2nd Post of the Day :)

The Stove and Ravioli Story

It was my 1st day in Finland. I had only arrived about 2 hrs before my first grocery store outing (in Finland). I had bought several items to last me through the rest of the weekend, because the campus dining areas weren’t open yet. One of the items I bought will be discussed in this short story: Ravioli or in Suomi – Ravioleja. Ravioleja seemed like a good pick and would be easy to prepare. Thankfully the previous tenants had left some eating utensils, plates/bowls, cups, and cooking ware. I chose a small sized pot, opened the can of ravioleja, and poured it into that small pot.
As most people do, I proceed to place the pot on a small eye and turn the knob to about the 5 mark. I had a little something to do in the other room, so I left for a few minutes. As usual, those “few minutes” turned out to be a little bit longer than I expected. I rush back expecting the contents of the pot to be boiling and to have possibly burned on the bottom of the pot.
And did I seeeeee . . . the ravioleja looked exactly the same as I had left it!! I take the pot off the stove and slowly rest my hand on the eye. What did my skin feel? Why, it felt an eye that was cold as ice! Yes, astonishing. I proceed to check all the other eyes, and they too did not produce the much desired heat. Thus, I try the oven next . . . and to my amazement it worked!! YEA!!! Then I realize that pouring my ravioleja on to a flat pan wouldn’t produce the results I so desired. The proverbial light bulb went off in my head and . . . TA DA! I could put the pot in the oven, keep the door open, and wait patiently for my food to warm up (by the way there is no microwave; so that option was out of the question).
Thus, I spent part of my New Year’s Eve sitting in front of a stove waiting for my ravioleja to have a decently warm temperature. Finally my ravioleja was ready!! I felt like a real college student ;) The picture of this scene can be found below.