Kuuma koira is a fast food dish created in the 1960s in the Finnish city of Nokia.[2] The term Kuuma koira is Finnish for "Hot dog", but the ingredients differ so much that Kuuma koira is a completely different dish. The dish is not well known outside the Pirkanmaa region, but Nokia holds an annual International Kuuma koira day in March to celebrate the cuisine.[3] Thousands of Kuuma koiras are eaten at the local grills on that date.[1]
 The traditional way to serve Kuuma koiras | |
| Alternative names | Kuumakoira[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Type | Fast food |
| Place of origin | Finland |
| Region or state | Nokia |
| Created by | Teodor Leppänen |
| Main ingredients | Jelly doughnut, sausage, mustard, ketchup, pickle relish, chopped onions |
Invention and rise to fame edit
The dish was conceived in the 1960s by Teodor Leppänen (1902–1978), a fast food grill owner from Nokia. The most well-known story about the invention says that he had been selling apple jelly doughnuts with coffee and steamed sausages. Combining the surplus ingredients to save some money, he created Kuuma koira.[4][5] In the following decades, other grill owners in the area copied the dish, and it became a staple in the local fast food scene. In the late 2000s, the MTV3 entertainment show Ennätystehdas had Mikko Salonen from Nokia eating four and a half Kuuma koiras in five minutes on a live broadcast, setting a new official record. Around the same time, the International Kuuma koira day was held for the first time. These events together propelled the cuisine to the knowledge of all Finns, further aided by the Finnish Grillit huurussa fast food program on the Nelonen TV channel in 2016.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Häkkilä, Kimmo (10 March 2018). "Koiraa haukkaava ei evästään purematta niele". Nokian Uutiset (in Finnish). Sanoma. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ a b Sirén, Anna (30 March 2013). "Munkin ja makkaran yhdistelmä on nokialaisten herkku". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Kansainvälinen Kuuma koira -päivä at Visit Nokia, Nokia". allevents.in. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019.
- ^ Nupponen, Sakari (18 January 2013). "Mitä meillä oli ennen hot wingsejä: Kuuma koira on nokialaisten nimikkoruoka". Tamperelainen (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Nokia Kuuma Koira". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Tampereen grilliherkku saa Sami Hedbergin ymmälleen: "Niin häiritsevä yhdistelmä"". www.aamulehti.fi (in Finnish). 17 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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