So, quite a while, I set up an alert for Hakkarainen. Most of the people with that name live in Finland and, as a result, most of the stories are in Finnish. Google Translate can help by providing a usable translation of the story (more on that in a moment).
Yesterday, this story shows up - 'Tis the Season for Ethical Treatment of Pigs. It turns out that there's been a quite a bit of trouble since a video showed the deplorable conditions on some Finnish pig farms. Google sent me the story because the reporter interviewed the manager at a Helsinki meat retailer, E. Hakkarainen. The butcher shop has been in business for nearly 100 years (history, in Finnish).
True to the nature of the web, a simple story about pigs who are treated badly before we eat them leads to following:
- Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sirkka-Liisa Anttila proposed that special farms for “happy pigs” could be established in Finland.
- The E. Hakkarainen site provides recipes for the preparation of various meats and meals. The recipes are in Finnish, so I go to Google Translate for assistance.
Google translates tongue ("A variety of meat, rarely served because it clearly crosses the line between a cut of beef and a piece of dead cow.") as language, leading to a recipe for boiled beef and tongue as
"Rinse the language of cold water first. Place the saucepan language and cold water to the extent that the language is covered."
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I love translation stories like that. Here's one of my favorites: In the early 1900's the US was exporting cars to Russia. In the "Care of your Model T Ford" booklet, it was recommended you wash your vehicle with Ivory soap. The translation: Elephant Tusk soap.
Happy Holidays!
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