WEBVTT 00:00:05.255 --> 00:00:06.506 Great, great waves here. 00:00:06.589 --> 00:00:08.299 That rolling waves. 00:00:08.383 --> 00:00:09.384 What does that mean? 00:00:09.467 --> 00:00:11.219 Danger. 00:00:11.302 --> 00:00:13.972 And now we're supposed to paddle. 00:00:14.055 --> 00:00:15.557 OK! Woohoo! 00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:16.808 Whoa! Yeeha! 00:00:20.270 --> 00:00:21.813 Paddle, paddle, paddle! 00:00:27.819 --> 00:00:29.070 Shit! 00:00:29.154 --> 00:00:30.155 Gordon! 00:00:39.831 --> 00:00:44.419 This is Finland, 00:00:44.502 --> 00:00:46.171 the land of 1,000 lakes, 00:00:46.254 --> 00:00:49.716 huge swamps and massive potholes. 00:00:49.799 --> 00:00:52.093 shit. Here we go! 00:00:52.177 --> 00:00:54.179 GORDON I'm on my way to Lapland, 00:00:54.262 --> 00:00:57.307 the largest and the northernmost region of Finland, 00:00:57.390 --> 00:00:59.476 home of the midnight sun. 00:00:59.559 --> 00:01:02.228 Now, I'm here in the summer to explore this 00:01:02.312 --> 00:01:05.398 emerging culinary scene that's really taken advantage of this 00:01:05.482 --> 00:01:08.860 incredible growing season, which yields amazing 00:01:08.943 --> 00:01:12.989 ingredients that can only be found up here in the north of Finland. 00:01:13.073 --> 00:01:14.866 GORDON I'm starting my journey by meeting 00:01:14.949 --> 00:01:18.203 one of Finland's finest chefs, Kim Mikkola, 00:01:18.286 --> 00:01:21.247 to indulge in my second favorite "F" word. 00:01:21.331 --> 00:01:23.875 Foraging. 00:01:25.470 --> 00:01:27.222 Good to see you, man. Oh, man! 00:01:27.305 --> 00:01:29.849 GORDON Kim Mikkola is owner and chef of 00:01:29.933 --> 00:01:33.728 Michelin-starred Inari, in his native Helsinki. 00:01:34.479 --> 00:01:38.274 This former Noma sous chef is known for his inspirational tasting menus, 00:01:38.358 --> 00:01:42.529 fusing local seasonal ingredients with Asian influences. 00:01:43.687 --> 00:01:45.907 and now we're off to find some 00:01:46.191 --> 00:01:49.277 berries, obviously in a muddy swamp. 00:01:49.361 --> 00:01:51.821 So, there's a couple of things that you might wanna know before go further. 00:01:51.905 --> 00:01:52.948 Go on. 00:01:53.031 --> 00:01:53.732 The adder. 00:01:53.966 --> 00:01:55.634 It's gonna sting, like, if they bite. 00:01:55.717 --> 00:01:57.094 As in the viper? Yeah. 00:01:57.177 --> 00:01:58.220 Yeah, the snake. 00:01:58.303 --> 00:01:59.138 The snake. 00:01:59.221 --> 00:02:00.639 And the other thing is, watch out for the holes. 00:02:00.722 --> 00:02:01.557 The holes? 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:02.641 Yeah, so you don't get swallowed. 00:02:02.724 --> 00:02:03.725 Seriously? Yeah. 00:02:03.809 --> 00:02:04.977 People sink in these swamps? 00:02:05.060 --> 00:02:06.645 Yeah, people could sink in these swamps. 00:02:06.728 --> 00:02:08.647 There's this one called the "Three-Man Swamp." 00:02:08.730 --> 00:02:09.481 Seriously? 00:02:09.765 --> 00:02:13.143 Yeah, and they've lifted three mummified bodies from the swamp. 00:02:13.226 --> 00:02:14.436 Stop it. Yeah. 00:02:14.519 --> 00:02:15.270 Really? 00:02:15.354 --> 00:02:16.396 So it could get that deep. 00:02:16.480 --> 00:02:17.689 So keep your eyes out. 00:02:17.773 --> 00:02:19.566 And vipers, as well? And vipers. 00:02:19.649 --> 00:02:23.653 Shit. Here we go. Oh. 00:02:23.737 --> 00:02:26.239 So, these were the blueberries I was talking about. 00:02:26.323 --> 00:02:27.240 You wanna taste one? 00:02:27.324 --> 00:02:30.077 Yeah. Thank you. Wow! 00:02:30.160 --> 00:02:31.411 Yeah? 00:02:31.495 --> 00:02:33.372 So, what does the sun do to them this time of year? 00:02:33.455 --> 00:02:35.332 Yeah, well, they develop sugar super-fast. 00:02:35.615 --> 00:02:37.701 The growth season is very short. 00:02:37.784 --> 00:02:38.618 Right. 00:02:38.702 --> 00:02:40.620 But you've got sun right through till what, 11? 00:02:40.704 --> 00:02:43.123 Yes, sun all day until probably, like, 12-ish. 00:02:43.206 --> 00:02:44.165 Wow! 00:02:44.249 --> 00:02:45.584 They see light 24/7 for a month, 00:02:45.667 --> 00:02:47.544 and they just keep developing those sugars. 00:02:47.627 --> 00:02:48.753 You get a more intensive flavor. 00:02:48.837 --> 00:02:50.046 And then when's that season done? 00:02:50.130 --> 00:02:51.047 When does it close? 00:02:51.131 --> 00:02:52.340 So, you need to be fast. Yeah? 00:02:52.424 --> 00:02:53.425 Like, the window is, like, 00:02:53.508 --> 00:02:54.634 literally, like, a coupla weeks. 00:02:54.718 --> 00:02:55.468 Really? 00:02:55.552 --> 00:02:56.928 All the grannies are gonna pick all the berries. 00:02:57.012 --> 00:02:58.138 Out here? 00:02:58.221 --> 00:02:59.347 Yeah, yeah, yeah, definitely. 00:03:00.515 --> 00:03:03.018 Yeah, yeah, yeah! Bloody hell! 00:03:03.101 --> 00:03:04.102 Yeah, let's go over there. 00:03:04.185 --> 00:03:07.272 There's some cloudberries over there. 00:03:09.566 --> 00:03:10.442 Look at that. 00:03:10.525 --> 00:03:11.610 You see, like, nice cloudberries, 00:03:11.693 --> 00:03:12.944 the orange one over there? 00:03:13.028 --> 00:03:14.446 OK, yeah. That's the money. 00:03:14.529 --> 00:03:16.406 Is it really? Yeah. That's it. 00:03:16.906 --> 00:03:19.034 You can't get these, like, a lot more southern than here. 00:03:19.117 --> 00:03:20.535 You should taste one. 00:03:20.619 --> 00:03:21.620 They're beautiful. Yeah. Yeah. 00:03:21.703 --> 00:03:22.621 God, look how soft they are. 00:03:22.704 --> 00:03:23.747 They're super-delicate, huh? 00:03:23.830 --> 00:03:24.831 If you don't pick them by hand, 00:03:24.914 --> 00:03:28.335 you immediately crush them. 00:03:29.628 --> 00:03:30.462 Wow! 00:03:30.545 --> 00:03:31.755 That's the jewel of the swamp. 00:03:31.838 --> 00:03:33.923 That is delicious. 00:03:34.007 --> 00:03:36.843 So, there's one more thing that I wanna show to you. 00:03:36.926 --> 00:03:38.970 Edible? Yeah. Borderline. 00:03:39.054 --> 00:03:41.014 Borderline. Right. 00:03:41.097 --> 00:03:42.474 There's some ants here. 00:03:42.557 --> 00:03:43.808 Ants? 00:03:43.892 --> 00:03:45.727 Yeah. 00:03:45.810 --> 00:03:46.436 So this is a delicacy? 00:03:46.519 --> 00:03:48.688 Yeah, it's more of, like, a traditional kinda thing 00:03:48.772 --> 00:03:50.940 that the kids do. 00:03:51.024 --> 00:03:52.025 What's gonna happen. 00:03:52.108 --> 00:03:53.318 The size of them! 00:03:53.401 --> 00:03:54.778 What we do is we're gonna take this willow. 00:03:54.861 --> 00:03:56.029 Shit. 00:03:56.112 --> 00:03:57.489 Willow branch. It's nice and sweet. 00:03:57.572 --> 00:03:58.490 Wanna take that? 00:03:58.573 --> 00:03:59.574 Yeah. 00:03:59.658 --> 00:04:01.785 Just gonna do a little, you know, shuffle there. 00:04:01.868 --> 00:04:03.036 You're gonna put that in there, 00:04:03.119 --> 00:04:05.080 let them come on to your stick. 00:04:05.163 --> 00:04:06.039 So they get on the stick? 00:04:06.122 --> 00:04:07.248 Yeah, yeah. 00:04:07.332 --> 00:04:10.251 And then you just, like, get them off o' the stick, boom! 00:04:10.335 --> 00:04:12.962 And then you go for it. You lick it. 00:04:13.046 --> 00:04:15.423 How do you like the taste of their ant piss? 00:04:16.800 --> 00:04:17.759 It's very sour. 00:04:17.842 --> 00:04:19.177 It's very good, huh? Formic acid. 00:04:19.260 --> 00:04:20.762 I mean, it's used in foods in different forms, 00:04:20.845 --> 00:04:21.721 as well, but. 00:04:21.805 --> 00:04:22.806 Wow! That's delicious. 00:04:22.889 --> 00:04:23.848 Yeah, it's really good, huh? 00:04:23.932 --> 00:04:24.933 But would you cook with them? 00:04:25.016 --> 00:04:26.976 Yeah, yeah. The acidity? 00:04:27.060 --> 00:04:29.688 Yeah, it's like lemons. Very lemony, very gingery. 00:04:29.771 --> 00:04:31.439 You Finns are crazy. I mean, seriously. 00:04:31.523 --> 00:04:34.192 Let's get that southern softness out of you, man. 00:04:34.275 --> 00:04:39.406 Ph! Jesus Christ! Mad! 00:04:41.074 --> 00:04:45.036 So, I'm in a swamp and you reckon this is the heartbeat 00:04:45.120 --> 00:04:46.204 of Finnish cuisine? 00:04:46.287 --> 00:04:48.790 Yes, Finland. Suo maa, swampland. 00:04:48.873 --> 00:04:49.833 Suo maa. 00:04:49.916 --> 00:04:51.334 Mmm, suo maa, suo means "swamp." 00:04:51.418 --> 00:04:52.210 Gotcha. 00:04:52.293 --> 00:04:54.003 Because I think of Finnish food, 00:04:54.087 --> 00:04:56.506 I think 20 years ago to British food, 00:04:56.589 --> 00:04:58.383 in a way that we didn't have an amazing reputation. 00:04:58.466 --> 00:05:00.093 Yeah, I remember that video where you just, 00:05:00.176 --> 00:05:02.262 like, said that Finnish food is garbage. 00:05:02.345 --> 00:05:03.430 That's why we're here, I guess. 00:05:04.514 --> 00:05:05.682 That's why I wanted to bring you to this swamp, 00:05:05.765 --> 00:05:07.142 'cause there's, like, mosquitoes so it's annoying to 00:05:07.225 --> 00:05:09.519 you, while I'm seeing you say that these were good. 00:05:09.602 --> 00:05:10.645 I didn't say it was garbage. 00:05:10.729 --> 00:05:11.813 I said it was crap. 00:05:11.896 --> 00:05:13.064 No, yeah, OK. 00:05:14.023 --> 00:05:15.984 Yeah, that's different. Yeah, I get it, I get it. Yeah. 00:05:16.067 --> 00:05:18.987 But what I want you to do is get all those ingredients that 00:05:19.070 --> 00:05:23.575 absorb the sun and then we should cook for Finnish people, 00:05:23.658 --> 00:05:25.493 a Finnish meal, by what you think Finnish food 00:05:25.577 --> 00:05:26.619 will be like. 00:05:26.703 --> 00:05:27.620 Right. 00:05:27.704 --> 00:05:29.789 And then see who gets the OK. 00:05:29.873 --> 00:05:31.124 The medal. Bring your A-game. 00:05:31.207 --> 00:05:32.083 Bring my A-game. Yeah. 00:05:32.167 --> 00:05:33.168 I'll you at the. 00:05:33.251 --> 00:05:34.002 Sharp knives. 00:05:34.085 --> 00:05:35.420 Yeah. And an open mind. 00:05:35.503 --> 00:05:37.672 I can't wait. Great introduction. 00:05:37.756 --> 00:05:40.508 I'm starting to get my head around how weird Finland is, 00:05:40.592 --> 00:05:42.093 in a nice way. 00:05:42.177 --> 00:05:42.969 I'll see you at the end of the week. 00:05:43.052 --> 00:05:43.970 Alright. Yeah? 00:05:44.053 --> 00:05:45.263 Thank you very much! Excellent! 00:05:45.346 --> 00:05:46.347 Have a great time, huh? 00:05:46.431 --> 00:05:47.432 Watch out for the mosquitoes. 00:05:47.515 --> 00:05:49.809 Hey, watch out for the vipers. 00:05:49.893 --> 00:05:51.603 What a welcome to Finland. 00:05:51.686 --> 00:05:53.438 Kim's a seriously talented chef, 00:05:53.521 --> 00:05:55.356 and he's laid down the gauntlet, 00:05:55.440 --> 00:05:57.025 so, yeah, it's gonna be a tough week, 00:05:57.108 --> 00:06:00.236 but, if I do my homework, you know, 00:06:00.320 --> 00:06:02.822 I can kick his *. 00:06:20.629 --> 00:06:21.881 Marku! 00:06:21.964 --> 00:06:23.049 Hello, Gordon! 00:06:23.132 --> 00:06:26.010 How are you, sir? So nice to meet you! 00:06:26.093 --> 00:06:27.261 Yeah. So nice to meet you. 00:06:27.345 --> 00:06:29.138 What a beautiful spot! Yeah. 00:06:29.221 --> 00:06:30.765 Now, over there is Sweden, right? 00:06:30.848 --> 00:06:31.682 Yeah. 00:06:31.766 --> 00:06:32.850 But you love the Swedes, right? 00:06:32.933 --> 00:06:34.560 You know that the border has a... 00:06:34.643 --> 00:06:36.771 ...time zone is going between them. 00:06:36.854 --> 00:06:38.189 Oh, so they're behind, or are they in front? 00:06:38.272 --> 00:06:39.565 They are one hour behind. 00:06:39.648 --> 00:06:40.733 OK, right. OK. 00:06:40.816 --> 00:06:43.486 So that's why we say that this is the past. 00:06:43.569 --> 00:06:45.821 And here you see the future. 00:06:45.905 --> 00:06:46.822 Oh, OK! 00:06:46.906 --> 00:06:48.532 GORDON From Swedes and Finns to poles, 00:06:48.616 --> 00:06:50.451 which are used in the traditional fishing method of 00:06:50.534 --> 00:06:54.497 hand netting for lavaret or whitefish, 00:06:54.580 --> 00:06:58.167 Marku is one of only 16 families who have the rights 00:06:58.250 --> 00:06:59.919 to catch them on this river. 00:07:00.002 --> 00:07:02.922 This method, actually, is originating from... 00:07:03.005 --> 00:07:04.965 ...1400 or earlier. 00:07:05.049 --> 00:07:07.051 Wow! Now, what's the secret behind your pole? 00:07:07.134 --> 00:07:09.428 You need to have a proper tool, so... 00:07:09.512 --> 00:07:12.056 ...I have woven this net myself. 00:07:12.139 --> 00:07:13.182 Yes. 00:07:13.265 --> 00:07:14.475 Then you move... 00:07:14.558 --> 00:07:15.768 ...the net this way. 00:07:15.851 --> 00:07:18.229 You need to have soft hands and fingers. 00:07:18.312 --> 00:07:18.938 Soft? 00:07:19.021 --> 00:07:20.106 You feel everything... 00:07:20.189 --> 00:07:22.066 ...here in the rod. 00:07:22.149 --> 00:07:24.318 OK. Here we go. 00:07:24.402 --> 00:07:26.028 GORDON Just my luck, the water is at its 00:07:26.112 --> 00:07:28.197 highest level in a century. 00:07:28.280 --> 00:07:31.325 Fortunately, we get there via a flimsy plank of old wood 00:07:31.409 --> 00:07:33.744 that could snap at any time. 00:07:33.828 --> 00:07:35.204 It looks like 100 years old. 00:07:35.287 --> 00:07:37.665 When was the last time you got it redone? 00:07:38.207 --> 00:07:39.667 Woo! 00:07:39.750 --> 00:07:41.127 Are we gonna go in the pools here? 00:07:41.210 --> 00:07:42.044 Down here. 00:07:42.128 --> 00:07:43.295 Where's your favorite spot? 00:07:43.379 --> 00:07:45.172 You can catch here and then we... 00:07:45.256 --> 00:07:46.632 ...try here as well. 00:07:49.718 --> 00:07:51.762 Carefully, carefully. 00:07:52.388 --> 00:07:54.473 Do you feel the bottom? 00:07:54.557 --> 00:07:58.185 Yes, there I did, yes. 00:07:58.894 --> 00:08:00.396 Man, it's not easy, is it? 00:08:00.896 --> 00:08:02.815 Carefully that you don't fall in. 00:08:03.274 --> 00:08:04.483 No. You're gonna have a. 00:08:04.567 --> 00:08:05.985 Well, you can hold me now otherwise I'll be. 00:08:06.068 --> 00:08:09.697 Yeah! I'll be in Sweden. 00:08:13.617 --> 00:08:15.119 It must be a nice feeling when they hit the net? 00:08:15.202 --> 00:08:18.330 Yeah. Come on! 00:08:19.790 --> 00:08:22.209 Okay, now you got fish. 00:08:32.428 --> 00:08:33.721 Come on! 00:08:34.597 --> 00:08:37.016 Okay, now you got fish. 00:08:37.516 --> 00:08:39.185 GORDON I'm on the Tornio River, 00:08:39.268 --> 00:08:40.853 and I've finally caught something. 00:08:40.936 --> 00:08:42.938 It's a fish, right, Marku? 00:08:43.022 --> 00:08:44.815 No, not fish, but... 00:08:44.899 --> 00:08:46.942 ...stone, there are only stone there. 00:08:47.318 --> 00:08:49.153 Damn! I though I had one then. 00:08:49.236 --> 00:08:51.864 Yeah. Come on, baby! 00:08:56.619 --> 00:08:59.705 GORDON The river is clearly not in a giving mood. 00:08:59.788 --> 00:09:01.499 Maybe today is not my lucky day. 00:09:01.582 --> 00:09:03.709 Yeah. 00:09:03.792 --> 00:09:04.418 Listen, what I'd love to do. 00:09:04.502 --> 00:09:05.586 If you don't mind, is taste one. 00:09:05.669 --> 00:09:09.507 Yeah, and we have a special way to cook this whitefish. 00:09:09.590 --> 00:09:10.591 That's hard. Yeah. 00:09:10.674 --> 00:09:11.717 A lot harder than you think. 00:09:11.800 --> 00:09:13.219 Yeah, exactly. 00:09:13.677 --> 00:09:15.137 It's quite unique to be given a chance to fish with 00:09:15.221 --> 00:09:18.432 this family, because only a few families have the rights 00:09:18.516 --> 00:09:21.143 to fish along these banks, so a unique experience. 00:09:21.227 --> 00:09:24.522 I just hate going home empty-handed. 00:09:26.690 --> 00:09:28.234 GORDON Marku has asked his friend, Kimmo, 00:09:28.317 --> 00:09:30.945 to teach me the traditional way to cook whitefish, 00:09:31.028 --> 00:09:32.947 and, this being Finland, 00:09:33.030 --> 00:09:36.534 it obviously involves a very warm wooden hut. 00:09:36.617 --> 00:09:37.868 Hello! Hello! 00:09:37.952 --> 00:09:39.662 How are you? Oh, Kimmo. 00:09:39.745 --> 00:09:40.955 Kimmo. Nice to see you. Gordon. 00:09:41.038 --> 00:09:41.997 Wow, this is beautiful. 00:09:42.081 --> 00:09:43.165 Yeah. Oh my God! 00:09:43.249 --> 00:09:45.084 So, traditionally they're all cooked on sticks like that? 00:09:45.167 --> 00:09:46.877 Yeah, this is traditional way... 00:09:46.961 --> 00:09:48.587 ...couple of hundred years. 00:09:48.671 --> 00:09:52.174 GORDON The fish are rested for 24 hours before they're cooked, 00:09:52.258 --> 00:09:55.094 and then put on this open fire to roast. 00:09:55.177 --> 00:09:56.887 He's turning them round every what? 00:09:56.971 --> 00:09:58.597 Every three or four minutes? Once they're colored? 00:09:58.681 --> 00:09:59.932 Yeah. Yeah. 00:10:00.015 --> 00:10:01.016 That's amazing. 00:10:01.100 --> 00:10:02.476 And what are you seasoning them with? 00:10:02.560 --> 00:10:03.561 What's the seasoning? 00:10:03.644 --> 00:10:05.980 Just natural, nothing before. 00:10:06.063 --> 00:10:07.064 Nothing at all. Wow! 00:10:08.482 --> 00:10:10.192 Wow! That's golden from. 00:10:10.276 --> 00:10:11.860 It's ready. 00:10:11.944 --> 00:10:13.112 It's crispy. 00:10:13.195 --> 00:10:14.113 What's he putting in there? 00:10:14.196 --> 00:10:15.614 Yeah, this is... What is that? 00:10:15.698 --> 00:10:17.491 Very strong salt water. 00:10:17.575 --> 00:10:19.535 And that's the only way you prepare it. 00:10:19.618 --> 00:10:21.579 And after it's fully cooked. 00:10:21.662 --> 00:10:23.664 Wow! So he cools them down in the salted water? 00:10:23.747 --> 00:10:24.707 Yeah. 00:10:24.790 --> 00:10:25.916 GORDON The salt water prevents them from 00:10:26.000 --> 00:10:28.836 cooking any further and flavors the fish. 00:10:28.919 --> 00:10:30.212 What an amazing technique. 00:10:30.296 --> 00:10:31.922 They look incredible. The smell. 00:10:32.006 --> 00:10:33.007 Yeah. Is amazing. 00:10:33.090 --> 00:10:34.967 Kimmo, how do you know they're cooked? 00:10:36.552 --> 00:10:38.804 He has a thermometer on his finger. 00:10:38.887 --> 00:10:40.097 Right. He's got a therm. 00:10:40.180 --> 00:10:42.474 You've made the skin almost like bacon. It's crispy. 00:10:42.558 --> 00:10:44.518 Not too hard, but not too soft. 00:10:44.602 --> 00:10:45.519 No. No. But beautiful color. 00:10:45.603 --> 00:10:46.645 Crispy. 00:10:46.729 --> 00:10:48.063 GORDON Maybe it's the chef in me, 00:10:48.147 --> 00:10:50.482 but I can't stand by and watch Kimmo doing all the work 00:10:50.566 --> 00:10:52.151 without offering a hand. 00:10:52.234 --> 00:10:53.652 Kimmo, do you want them turned? 00:10:53.736 --> 00:10:54.528 Yes. 00:10:54.612 --> 00:10:55.863 Yeah? Which ones? 00:10:55.946 --> 00:10:57.698 This. Turn that one. 00:10:57.781 --> 00:10:59.491 And this. Man. 00:10:59.575 --> 00:11:01.577 Ah. Into the water. 00:11:01.660 --> 00:11:03.829 It's OK. In? And next one? 00:11:03.912 --> 00:11:05.914 Jesus Christ, you've gotta move fast, 00:11:05.998 --> 00:11:06.874 'cause all of a sudden. 00:11:06.957 --> 00:11:08.751 This here. This one? 00:11:08.834 --> 00:11:09.960 You start off with nothing and then they're all going. 00:11:10.044 --> 00:11:11.045 This one? 00:11:11.128 --> 00:11:12.504 Check. 00:11:13.756 --> 00:11:14.882 Gordon? Yes? 00:11:14.965 --> 00:11:15.633 Fast, fast! 00:11:16.008 --> 00:11:17.551 Fast, fast. Coming now. Coming now. 00:11:20.054 --> 00:11:22.389 Oh! That one. That one. 00:11:22.473 --> 00:11:24.058 Go, go! Go, go! 00:11:24.141 --> 00:11:26.310 Shit. Go, go! Fast! 00:11:26.393 --> 00:11:27.561 This one? 00:11:27.645 --> 00:11:31.774 Oh, shit, hell! Shit. Last two. 00:11:31.857 --> 00:11:34.443 Kimmo, two to go, yeah? 00:11:34.526 --> 00:11:35.819 One each, 'cause you've done no work. 00:11:35.903 --> 00:11:37.112 You just stood there. 00:11:37.196 --> 00:11:38.697 Yeah. Yeah, I've just. Yes. 00:11:38.781 --> 00:11:40.616 But I am the fisherman, so... 00:11:40.699 --> 00:11:44.161 Yeah, bull shit. Really? Seriously? 00:11:44.244 --> 00:11:47.539 Last one! Look at that. Great! 00:11:48.332 --> 00:11:49.249 Kimmo? 00:11:49.333 --> 00:11:50.125 Yeah? 00:11:50.209 --> 00:11:51.377 Please may we eat now? Yes. 00:11:51.460 --> 00:11:55.089 Thank you! Oh, look how white that is. 00:11:55.172 --> 00:11:56.423 Huh? 00:11:56.507 --> 00:11:58.050 Uh-huh. There's no bone. 00:11:58.133 --> 00:12:00.052 Mmm! He's the maestro. 00:12:00.135 --> 00:12:01.804 Oh my goodness me! Mm-hmm. 00:12:01.887 --> 00:12:04.598 It doesn't need salt. Kimmo, it is really delicious. 00:12:04.682 --> 00:12:05.557 Honestly. 00:12:05.641 --> 00:12:07.810 It's the only village you can get it in the world. 00:12:07.893 --> 00:12:09.061 Really? Yeah. Yeah. 00:12:09.144 --> 00:12:10.896 I've eaten a lot of fish in my life. 00:12:10.979 --> 00:12:12.064 Sometimes with chips. 00:12:12.147 --> 00:12:13.524 But that, on its own, is delicious. 00:12:13.607 --> 00:12:14.566 No. 00:12:14.650 --> 00:12:17.069 It's given me a lot of inspiration for the final cook 00:12:17.152 --> 00:12:19.822 at the end of the week, and I'd love for both of you to 00:12:19.905 --> 00:12:21.323 join us at the final cook. 00:12:21.407 --> 00:12:22.324 Really? OK. 00:12:22.408 --> 00:12:24.034 Now, will you do me a favor and go out and get some 00:12:24.118 --> 00:12:25.953 fish for the cook at the end of the week? 00:12:26.453 --> 00:12:28.122 I do immediately after this. 00:12:28.205 --> 00:12:28.831 Will you catch any this time? 00:12:28.914 --> 00:12:30.457 Yeah, for sure! 00:12:30.541 --> 00:12:33.419 Delicious! Thank you! Great job! 00:12:33.502 --> 00:12:34.294 Thank you! 00:12:34.378 --> 00:12:35.671 What an amazing fish! Delicious! 00:12:35.754 --> 00:12:37.715 It's definitely given me inspiration now for the final cook. 00:12:37.798 --> 00:12:39.299 Don't get too clever with this whitefish. 00:12:39.383 --> 00:12:41.468 First of all I'm gonna have to follow that technique and cook 00:12:41.552 --> 00:12:43.721 it over wood, otherwise if you start filleting it, 00:12:43.804 --> 00:12:46.181 cooking it skin side down, non-stick pan, 00:12:46.265 --> 00:12:47.725 you're gonna get absolutely slaughtered, 00:12:47.808 --> 00:12:50.310 so keep it simple. 00:12:50.394 --> 00:12:53.605 But a nice little find, the whitefish. 00:12:57.401 --> 00:12:58.944 I'm surrounded by the most amazing, 00:12:59.027 --> 00:13:03.198 beautiful forest, lakes everywhere, swamps. 00:13:03.741 --> 00:13:06.493 hell! And huge potholes. 00:13:06.577 --> 00:13:09.913 Jesus Christ! 00:13:12.750 --> 00:13:14.626 GORDON And with only one day left until the cook, 00:13:14.710 --> 00:13:17.296 I'm headed to meet a man named Rasmos, 00:13:17.379 --> 00:13:20.340 he's promised to help me source a final ingredient that 00:13:20.424 --> 00:13:23.343 could only be found deep in the wilderness. 00:13:23.427 --> 00:13:24.720 What a beautiful forest! 00:13:24.803 --> 00:13:25.804 Ah, nice to see you! 00:13:25.888 --> 00:13:27.848 Oh my goodness me! A pleasure meeting you, too! 00:13:27.931 --> 00:13:28.891 Yeah. Are you good? 00:13:28.974 --> 00:13:29.808 Yes. 00:13:29.892 --> 00:13:32.227 Now, I'm here to catch a lift to go and taste that 00:13:32.311 --> 00:13:33.479 incredible delicacy. 00:13:33.562 --> 00:13:35.314 Kim told me to get deep into the forest. 00:13:35.397 --> 00:13:36.356 Yep. 00:13:36.440 --> 00:13:37.399 How far in are we going? 00:13:37.483 --> 00:13:39.234 Two kilometers this way. 00:13:39.318 --> 00:13:40.277 Right. 00:13:40.360 --> 00:13:41.403 Conditions-wise, what's it like? 00:13:41.487 --> 00:13:42.488 Yeah, bad conditions. 00:13:42.571 --> 00:13:43.989 You have to leave your car here. 00:13:44.072 --> 00:13:47.242 Right. And now we have to take these ATVs. 00:13:47.326 --> 00:13:49.286 You can take my second ATV. 00:13:49.369 --> 00:13:50.829 Amazing! I'll follow you, right? 00:13:50.913 --> 00:13:52.581 Yeah, follow me. 00:13:52.664 --> 00:13:54.583 now, really? 00:13:54.666 --> 00:13:58.170 Oi! Santa Claus! Wait for me! 00:14:01.381 --> 00:14:03.967 Oi, Viking! 00:14:05.385 --> 00:14:06.762 Jesus Christ, not so fast! 00:14:06.845 --> 00:14:09.640 Slow down, you Muppet! 00:14:14.186 --> 00:14:15.896 GORDON Before I know it, 00:14:15.979 --> 00:14:20.567 I'm back in the heart of Finland's swampland. 00:14:21.693 --> 00:14:23.904 And it seems the only thing I'll be eating on this 00:14:23.987 --> 00:14:26.532 culinary excursion is mud. 00:14:34.998 --> 00:14:37.334 GORDON I'm on a wild ride through the uncharted swamplands, 00:14:37.417 --> 00:14:40.045 ready to taste a unique delicacy, 00:14:40.128 --> 00:14:43.799 as well as several liters of Finland's finest mud. 00:14:44.383 --> 00:14:46.051 Oi! 00:14:46.134 --> 00:14:51.223 GORDON Finally, we arrive at our destination. 00:14:53.308 --> 00:14:54.518 That was crazy! 00:14:54.601 --> 00:14:56.103 Nice! 00:14:56.186 --> 00:14:58.063 You are mad, you know that? 00:14:58.146 --> 00:14:59.523 Yeah. Thank you! 00:14:59.606 --> 00:15:00.732 OK, but I have to go. 00:15:00.816 --> 00:15:01.733 Good job! Be safe! 00:15:01.817 --> 00:15:02.651 Yeah. See you! 00:15:02.734 --> 00:15:05.571 Oh my Lord! Gentlemen, how are we? 00:15:05.654 --> 00:15:06.947 Ah, good, good. And you? 00:15:07.030 --> 00:15:08.073 Good to see you. Well, thank you! 00:15:08.156 --> 00:15:09.199 Good to see you, too! 00:15:09.283 --> 00:15:10.158 Oh my Lord! What a journey! 00:15:10.242 --> 00:15:12.411 How are you, sir? Nice to see you. 00:15:12.494 --> 00:15:14.454 He's Erki, I'm Ilpo. Nice to meet you both. 00:15:14.538 --> 00:15:19.459 And welcome to see our traditional Finnish tar burning. 00:15:19.543 --> 00:15:20.377 Tar. Yes. 00:15:20.460 --> 00:15:22.671 Now, Kim told me this was a unique process. 00:15:22.754 --> 00:15:23.630 It is. 00:15:23.714 --> 00:15:27.009 And so I'm dying to learn, dying to taste it. 00:15:27.885 --> 00:15:30.304 GORDON Tar was traditionally used to waterproof ships 00:15:30.387 --> 00:15:33.056 and as an insect repellent, but the Finns, 00:15:33.140 --> 00:15:36.685 AKA the people who brought you edible ant's piss, 00:15:36.768 --> 00:15:38.937 also like to eat it. 00:15:39.021 --> 00:15:41.315 I've never seen this process ever before. 00:15:41.398 --> 00:15:42.524 Yeah. 00:15:42.608 --> 00:15:43.650 I've got a big cook at the end of the week. 00:15:43.734 --> 00:15:46.862 I'd love to take just a small bottle of tar with me and try 00:15:46.945 --> 00:15:49.781 to incorporate it, to keep it authentic. Could I? 00:15:49.865 --> 00:15:50.782 OK. 00:15:50.866 --> 00:15:52.117 Yeah, but you have to work a little bit now, 00:15:52.200 --> 00:15:55.704 because we to do something like four years for this 00:15:55.787 --> 00:15:58.040 moment, so you have to work also a little bit. 00:15:58.123 --> 00:15:59.791 Oh, Jesus! 00:16:03.754 --> 00:16:06.131 GORDON Making tar is a long, slow process, 00:16:06.214 --> 00:16:08.300 and I'm beginning to regret that the 00:16:08.383 --> 00:16:12.512 sun doesn't set in this part of Finland in the summer. 00:16:14.765 --> 00:16:15.807 So we jam it in there? 00:16:15.891 --> 00:16:17.059 So it's level. Yeah. 00:16:17.142 --> 00:16:18.560 GORDON First, we take wood that has been 00:16:18.644 --> 00:16:22.230 processed for four years, and pack it into a barrel. 00:16:22.314 --> 00:16:24.942 Then, it is then heated at a high temperature. 00:16:25.025 --> 00:16:28.028 As the pressure builds, liquid tar is released, 00:16:28.111 --> 00:16:31.531 which can take over nine hours. 00:16:32.199 --> 00:16:33.367 What a process. 00:16:34.701 --> 00:16:35.452 Huh? 00:16:35.535 --> 00:16:36.536 Speed, speed! Speed up! Speed up! 00:16:38.288 --> 00:16:39.748 Yeah. There you go. 00:16:39.831 --> 00:16:42.209 OK. Be careful with this. 00:16:42.292 --> 00:16:44.044 It's a little bit hot. 00:16:44.127 --> 00:16:45.379 Gotcha. But we tip it up, no? 00:16:45.462 --> 00:16:49.091 Yeah. Yeah. 00:16:50.759 --> 00:16:52.219 Yeah, now it's going better. 00:16:52.302 --> 00:16:54.012 You sure we won't get arrested in the woods here? 00:16:54.096 --> 00:16:55.138 There's not a moonshine factory? 00:16:55.222 --> 00:16:56.765 OK. Yes. 00:16:59.893 --> 00:17:01.895 I feel like we're doing an episode of Breaking Bad. 00:17:01.979 --> 00:17:03.605 Little bit same. 00:17:06.274 --> 00:17:07.943 He's gonna pick out some wood. 00:17:08.026 --> 00:17:10.237 Is that. Pss! Is that where he lives over there? 00:17:10.320 --> 00:17:11.613 Yeah. Yeah. He lives? 00:17:11.697 --> 00:17:13.615 He looks like he lives in the woods. 00:17:13.699 --> 00:17:14.908 Yeah, he do. 00:17:14.992 --> 00:17:16.076 Finnish hillybilly. 00:17:16.493 --> 00:17:18.662 Hillybilly. Man! 00:17:20.497 --> 00:17:23.583 Next. Matches. 00:17:25.252 --> 00:17:26.461 And where's this going now? Underneath? 00:17:26.545 --> 00:17:27.504 Down, down. 00:17:27.587 --> 00:17:29.423 Drop it down? 00:17:32.426 --> 00:17:36.555 And now four or five hours and we drink vodka and making piss. 00:17:36.638 --> 00:17:38.140 Ph! 00:17:38.223 --> 00:17:39.307 GORDON I don't have time to hang around for 00:17:39.391 --> 00:17:42.728 hours with these hillbillies, but fortunately they have some 00:17:42.811 --> 00:17:44.688 tar for me to try. 00:17:44.771 --> 00:17:46.940 And oh my God! Tar vodka? 00:17:47.024 --> 00:17:49.401 You can do it. Thank you! 00:17:49.484 --> 00:17:50.736 Ooh, no, that's enough! Jesus! 00:17:50.819 --> 00:17:54.573 That's not too much. It's not strong. 00:17:54.656 --> 00:17:56.533 This is only 20%. 00:17:56.616 --> 00:17:58.285 Ooh! Oh my God! 00:17:59.411 --> 00:18:00.787 I'm trying to understand, can we cook with this? 00:18:00.871 --> 00:18:03.248 Cheers! Cheers! Good health! Good health! 00:18:03.331 --> 00:18:04.791 This is very good with fish. 00:18:04.875 --> 00:18:05.876 Salmon. 00:18:08.587 --> 00:18:10.505 Shit. 00:18:10.589 --> 00:18:12.215 It's like an alcoholic cough medicine. 00:18:13.425 --> 00:18:15.844 Ah, no! No, no, no, no! 00:18:15.927 --> 00:18:17.846 GORDON I'm not sure about this tar liquor. 00:18:17.929 --> 00:18:20.390 It's such a strong, smoky flavor, 00:18:20.474 --> 00:18:24.519 but the locals love it, so I need to find a way to use it, 00:18:24.603 --> 00:18:28.106 even if it's as mosquito repellent. 00:18:28.190 --> 00:18:29.608 May I take some tar for the final cook? 00:18:29.691 --> 00:18:30.984 Of course! That's it? 00:18:32.652 --> 00:18:34.821 Thank you so much! Man! 00:18:34.905 --> 00:18:36.031 It's not that strong. 00:18:36.114 --> 00:18:37.741 Ph! Ph! Stop! 00:18:39.159 --> 00:18:42.245 Oh my God! So, if I use it for the cooking, 00:18:42.329 --> 00:18:43.622 tiny little droplets, right? 00:18:43.705 --> 00:18:44.456 Exactly. 00:18:44.539 --> 00:18:45.832 You can use it little by little. 00:18:45.916 --> 00:18:47.459 That's gonna last me a lifetime. 00:18:47.542 --> 00:18:49.753 Thank you! Good job! Amazing! 00:18:52.255 --> 00:18:53.548 Thank you so much! Thank you! 00:18:53.632 --> 00:18:55.634 Oh my Lord! 00:18:55.717 --> 00:18:58.637 That was quite an extraordinary experience with the Finnish hillbillies. 00:18:58.720 --> 00:19:02.140 This tar, prr! Super-strong. 00:19:02.224 --> 00:19:03.475 Is this a brine? 00:19:03.558 --> 00:19:06.728 Is this a sort of a marinade that I brush over that whitefish? 00:19:06.812 --> 00:19:07.687 I don't know yet. 00:19:07.771 --> 00:19:09.773 But it's certainly got me going. 00:19:14.152 --> 00:19:15.737 I'm on my way to the final cook. 00:19:15.821 --> 00:19:16.780 It's Finland! 00:19:16.863 --> 00:19:18.281 Of course I'm arriving by boat. 00:19:18.365 --> 00:19:20.826 Now, honestly, I think I've learnt enough to give Kim a 00:19:20.909 --> 00:19:23.161 serious run for his money. 00:19:23.245 --> 00:19:23.995 Kim! 00:19:24.079 --> 00:19:24.871 Gordon! 00:19:24.955 --> 00:19:26.248 Good morning! Good morning! 00:19:26.331 --> 00:19:27.249 How are you doing? 00:19:27.332 --> 00:19:28.708 Are you ready? I'm ready! 00:19:28.792 --> 00:19:29.709 Are you good? Yeah, I'm good! 00:19:29.793 --> 00:19:30.627 How are you doing? 00:19:30.710 --> 00:19:31.461 Oh, man! Thank you. 00:19:31.545 --> 00:19:32.921 Are you ready for this? It's amazing, huh? 00:19:33.004 --> 00:19:34.047 This is incredible! 00:19:34.131 --> 00:19:35.632 Look at that. Let's get cracking! 00:19:35.715 --> 00:19:37.801 GORDON We're preparing a feast for some of the people 00:19:37.884 --> 00:19:40.720 I've met this week, so the pressure is on, 00:19:40.804 --> 00:19:43.515 because Kim is as competitive as I am. 00:19:43.598 --> 00:19:44.850 What an incredible week. 00:19:44.933 --> 00:19:46.977 Honestly, from a culinary perspective, 00:19:47.060 --> 00:19:51.523 one of the most exciting, weird weeks of my entire life, OK? 00:19:51.606 --> 00:19:52.524 Yeah? 00:19:52.607 --> 00:19:53.984 But weird in a nice way, OK? 00:19:54.067 --> 00:19:55.277 Like an Uncle? 00:19:55.360 --> 00:19:57.362 Yeah, sort of like the Uncle you see just on 00:19:57.445 --> 00:19:59.823 Christmas Day only. 00:19:59.906 --> 00:20:01.533 Sounds like you had like a lotta fun? 00:20:01.616 --> 00:20:03.743 The magical part for me is what happens in the summer, right? 00:20:03.827 --> 00:20:05.078 That's the essence, yes? 00:20:05.162 --> 00:20:06.705 Yeah. Yeah, that's the key. 00:20:06.788 --> 00:20:07.956 I mean. 00:20:08.039 --> 00:20:09.624 Are you drinking? 00:20:09.708 --> 00:20:12.085 No. It's for the reindeers. 00:20:12.169 --> 00:20:14.212 GORDON As Kim prepares his boozy reindeer stew, 00:20:14.296 --> 00:20:18.175 I'm trying to recreate Kimmo's flame-grilled fish 00:20:18.258 --> 00:20:20.177 cooking method on my grill. 00:20:20.260 --> 00:20:21.970 What I was blown away with. 00:20:22.053 --> 00:20:22.888 Yeah? 00:20:22.971 --> 00:20:25.765 Was this baby here, the whitefish. 00:20:25.849 --> 00:20:27.434 That's good, huh? 00:20:27.517 --> 00:20:29.394 I mean, delicious. That was tough, by the way. 00:20:30.520 --> 00:20:31.479 Have you seen the method? 00:20:31.563 --> 00:20:32.606 Yeah. Yeah. Honestly. 00:20:32.689 --> 00:20:34.024 But you didn't get any fish? 00:20:34.107 --> 00:20:35.108 Is that what you're saying? 00:20:35.192 --> 00:20:36.318 Did I get that right? 00:20:36.401 --> 00:20:37.360 I know, I know. 00:20:37.444 --> 00:20:39.529 But hold on, the river was running high, OK? 00:20:39.613 --> 00:20:42.032 Oh, let's see how many excuses I get to have when 00:20:42.115 --> 00:20:44.159 we're finished with this cook. 00:20:44.242 --> 00:20:47.204 Cry me a river. 00:20:48.747 --> 00:20:49.789 Are you ready to serve alright? 00:20:49.873 --> 00:20:51.416 Are you kidding me? I've just sliced my onions. 00:20:51.499 --> 00:20:53.084 It's not a race! 00:20:53.168 --> 00:20:55.086 GORDON I'm fixing the whitefish to a wooden board 00:20:55.170 --> 00:20:57.923 so that I can flame grill it over the fire. 00:20:58.006 --> 00:20:59.925 Pinning my fish to the mast. 00:21:00.008 --> 00:21:03.261 So I guess Finnish food has changed for you a little bit, huh? 00:21:03.345 --> 00:21:05.263 You have definitely, definitely ascended. 00:21:05.347 --> 00:21:06.932 Not on your shit list anymore? 00:21:07.015 --> 00:21:08.099 No! 00:21:08.183 --> 00:21:09.726 Come on, it was never on that shit list. 00:21:09.809 --> 00:21:10.936 Well, that's gonna look good. 00:21:11.019 --> 00:21:12.103 How long are you gonna cook it for? 00:21:12.187 --> 00:21:13.772 Well, about 35 minutes. 00:21:13.855 --> 00:21:14.814 Oh, man! 00:21:14.898 --> 00:21:16.733 If you nail that, I'm in trouble. 00:21:16.816 --> 00:21:18.902 Are you getting nervous, big boy? 00:21:22.948 --> 00:21:25.033 GORDON Well, at least Kim will be happy, 00:21:25.116 --> 00:21:27.035 because I definitely didn't nail the fish. 00:21:27.118 --> 00:21:30.205 Oh thing. 00:21:30.288 --> 00:21:33.833 Forget the board. The fish is too small. 00:21:33.917 --> 00:21:34.876 Damn! 00:21:34.960 --> 00:21:36.086 Right, I'm gonna revert tactics. 00:21:36.169 --> 00:21:39.047 I'm gonna change direction and literally start again. 00:21:48.723 --> 00:21:50.850 Oh shit. 00:21:50.934 --> 00:21:52.477 GORDON I'm in Finland, going head-to-head against 00:21:52.560 --> 00:21:55.313 Michelin-starred Chef, Kim Mikkola, 00:21:55.397 --> 00:21:59.276 and since I just fumbled my fish, he's got the advantage. 00:21:59.359 --> 00:22:02.195 Oh Forget the board. Damn! 00:22:02.279 --> 00:22:06.616 GORDON I need to salvage my fish dish and I'm running out of time. 00:22:06.700 --> 00:22:09.911 Start again. We've all been there, right? 00:22:09.995 --> 00:22:10.912 Yeah. 00:22:10.996 --> 00:22:12.455 The fish is too flaky to hang on that board, 00:22:12.539 --> 00:22:14.040 so I'm just gonna pan sear it. 00:22:14.124 --> 00:22:15.667 OK. Yeah? 00:22:15.750 --> 00:22:18.586 GORDON But first I need to start cooking my reindeer. 00:22:18.670 --> 00:22:20.922 Literally this is just gonna need a quick sear. 00:22:21.006 --> 00:22:22.299 Oh, man! Huh? 00:22:22.382 --> 00:22:23.633 I wanna give you one advice. 00:22:23.717 --> 00:22:25.343 Please. 00:22:25.427 --> 00:22:27.304 Don't rest it. 00:22:27.387 --> 00:22:28.013 Don't what? 00:22:28.096 --> 00:22:29.931 Don't rest it? It needs to squirt. 00:22:30.015 --> 00:22:31.266 So? 00:22:31.349 --> 00:22:33.560 It needs to be, like runny, from the inside. 00:22:33.643 --> 00:22:34.602 Oh, really? Yeah, yeah. 00:22:34.686 --> 00:22:35.437 Wow! 00:22:35.520 --> 00:22:36.396 Then it's gonna be nice and fresh, 00:22:36.479 --> 00:22:37.939 but if you let it rest, it's gonna start turning to liver 00:22:38.023 --> 00:22:39.274 straight away. 00:22:39.357 --> 00:22:41.484 You tell me now? Yeah, sorry, mate! 00:22:41.568 --> 00:22:42.652 Bloody hell! 00:22:42.736 --> 00:22:44.446 If I win today, I'm gonna make T-shirts and I'm gonna 00:22:44.529 --> 00:22:46.031 give that to everybody I know. 00:22:47.073 --> 00:22:49.242 "I beat Gordon Ramsay." I love that! 00:22:49.326 --> 00:22:50.660 OK, black pepper. I think that's it. 00:22:50.744 --> 00:22:51.953 Right. Then we're there. 00:22:52.037 --> 00:22:53.663 OK. 00:22:53.747 --> 00:22:56.041 I would kind of like to challenge you for, uh... 00:22:56.124 --> 00:22:57.083 Go on? 00:22:57.167 --> 00:22:58.543 ...to bring me some berries today. 00:22:58.626 --> 00:23:00.337 GORDON What Kim really means is he wants me to 00:23:00.420 --> 00:23:04.507 pick the berries he needs for a sauce to serve with his flatbread. 00:23:04.591 --> 00:23:05.467 Hold on a minute. 00:23:05.550 --> 00:23:07.344 Now you want me to go and get you berries? 00:23:07.427 --> 00:23:08.345 I mean, really? 00:23:08.428 --> 00:23:09.304 I mean. 00:23:09.387 --> 00:23:11.514 It's a sort of chef against chef. 00:23:11.598 --> 00:23:13.016 I'm not your sous chef. 00:23:14.476 --> 00:23:15.393 I'm not your *! 00:23:15.477 --> 00:23:17.520 Oh, well. Oh, so this. 00:23:17.604 --> 00:23:18.813 This is where we're going, huh? 00:23:18.897 --> 00:23:20.273 I am not your *, man! 00:23:20.357 --> 00:23:24.235 Oh! Oh! Can I cook, please? 00:23:24.611 --> 00:23:26.529 Right, where do I go to get these bloody things? 00:23:26.613 --> 00:23:27.697 The blueberries? Yes. 00:23:27.781 --> 00:23:29.157 Just around here. Everywhere. 00:23:29.240 --> 00:23:33.703 Man! He's on fire, trust me. 00:23:33.787 --> 00:23:37.374 And, look, he's right, they're everywhere. bloody hell! 00:23:37.457 --> 00:23:39.167 How's that berry picking? 00:23:39.250 --> 00:23:40.794 Yeah, it's going well, thank you. 00:23:42.003 --> 00:23:43.380 I'm not your sous chef. 00:23:43.463 --> 00:23:45.465 I wish you were. I would be doing swede. 00:23:45.548 --> 00:23:49.636 So. Little Honestly! 00:23:49.719 --> 00:23:51.304 Hey, you wanna taste that? 00:23:51.388 --> 00:23:52.263 What is that? 00:23:52.347 --> 00:23:54.099 That's salted blueberries with a brown berry. 00:23:54.182 --> 00:23:55.433 Ah, you've got blueberries? 00:23:55.517 --> 00:23:56.434 Yeah, I went to pick them! 00:23:58.937 --> 00:23:59.687 Are they pretty good? 00:23:59.771 --> 00:24:02.357 That's nice! Are you OK? 00:24:02.440 --> 00:24:03.566 Yeah, I'm good. 00:24:03.650 --> 00:24:04.692 I don't like it when you go quiet. 00:24:04.776 --> 00:24:06.778 No, I just got to focus here for a second. 00:24:08.571 --> 00:24:09.656 Are you getting nervous, big boy? 00:24:09.739 --> 00:24:10.615 No! 00:24:10.698 --> 00:24:11.825 Do you need some suncream or? 00:24:11.908 --> 00:24:12.951 'Cause you've got the, I mean, I don't. 00:24:13.034 --> 00:24:14.285 No. No, this is me tanned. 00:24:14.369 --> 00:24:15.829 I don't want you getting a little bit. 00:24:15.912 --> 00:24:17.747 Let's put a bit of oil on there. 00:24:17.831 --> 00:24:18.957 There you go. 00:24:19.040 --> 00:24:19.791 I don't want you getting sunburnt. 00:24:19.874 --> 00:24:20.750 Your Mom's gonna kill me. 00:24:20.834 --> 00:24:21.751 Oh, that's amazing! 00:24:21.835 --> 00:24:23.044 OK? 00:24:23.128 --> 00:24:24.337 There you go. That way. 00:24:24.421 --> 00:24:26.005 You're not gonna burn on the back, OK. 00:24:26.089 --> 00:24:27.632 Now I'm gonna cook that fish. 00:24:27.715 --> 00:24:29.551 Yeah, I'm getting nervous, as well, 00:24:29.634 --> 00:24:31.136 'cause I need to cook the fish, as well. 00:24:31.219 --> 00:24:32.470 GORDON Second time around, 00:24:32.554 --> 00:24:35.014 I'm keeping it simple and just grilling my fish, 00:24:35.098 --> 00:24:37.392 glazed with a little bit of Erki's tar. 00:24:37.475 --> 00:24:40.895 Kim has stuffed his whitefish, and he's barbecuing it. 00:24:40.979 --> 00:24:42.439 That's beautiful, that fish. 00:24:42.522 --> 00:24:43.731 Love that. 00:24:43.815 --> 00:24:46.526 Yeah, I wanna keep it, like, so it doesn't cook too much, 00:24:46.609 --> 00:24:48.319 so I would keep the onions and stuff. 00:24:48.403 --> 00:24:49.779 That's beautiful. Like that, a bit raw. 00:24:49.863 --> 00:24:51.281 Right. And you're using charcoal butter there, right? 00:24:51.364 --> 00:24:52.407 Yeah, the charcoal butter. 00:24:52.490 --> 00:24:53.450 Yes. 00:24:53.533 --> 00:24:54.784 Are you going for that booze? 00:24:55.785 --> 00:24:57.203 Oh, no! 00:24:57.287 --> 00:25:00.123 Come on. Taste it. Come on! 00:25:01.124 --> 00:25:02.542 GORDON Ilpo gave me a bottle of his delicious 00:25:02.625 --> 00:25:05.295 berry vodka to use for the cook. 00:25:05.378 --> 00:25:06.796 How nice is that? 00:25:06.880 --> 00:25:08.756 It's a lot more sweet than I thought it was gonna be. 00:25:08.840 --> 00:25:09.966 Whew! I'll say! 00:25:10.049 --> 00:25:11.217 Are you trying to get me drunk? 00:25:11.301 --> 00:25:13.219 And then it's, like, "Oh, cooking's not gonna work?" 00:25:13.303 --> 00:25:14.345 Oh, I see how it is. 00:25:14.429 --> 00:25:16.181 I'm getting nervous about how good your fish looks. 00:25:16.264 --> 00:25:17.724 Please drop it. 00:25:17.807 --> 00:25:19.225 Yeah, I'm gonna. Don't worry about it. 00:25:19.309 --> 00:25:22.312 Don't worry, mate. 00:25:22.395 --> 00:25:23.521 Hello! Hello, guys! 00:25:23.605 --> 00:25:24.522 Hello, Borum. 00:25:24.606 --> 00:25:25.356 You're welcome! 00:25:25.440 --> 00:25:26.316 Hey! How are we doing? 00:25:26.399 --> 00:25:27.525 Great, thank you! Nice to see you! 00:25:27.609 --> 00:25:28.485 Hello! 00:25:28.568 --> 00:25:29.402 Hi, there! 00:25:29.486 --> 00:25:30.528 Katariina, nice to see you with clothes on. 00:25:30.612 --> 00:25:32.113 Exactly! First time ever! 00:25:32.197 --> 00:25:34.407 Good to see you. 00:25:34.491 --> 00:25:36.201 Right. 00:25:36.284 --> 00:25:38.036 I think we need to start speeding up. 00:25:38.119 --> 00:25:38.912 I've made mine. 00:25:38.995 --> 00:25:40.371 Where are you going? 00:25:40.455 --> 00:25:41.915 Are you sure that's cooked, 'cause to the *d eye, 00:25:41.998 --> 00:25:44.125 I've cooked 50 of those things in a hut. 00:25:44.209 --> 00:25:45.293 It doesn't look cooked. 00:25:45.376 --> 00:25:46.669 I think it is. No! 00:25:46.753 --> 00:25:48.296 No, you don't think so? Look inside. 00:25:48.379 --> 00:25:49.881 You don't think so? I think it is. 00:25:49.964 --> 00:25:53.343 You see? Just, yeah. It's gonna be nice. 00:25:53.426 --> 00:25:54.511 You gonna serve it pink? 00:25:54.594 --> 00:25:55.720 You lift that up there. It's not coming off the bone. 00:25:55.803 --> 00:25:57.472 Yeah, no, it is. Oh! 00:25:57.555 --> 00:25:58.348 Oh, it's gonna be good. 00:25:58.431 --> 00:25:59.474 Oh, two more minutes on there. 00:25:59.557 --> 00:26:00.308 You think so? Yeah. Oh, yeah! 00:26:00.391 --> 00:26:02.185 OK. OK, I'll give you two more minutes. 00:26:02.268 --> 00:26:03.728 You're trying to ruin my fish, are you? 00:26:03.811 --> 00:26:06.272 No, no, no, no! 90 seconds more. 00:26:06.356 --> 00:26:07.857 Remember that if you win that vote. 00:26:07.941 --> 00:26:08.983 Remember. 00:26:09.067 --> 00:26:12.403 Yeah, yeah. OK, here's mine. 00:26:12.487 --> 00:26:13.488 I just need to do this. 00:26:13.571 --> 00:26:16.074 Oh shit hell! 00:26:16.157 --> 00:26:17.867 Now my heads fallen off. 00:26:17.951 --> 00:26:19.536 What is happening to my fish today? 00:26:19.619 --> 00:26:21.079 Jesus Christ! 00:26:21.162 --> 00:26:22.830 Was that the head? Honestly! Yes! 00:26:22.914 --> 00:26:25.083 Oh, no! 00:26:26.876 --> 00:26:30.630 Now, this fish is gonna literally need 90 seconds each side. 00:26:36.010 --> 00:26:37.887 Hey, I'm competitive, OK? 00:26:37.971 --> 00:26:40.223 I know you are. I know you are. 00:26:40.306 --> 00:26:42.267 I mean, don't get too relaxed about that teamwork thing though. 00:26:42.350 --> 00:26:43.560 I'm still gonna kick your *. 00:26:43.643 --> 00:26:44.435 Yeah? 00:26:45.812 --> 00:26:46.813 Right, can I start plating now? 00:26:46.896 --> 00:26:47.897 Yeah, sure. You should. 00:26:47.981 --> 00:26:48.731 Are you sure? 00:26:48.815 --> 00:26:50.149 Yeah, I'm, like, I'm ready to go. 00:26:50.233 --> 00:26:51.401 You said that half-an-hour ago. 00:26:51.484 --> 00:26:54.946 RTG. Oh! Oh, looks good, huh? 00:26:55.029 --> 00:26:57.240 That fish smells incredible. 00:26:57.323 --> 00:26:59.033 Yeah. That looks very, very nice. 00:26:59.117 --> 00:27:00.410 Huh? 00:27:00.493 --> 00:27:01.786 Second time round, I hope so. 00:27:01.869 --> 00:27:03.454 Yeah, we're keeping these guests waiting though. 00:27:03.538 --> 00:27:07.709 Yes, well, you sent me foraging, huh? 00:27:07.792 --> 00:27:10.044 OK, I'll need two minutes now. 00:27:10.128 --> 00:27:11.546 Two minutes? 00:27:11.629 --> 00:27:13.339 And you? Yes. Yep. 00:27:13.423 --> 00:27:15.425 And you? I'm ready. 00:27:15.508 --> 00:27:17.510 Seriously? Yep. 00:27:20.555 --> 00:27:21.973 Kim, seriously, are you nervous? 00:27:22.056 --> 00:27:22.974 Me? 00:27:23.057 --> 00:27:25.476 'Cause I could do with a new chef in my kitchen. 00:27:28.187 --> 00:27:29.981 Oh, man, this is beautiful. 00:27:30.064 --> 00:27:32.191 Just come over in a minute and have a look at this 00:27:32.275 --> 00:27:33.026 Yeah? 00:27:33.109 --> 00:27:33.943 Just savor this moment. 00:27:34.027 --> 00:27:35.612 Savor this moment. Stand there. 00:27:35.695 --> 00:27:36.946 Pretend you cooked that. 00:27:37.030 --> 00:27:39.157 Are you? I thought you were gonna say that. 00:27:39.240 --> 00:27:41.868 Oh, yeah! 00:27:41.951 --> 00:27:43.745 Come on, man! That looks incredible! 00:27:43.828 --> 00:27:44.912 Yeah, it looks good! It looks tasty. 00:27:44.996 --> 00:27:45.872 Are you ready? 00:27:45.955 --> 00:27:47.373 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:27:53.171 --> 00:27:54.756 GORDON It's time to serve up our feast to all 00:27:54.839 --> 00:27:56.883 the people I've met this week in Finland, 00:27:56.966 --> 00:28:02.597 but will my dishes impress the judges enough to beat Kim at his own game? 00:28:02.680 --> 00:28:04.807 Now that smells incredible. 00:28:04.891 --> 00:28:07.226 There we are. Amazing! 00:28:07.310 --> 00:28:09.646 Let's get one thing clear, there's nothing from Sweden over here, OK? 00:28:09.729 --> 00:28:11.481 Great, Thank you! 00:28:11.564 --> 00:28:12.940 It's important. 00:28:13.024 --> 00:28:15.693 I'd like to start off with the most amazing whitefish 00:28:15.777 --> 00:28:17.528 from these rapids. 00:28:17.612 --> 00:28:19.656 So, that's been cooked over the grill with a little bit o' tar, 00:28:19.739 --> 00:28:23.826 served with a sort of Finnish potato salad. 00:28:23.910 --> 00:28:25.453 Next to that, we've got the reindeer, 00:28:25.536 --> 00:28:27.121 which is done with a little gastrique, 00:28:27.205 --> 00:28:28.831 almost like a sweet and sour, from the local berries, 00:28:28.915 --> 00:28:31.751 and then, of course, these beautiful wild mushrooms, 00:28:31.834 --> 00:28:33.586 chanterelle, from the forest. 00:28:33.670 --> 00:28:36.381 I've finished them with pickled mushrooms, 00:28:36.464 --> 00:28:38.424 as well, and lots of fresh thyme. 00:28:38.508 --> 00:28:40.051 I've the same kinda fish. 00:28:40.134 --> 00:28:43.012 I cooked it over coals, stuffed it with onions and a 00:28:43.096 --> 00:28:47.767 little bit o' limes, and I made a paste out of ants and tar. 00:28:47.850 --> 00:28:49.852 So the ant's piss meets the tar's piss. 00:28:53.898 --> 00:28:57.193 Little bit of potato flatbread, 00:28:57.276 --> 00:29:00.405 herring caviar and a reindeer stew. 00:29:00.488 --> 00:29:02.907 I'm sorry, this is not a chef's pissing contest, 00:29:02.990 --> 00:29:03.741 by the way. 00:29:04.867 --> 00:29:05.785 Please enjoy. 00:29:09.706 --> 00:29:10.331 Yeah, 00:29:11.124 --> 00:29:12.125 Thank you, Gordon and Kim! 00:29:12.208 --> 00:29:14.669 So we may start? 00:29:20.133 --> 00:29:21.175 Now, they're digging in. 00:29:21.259 --> 00:29:22.051 Yeah. 00:29:22.135 --> 00:29:23.344 Is this a traditional way of eating, 00:29:23.428 --> 00:29:25.054 where they don't talk much, or are they just? 00:29:25.138 --> 00:29:27.598 That's when you know the food is good though. 00:29:27.682 --> 00:29:29.767 Right. Interesting taste this. 00:29:29.851 --> 00:29:31.978 Yeah, we have this saying in Finnish that if 00:29:32.061 --> 00:29:34.939 something is really good, you can't speak. 00:29:36.315 --> 00:29:37.650 Our reindeer dishes. 00:29:37.734 --> 00:29:39.068 I mean, you've gone for that beautiful stew. 00:29:39.152 --> 00:29:40.403 I think your reindeer was amazing, 00:29:40.486 --> 00:29:41.946 and I think the stew, it's a stew, 00:29:42.029 --> 00:29:43.114 it's a very classic thing. 00:29:43.197 --> 00:29:43.948 Right. 00:29:44.031 --> 00:29:45.408 Like, I think the fish is gonna be the decisive factor 00:29:45.491 --> 00:29:46.284 today, I think so. 00:29:46.367 --> 00:29:47.410 Yeah. 00:29:47.493 --> 00:29:51.372 Comparing these ones, I like a little bit better this one. 00:29:51.456 --> 00:29:52.373 Yeah. Yeah. 00:29:52.457 --> 00:29:53.666 It's more. It's actually more. 00:29:53.750 --> 00:29:54.959 Unique. More. Yeah. 00:29:55.042 --> 00:29:56.127 Clearer or something more unique. 00:29:56.210 --> 00:29:57.503 This is quite unique. It's unique. 00:29:57.587 --> 00:29:58.504 Yeah, it's unique, yeah. That's true. 00:29:58.588 --> 00:30:00.173 I must agree with Jacob. 00:30:00.256 --> 00:30:02.425 Like you said, this is more traditional way. 00:30:02.508 --> 00:30:03.801 Yeah. Yeah. 00:30:03.885 --> 00:30:04.677 It looks like they've finished. 00:30:04.761 --> 00:30:05.720 Are you ready? 00:30:05.803 --> 00:30:06.888 I'm. Yeah. I don't know. 00:30:07.889 --> 00:30:09.307 Got your tissues ready? 00:30:10.767 --> 00:30:11.976 First of all, you look very happy. 00:30:12.059 --> 00:30:12.810 Yeah. 00:30:12.894 --> 00:30:13.770 We are. 00:30:13.853 --> 00:30:15.229 And I'm sorry there's no alcohol. 00:30:15.313 --> 00:30:17.982 Yeah, well, no, no, no, no, no, no! 00:30:19.317 --> 00:30:21.652 Ah, there you go! There you go! 00:30:21.736 --> 00:30:24.030 Always! Always, always, always. 00:30:24.113 --> 00:30:25.990 GORDON I'm grateful to Ilpo for loosening 00:30:26.073 --> 00:30:28.659 the judging panel with his tar vodka. 00:30:28.743 --> 00:30:30.578 Now, how was lunch? 00:30:30.661 --> 00:30:32.622 It was very tasteful. 00:30:32.705 --> 00:30:34.749 Let's start with the stew and the reindeer. 00:30:34.832 --> 00:30:37.710 They are both very, very good. 00:30:37.794 --> 00:30:39.796 Right. 00:30:39.879 --> 00:30:43.382 In my opinion, I really liked, you know, 00:30:43.466 --> 00:30:47.094 the way the potato mash and the reindeer stew, 00:30:47.178 --> 00:30:48.971 it mixes really well. 00:30:49.055 --> 00:30:52.350 It had a nice taste, and nothing overpowering. 00:30:52.433 --> 00:30:56.479 And the fillet, maybe I got pieces that weren't that 00:30:56.562 --> 00:30:58.356 well-seasoned, so I. 00:30:58.439 --> 00:30:59.273 Right. Touch more seasoning. 00:30:59.357 --> 00:31:00.650 Some more taste on it. 00:31:00.733 --> 00:31:02.693 I prefer this. Fillet. 00:31:02.777 --> 00:31:05.363 Fillet, actually. It was tasteful fillet. 00:31:05.446 --> 00:31:07.240 One-all. Right! 00:31:07.323 --> 00:31:09.033 GORDON With that split decision on the reindeer, 00:31:09.116 --> 00:31:10.785 it's a close contest. 00:31:10.868 --> 00:31:13.579 Now, the whitefish. 00:31:13.663 --> 00:31:15.456 Two completely different styles. 00:31:15.540 --> 00:31:19.335 One was stuffed, one was cooked skin side down. 00:31:19.418 --> 00:31:23.756 Actually, we came in conclusion that both are 00:31:23.840 --> 00:31:26.008 very good and tasteful. 00:31:26.092 --> 00:31:31.097 Even they are not as good as we do the traditional way, but. 00:31:31.180 --> 00:31:32.932 So they won. So they won, we lost. 00:31:33.015 --> 00:31:35.977 They know how to cook fish properly. 00:31:36.060 --> 00:31:38.187 Me and Kimmo was saying that this... 00:31:38.271 --> 00:31:40.189 ...traditional looking thing is quite good. 00:31:40.273 --> 00:31:43.943 But, when we have votes in the group... 00:31:44.026 --> 00:31:45.945 ...this was the better dish. 00:31:48.030 --> 00:31:50.741 What I'm gathering, they're saying that my food 00:31:50.825 --> 00:31:51.993 was better than yours though. 00:31:52.076 --> 00:31:54.161 Well, first of all, the reindeer was a draw, 00:31:54.245 --> 00:31:56.706 and then the general consensus across the table with the fish is that. 00:31:56.789 --> 00:31:58.291 No, no, that said that the home one was better though. 00:31:58.374 --> 00:31:59.250 No. 00:31:59.333 --> 00:32:00.751 The two men said that it was better, 00:32:00.835 --> 00:32:02.295 and the table preferred the flatfish. 00:32:02.378 --> 00:32:03.337 What? What are you talking about? 00:32:03.421 --> 00:32:04.380 No, no! 00:32:04.463 --> 00:32:05.298 I'm not. 00:32:05.381 --> 00:32:06.340 Do I have to send you to Sweden? 00:32:07.300 --> 00:32:08.634 Is it fair to say it's a draw then? 00:32:08.718 --> 00:32:10.052 Yeah. It is. 00:32:10.136 --> 00:32:11.637 Today's not about winning. 00:32:11.721 --> 00:32:12.680 What do you mean? 00:32:12.763 --> 00:32:14.932 You've been, like, setting this up all week that you need to, you know. 00:32:15.016 --> 00:32:16.684 I've been, like, taking this all seriously. 00:32:17.852 --> 00:32:19.478 It's been an amazing week. 00:32:19.562 --> 00:32:21.439 I couldn't have done it without this one, trust me. 00:32:21.522 --> 00:32:23.900 So, I'm gonna take that as a draw. 00:32:23.983 --> 00:32:24.984 Are you happy with that? 00:32:25.067 --> 00:32:26.068 Yeah, I'm very happy with that. 00:32:26.152 --> 00:32:27.028 That means we have to do it again. 00:32:27.111 --> 00:32:28.487 Yeah, exactly. Maybe I'll come to England? 00:32:28.571 --> 00:32:30.990 There you go. An extraordinary experience. 00:32:31.073 --> 00:32:32.116 Chef. 00:32:32.199 --> 00:32:33.826 Ah, thank you very much! Well done buddy. 00:32:33.910 --> 00:32:35.161 And good luck with that second star. 00:32:35.244 --> 00:32:36.746 Thank you very much. It's coming soon. 00:32:36.829 --> 00:32:38.205 Hopefully. OK? Take care, bud. 00:32:38.289 --> 00:32:39.415 Bye! Thank you very much! 00:32:39.498 --> 00:32:41.375 Thank you! God bless! 00:32:41.459 --> 00:32:43.711 I've learned so much this week about those incredible 00:32:43.794 --> 00:32:46.047 ingredients on offer from the swamplands, 00:32:46.130 --> 00:32:48.151 extracted and tasted tar, 00:32:48.735 --> 00:32:51.696 foraged in the most amazing swamps, 00:32:52.516 --> 00:32:55.644 But the most important thing for me is I've actually 00:32:55.727 --> 00:33:00.065 unearthed the secrets of true Finnish summer cuisine, 00:33:00.149 --> 00:33:03.444 and now on to my next adventure.