 The traditional way to serveKuuma 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 |
Kuuma koira is afast food dish created in the 1960s in theFinnish city ofNokia.[2] The termKuuma koira isFinnish for "Hot dog", but the ingredients differ so much thatKuuma koira is a completely different dish. The dish is not well known outside thePirkanmaa region, but Nokia holds an annual InternationalKuuma koira day in March to celebrate the cuisine.[3] Thousands ofKuuma koiras are eaten at the local grills on that date.[1]
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 createdKuuma 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, theMTV3 entertainment showEnnätystehdas had Mikko Salonen from Nokia eating four and a halfKuuma koiras in five minutes on a live broadcast, setting a new official record. Around the same time, the InternationalKuuma koira day was held for the first time. These events together propelled the cuisine to the knowledge of all Finns, further aided by the FinnishGrillit huurussa fast food program on theNelonen TV channel in 2016.[6]
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