When setting up a blind taste test (sokkotesti), you often need to compare samples:
| In the blind test, we have a blindfold and two samples. | Sokkotestissä meillä on silmäside ja kaksi näytettä. |
When asking someone to choose between exactly two options, Finnish uses the specific question word kumpi (which of the two). If there are three or more options, use mikä (what/which).
| Which sample is better, the first or the second? | Kumpi näyte on parempi, ensimmäinen vai toinen? |
Evaluating Flavors
You can pair kumpi directly with a noun, such as maku (flavor), or let it stand on its own as a pronoun.
| Which flavor pleases you more? | Kumpi maku miellyttää sinua enemmän? |
| Which of the two is too bitter, this coffee or that tea? | Kumpi on liian katkeraa, tämä kahvi vai tuo tee? |
Making Comparisons: "As ... As"
To state that two samples share the exact same quality—meaning one is "as [adjective] as" the other—Finnish uses the structure yhtä [adjective] kuin.
| This apple is as tart as that one. | Tämä omena on yhtä kirpeä kuin tuo. |
| Is this tart flavor as good as that sweet one? | Onko tämä kirpeä maku yhtä hyvä kuin tuo makea? |
The Jury's Verdict
When evaluating food, a jury (raati) looks at more than just taste; they also judge the texture (koostumus). You can combine these new nouns with kumpi to ask for final evaluations:
| Which texture is better, and why does it please the jury? | Kumpi koostumus on parempi, ja miksi se miellyttää raatia? |
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