Foods

Information on The Sami of Scandinavia & Russia

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, hangs reindeer and moose meat above a fire in his lavo (tent) to smoke it. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Two Sami reindeer herders relax in their hut after a days' work at their winter pastures. Lovozero, Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Lake Sami cooks some dried reindeer meat and coffee on his fire. Inari. Finland. 1996

Tourists enjoy a meal of reindeer meat in a Sami tent. Jukkasjarvi, Lapland, Sweden.

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, hangs reindeer and moose meat above a fire in his lavo (tent) to smoke it. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, builds a fire in his lavo (tent) to smoke reindeer and moose meat. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, builds a fire in his lavo (tent) to smoke reindeer and moose meat. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, hangs reindeer and moose meat above a fire in his lavo (tent) to smoke it. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder Nils Peder Gaup, cutting a piece of smoked moose meat to eat in a hut at his reindeers' winter pastures near Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder Nils Peter Gaup, cutting a piece of smoked moose meat to eat in a hut at his reindeers' winter pastures near Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder Nils Peder Gaup, eating a piece of smoked moose meat in a hut at his reindeers' winter pastures near Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

A catch of small grayling & Northern Pike lie in the bottom of a Sami fisherman's boat. Lovozero, Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

Sami girls buy food at the Laotian food stand at the Winter Market, Jokkmokk. Sweden.

Sami cook inside a smokey tent (lavvu) at the Jokkmokk Winter Market. Sweden

Sami Pahkakuppi, a birch wood bowl with a decorated handle, used for milking reindeer into. Finland.

Sami man drinks coffee from a wooden cup while inside a lavvu. Jukkasjarvi. Sweden. 2003

Lake Sami prepares coffee & meat over an open fire. Inari. Finland. 1996

Saami herder warms up by his stove after a day's work. Baddasjokha, Finnmark, Norway. 1990

Sami woman sells reindeer stew from a tent at Reindeer Races. Inari. Finland. 1996