Finns love to cook outdoors in summer, but what is BBQ in Finnish?
When Finns barbecue or grill food, they call it “grillaaminen” or “grillaus”. Here are some words related to barbecuing and grilling in Finnish.
What is BBQ in Finnish?
- grilling = grillaus, grillaaminen
- barbecuing = grillaaminen, grillaus, barbecue-grillaus
- smoking = savustus
- barbecue (verb) = grillata
- charcoal grill = hiiligrilli
- gas grill = kaasugrilli
- electric grill = sähkögrilli
- wood = puu
- charcoal = puuhiili
- gas = kaasu
- fire = tuli
- open fire = avotuli
- heat = lämpö
- hot = kuuma
- smoke = savu
- food = ruoka
- meat = liha
- pork = possu, porsaanliha, sianliha
- beef = nauta, naudanliha
- chicken = kana
- fish = kala
- seafood = merenelävät
- vegetables = kasvikset
- grill skewers = grillivartaat
- spice = mauste
- marinade = marinadi
- sauce = kastike
- grilled = grillattu
- grilled food = grilliruoka