Finland
36 dishes.
GlögiHot spiced wine or blackcurrant drink with raisins and almonds
GrillimakkaraPlump sausages grilled at the summer cottage, with mustard.fermented & pickledHapankaaliSalt-fermented cabbage stewed with pork through the winter
HernekeittoThursday pea soup with ham, oven pancake after.wine & spiritJaloviinaCut brandy blending grain spirit with grape brandy, a Finnish standard
JoulutorttuPuff pastry star filled with prune jam and dusted with icing sugar
KalakukkoLoaf of rye bread baked around fish and pork.
Karelian pastyThin rye crust holding rice porridge, topped with egg butter.
KarjalanpaistiPork, beef and lamb slow-baked with allspice and root vegetables.
KorvapuustiButter-cardamom cinnamon buns named 'slapped ears'.wine & spiritKoskenkorvaClear barley spirit drunk ice cold or mixed with juice.
KotikaljaLightly fermented rye small beer drunk at table with foodwine & spiritLakkaSweet amber cloudberry liqueur poured over ice cream or sipped after dinner.cheese & dairyLeipäjuustoSqueaky grilled 'bread cheese' with cloudberry jam.
LihapiirakkaDeep-fried rice and minced meat pasty, dressed with mustard and sausage
LohikeittoCreamy salmon-potato soup with leeks and dill.
LonkeroLong drink of gin and grapefruit soda, sold ready-mixed in cans.
MakaronilaatikkoHomey macaroni-beef casserole bound with egg milk.
MämmiSlow-baked malted rye Easter porridge with cream, sugar.
MunkkiSugared cardamom doughnut sold at fairs and drunk with sima
MustamakkaraGrilled blood sausage eaten with lingonberry jam and milk.
MustikkapiirakkaBilberry pie eaten with cold milk or vanilla sauce.cheese & dairyPiimäCultured buttermilk drunk cold with rye bread and potatoes
PorilainenThick slice of grilled sausage in bread with onion and sauces
PoronkäristysReindeer sautéed in butter, over mash with lingonberries.
Runeberg torteAlmond and rum cylinder cake topped with raspberry jam and icing.
Rye breadDark sour rye loaf, the revered daily staple.wine & spiritSahtiCloudy unhopped farmhouse ale flavoured with juniper, sweet and banana-like.
SalmiakkiBeloved salty-liquorice candy, an acquired taste.wine & spiritSalmiakki KoskenkorvaJet-black vodka infused with salty liquorice, drunk ice cold
SilakkaSmall Baltic herring floured, fried and eaten whole with mashed potato.
SimaHome-brewed lemon mead with raisins for May Day.fermented & pickledSuolakurkkuCucumbers salted in brine with dill and blackcurrant leaf, sour not sweet
TippaleipäNest of batter trickled into hot fat and dusted with sugarcheese & dairyViiliRopy, mildly sour fermented milk eaten with cinnamon and sugar.
VispipuuroSemolina 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…
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Grillimakkara
Plump sausages grilled at the summer cottage, with mustard. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Serves 4.…
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Hapankaali
Salt-fermented cabbage stewed with pork through the winter. A fermented & pickled recipe from Finland.
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Hernekeitto
Thursday pea soup with ham, oven pancake after. Ready in 10 min prep and 2 hr cooking. 6 servings. A…
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Joulutorttu
Puff pastry star filled with prune jam and dusted with icing sugar. Ready in 30 min prep and 20 min…
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Kalakukko
Loaf of rye bread baked around fish and pork. Ready in 45 min prep and 5 hr cooking. 1 large…
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Karjalanpaisti
Pork, beef and lamb slow-baked with allspice and root vegetables. Ready in 20 min prep and 3 hr 30 min…
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Kotikalja
Lightly fermented rye small beer drunk at table with food. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 2 days fermenting cooking.…