I know I've written about gl�gi before...way back in 2011 apparently!
But I thought it needed a bit of an update!
Gl�gi (or as Wikipedia calls it: "mulled wine" but doesn't contain alcohol unless you add to it) is available in the fall for the Christmas season and is typically a burgundy colour (unless you get the light-coloured version in the gold/mustard yellow coloured container) and is served warm.
I'm one of those weird people that likes to drink it cold.
Thankfully, I have met 1 Finnish person who also enjoys it cold - and I'm not sure if it's out of lack of patience (or straight up laziness) to drink it cold - or because it's like a juice and really, when it comes down to it, you just want a drink! (She's my Finnish teacher actually!)
It turns out her family and friends think she's strange too...
Right, so gl�gi is traditionally served warm and with almonds and raisins that you can stir in (spices are available too)...and I remember the first time I had gl�gi at a friend's home...I started to nibble on the raisins and almonds, as they were in a little dish in the center of the table - and my friend thought I was odd. I couldn't figure out why she was looking at me strangely, until she dropped a spoon of raisins and almonds into her mug of steaming gl�gi...
For our Christmas dinner, I offered to heat up gl�gi and one of my guests said thanks but no thanks. Which is totally fine with me - but he explained quickly that he was at a party a few years ago (a work Christmas party I think) and someone had the brilliant idea to heat the gl�gi in an electric water kettle (you know - to boil water for tea)...
Well, sign one that was a bad idea? Everyone was pacing themselves and rushing to the bathroom to vomit.
Once it became very obvious that everyone was feeling under the weather, someone called the poison control center and they said that yep, everyone's poisoned but nobody's going to die.
"As long as everyone has vomited from drinking the heated gl�gi - that's a good sign. Then you'll have diarrhea for a few days afterward," were the wise words of the poison control officer.
Great way to party!
Well, my husband and I were stunned and promised our guests we only planned to heat it on the stove in a pot - as per the only way we've seen it done...but the thought of gl�gi still made our friend's tummy do somersaults apparently.
After posting this on Facebook, a few people were surprised by the silliness of the idea - I mean, have you ever tried boiling anything other than water in a water kettle?
Someone suggested it was copper poisoning and someone else suggested a microwave if you're only heating a mug at a time.
So may this be a lesson to you - drink gl�gi cold or drink it warmed from the stove or microwave!
Have a great New Year!
But I thought it needed a bit of an update!
Gl�gi (or as Wikipedia calls it: "mulled wine" but doesn't contain alcohol unless you add to it) is available in the fall for the Christmas season and is typically a burgundy colour (unless you get the light-coloured version in the gold/mustard yellow coloured container) and is served warm.
I'm one of those weird people that likes to drink it cold.
Thankfully, I have met 1 Finnish person who also enjoys it cold - and I'm not sure if it's out of lack of patience (or straight up laziness) to drink it cold - or because it's like a juice and really, when it comes down to it, you just want a drink! (She's my Finnish teacher actually!)
It turns out her family and friends think she's strange too...
Right, so gl�gi is traditionally served warm and with almonds and raisins that you can stir in (spices are available too)...and I remember the first time I had gl�gi at a friend's home...I started to nibble on the raisins and almonds, as they were in a little dish in the center of the table - and my friend thought I was odd. I couldn't figure out why she was looking at me strangely, until she dropped a spoon of raisins and almonds into her mug of steaming gl�gi...
For our Christmas dinner, I offered to heat up gl�gi and one of my guests said thanks but no thanks. Which is totally fine with me - but he explained quickly that he was at a party a few years ago (a work Christmas party I think) and someone had the brilliant idea to heat the gl�gi in an electric water kettle (you know - to boil water for tea)...
Well, sign one that was a bad idea? Everyone was pacing themselves and rushing to the bathroom to vomit.
Once it became very obvious that everyone was feeling under the weather, someone called the poison control center and they said that yep, everyone's poisoned but nobody's going to die.
"As long as everyone has vomited from drinking the heated gl�gi - that's a good sign. Then you'll have diarrhea for a few days afterward," were the wise words of the poison control officer.
Great way to party!
Well, my husband and I were stunned and promised our guests we only planned to heat it on the stove in a pot - as per the only way we've seen it done...but the thought of gl�gi still made our friend's tummy do somersaults apparently.
After posting this on Facebook, a few people were surprised by the silliness of the idea - I mean, have you ever tried boiling anything other than water in a water kettle?
Someone suggested it was copper poisoning and someone else suggested a microwave if you're only heating a mug at a time.
So may this be a lesson to you - drink gl�gi cold or drink it warmed from the stove or microwave!
Have a great New Year!
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