one marker, but another way is a walk through a grocery store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do our grocery stores in the United States compare to Finland?  At first glance, there doesn\u2019t seem that much of a difference.  You walk into fresh produce and vegetables, a self-service bakery, rows of coolers with quick meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What about the pasta isle?  I offer for comparison two pictures of a typical pasta sauce aisle from the United States:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-reddit wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n    <blockquote class=\"reddit-card\" >      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/funny\/comments\/12c83i\/wife_sent_me_to_the_store_for_spaghetti_sauce\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">Wife sent me to the store for spaghetti sauce.  Nothing prepared me for this&#8230;<\/a> from      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/funny\/\">funny<\/a>    <\/blockquote>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.redditmedia.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Or the salsa aisle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.anightowlblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Pace-Picante.jpg\" alt=\"Salsa aisle in the US\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We all have our favorites, and the of spaghetti sauce choices seem to cater to every differentiation of tomato \/ chunky \/ smooth \/ roasted tomatoes \/ vodka sauce or for salsa heat \/ no heat \/ chiles \/ etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile in Finland let\u2019s look at the spaghetti sauce and salsa offerings\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210226_100559-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"159\" data-link=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/?attachment_id=159\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210226_100559-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210226_100559-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>The (dearth) of spaghetti sauce options. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210226_100637-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"160\" data-link=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/?attachment_id=160\" class=\"wp-image-160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210226_100637-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210226_100637-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>The salsa is a * little * more extensive.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>(I should note these photos come from S Market, a reasonably sized grocery store you can find throughout Finland.  Definitely not as large as a supermarket in the United States, but has the proportionate amount of items given its size.  No, there are no Aldi\u2019s here, but there is Lidl which is a tiny bit larger than an Aldi with a similar design \/ layout.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeah, I am missing a good Prego Heart Smart sauce.  The sauces here run a little too sweet for my liking.  The salsa \u2013 well if I can tolerate the \u201cHot and Spicy\u201d, that says something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But hey, what is up with the mustard aisle (sinappi)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210225_194053-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210225_194053-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210225_194053-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210225_194053-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210225_194053-1-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Well, look at what we have here!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210225_194110-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210225_194110-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/20210225_194110-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>&#8220;Stark&#8221; mustard?  Seems very Game of Thrones-ish.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is crazy overwhelming!  You can purchase mustard for each of your tastes. Based on some cursory research (thanks Wikipedia!) here would be one reason why this is so extensive here: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turun_sinappi#:~:text=Turun%20sinappi%20(Swedish%20name%3A%20%C3%85bo,the%20Finnish%20city%20of%20Turku.\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It does seem weird to purchase a condiment that looks like a toothpaste tube, but this mustard isn\u2019t the standard flavor we would find in the US.   I don\u2019t know if we will make it through ALL the different varieties of sinappi but nonetheless<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a more pointed question, what does all this sinappi mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Something to ponder \u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe that one way to know the heart of country is to travel its length and breadth. 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