JAMK’s Senior Lecturer Kimmo Aho worked in the restaurant business in Finland and abroad for about twenty years before joining JAMK. He also got to know the legendary Hotel Palace and Hotel Kämp. One of Aho’s strengths is combining food and drink.
“The idea was to create an Asian-type menu that wouldn’t be unreasonably difficult to realise alongside Christmas cleaning and baking. Many of the dishes, like all the fish dishes, the bread and the rice pudding, can be made in advance,” Aho says.
Aho’s children have suggested that they spend Christmas at home this year instead of his mother-in-law’s place.
“In any case, Christmas involves cleaning, lots of baking and making a gingerbread house, decorating the tree and heating up the Christmas sauna. Good food is also essential. I personally like fish a lot, so there are sure to be other fish dishes at our table besides the ones mentioned in the recipes.