“There is a specific food in Finland, for an amateur”

Ukraine men’s team captain Dmitry Pidruchny spoke about food at the foreign training ground in Vuokatti, Finland.

– Do you live in a hotel? Are there other national teams with you? Where and how do you eat?

– We live in a hotel, only our team lives on our floor, the main one, there is no one else. There is a separate entrance across the street. We do not contact anyone, we do not go to other floors. Therefore, we have no contact: neither with team B, nor with others.

Regarding nutrition, for the first 10 days we ate separately, they brought us food, and after 10 days in Vuokatti, after receiving negative coronavirus tests, we went to the dining room, but to a separate room. Two weeks have passed since we arrived here, and we are now allowed to go to the common room where all the athletes eat. But very few people go there, so it is quite convenient.

– Valya said she was not very happy with the way you eat. What can you say about this?

– The food is not problematic, it is quite specific, Finnish. Its gastronomy predominates here, a lot of fish. I will not say that it is bad, but specific, for an amateur. If I miss something, I go to a large supermarket, which is located not far from us, five hundred meters away, where I can buy everything I need. Also, everyone has a kitchen in their room, so if I need something, I can cook it myself without any problem. I have no problem with this, everything looks good on me.

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