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Finland

Rye, fish, and forest flavours: hearty pies, creamy salmon soup, and coffee with pulla. That is the short version of what Finland cooks. Look for Karelian pasty (thin rye crust holding rice porridge, topped with egg butter), Lohikeitto (creamy salmon-potato soup with leeks and dill) and Rye bread (dense sour rye rings, Finland’s daily bread). Thin rye crust around rice or barley porridge, from Karelia; it spread across Finland with over four hundred thousand evacuees and won PGI protection in 2003. This atlas has 36 Finland dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

36 dishes.

GlögiGlögiHot spiced wine or blackcurrant drink with raisins and almondsGrillimakkaraGrillimakkaraPlump sausages grilled at the summer cottage, with mustard.HapankaaliHapankaaliSalt-fermented cabbage stewed with pork through the winterHernekeittoHernekeittoThursday pea soup with ham, oven pancake after.JaloviinaJaloviinaCut brandy blending grain spirit with grape brandy, a Finnish standardJoulutorttuJoulutorttuPuff pastry star filled with prune jam and dusted with icing sugarKalakukkoKalakukkoLoaf of rye bread baked around fish and pork.Karelian pastyKarelian pastyThin rye crust holding rice porridge, topped with egg butter.KarjalanpaistiKarjalanpaistiPork, beef and lamb slow-baked with allspice and root vegetables.KorvapuustiKorvapuustiButter-cardamom cinnamon buns named 'slapped ears'.KoskenkorvaKoskenkorvaClear barley spirit drunk ice cold or mixed with juice.KotikaljaKotikaljaLightly fermented rye small beer drunk at table with foodLakkaLakkaSweet amber cloudberry liqueur poured over ice cream or sipped after dinner.LeipäjuustoLeipäjuustoSqueaky grilled 'bread cheese' with cloudberry jam.LihapiirakkaLihapiirakkaDeep-fried rice and minced meat pasty, dressed with mustard and sausageLohikeittoLohikeittoCreamy salmon-potato soup with leeks and dill.LonkeroLonkeroLong drink of gin and grapefruit soda, sold ready-mixed in cans.MakaronilaatikkoMakaronilaatikkoHomey macaroni-beef casserole bound with egg milk.MämmiMämmiSlow-baked malted rye Easter porridge with cream, sugar.MunkkiMunkkiSugared cardamom doughnut sold at fairs and drunk with simaMustamakkaraMustamakkaraGrilled blood sausage eaten with lingonberry jam and milk.MustikkapiirakkaMustikkapiirakkaBilberry pie eaten with cold milk or vanilla sauce.PiimäPiimäCultured buttermilk drunk cold with rye bread and potatoesPorilainenPorilainenThick slice of grilled sausage in bread with onion and saucesPoronkäristysPoronkäristysReindeer sautéed in butter, over mash with lingonberries.Runeberg torteRuneberg torteAlmond and rum cylinder cake topped with raspberry jam and icing.Rye breadRye breadDark sour rye loaf, the revered daily staple.SahtiSahtiCloudy unhopped farmhouse ale flavoured with juniper, sweet and banana-like.SalmiakkiSalmiakkiBeloved salty-liquorice candy, an acquired taste.Salmiakki KoskenkorvaSalmiakki KoskenkorvaJet-black vodka infused with salty liquorice, drunk ice coldSilakkaSilakkaSmall Baltic herring floured, fried and eaten whole with mashed potato.SimaSimaHome-brewed lemon mead with raisins for May Day.SuolakurkkuSuolakurkkuCucumbers salted in brine with dill and blackcurrant leaf, sour not sweetTippaleipäTippaleipäNest of batter trickled into hot fat and dusted with sugarViiliViiliRopy, mildly sour fermented milk eaten with cinnamon and sugar.VispipuuroVispipuuroSemolina whipped with lingonberry until pink and airy, served with milk.

  • Glögi

    Hot spiced wine or blackcurrant drink with raisins and almonds. Ready in 10 min prep and 30 min cooking. 6…

  • Grillimakkara

    Plump sausages grilled at the summer cottage, with mustard. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Serves 4.…

  • Hapankaali

    Salt-fermented cabbage stewed with pork through the winter. Ready in 40 min prep and 2 hours cooking. Fills a 5-litre…

  • Hernekeitto

    Thursday pea soup with ham, oven pancake after. Ready in 10 min prep and 2 hr cooking. 6 servings. A…

  • Jaloviina

    Cut brandy blending grain spirit with grape brandy, a Finnish standard. A wine & spirit recipe from Finland.

  • Joulutorttu

    Puff pastry star filled with prune jam and dusted with icing sugar. Ready in 30 min prep and 20 min…

  • Kalakukko

    Loaf of rye bread baked around fish and pork. Ready in 45 min prep and 5 hr cooking. 1 large…

  • Karjalanpaisti

    Pork, beef and lamb slow-baked with allspice and root vegetables. Ready in 20 min prep and 3 hr 30 min…

  • Kotikalja

    Lightly fermented rye small beer drunk at table with food. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 2 days fermenting cooking.…

  • Koskenkorva

    Clear barley spirit drunk ice cold or mixed with juice. A wine & spirit recipe from Finland.