Finnish
traditional food
Here in Finland, we have different traditional foods,
in different areas. We divided Finland into four different parts of this food
demonstration.
In southern Finland, there are many traditional foods
there. Here are a couple examples of those foods:
Mustamakkara = Black sausage is made of blood and
groat.
Ohraryynipuuro is porridge what is made of barley.
Sienisalaatti = Mushroomsalad
Perunalimppu = Potato bread
Mämmi is like pudding, but it’s sturdier. The color of
the mämmi is black. Usually this food is eating in Easter.
Runebergin tortut = Runeberg tarts. The name of the
tarts comes from a Finnish writer, called Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
Marjapiirakka = Berry Pie. Here is a recipe;
2 eggs
1,5 dl sugar
2 ts vanilla sugar
3 dl wheat flour
1,5 ts baking powder
150 g butter
1 dl milk or fruit juice
Berries on top
What to do?
Whisk eggs and sugar into a foamy mixture. Add wheat flour,
baking powder and vanilla sugar. Then add milk or fruit juice and butter. Put
dough into a cake tin and sprinkle berries that you want, on top. I usually
put there blueberries, raspberries and strawberries. Bake in the oven, at 200 °
C, 25-30 minutes.
Finnish traditional food in western Finland. And
again a couple of examples.
Muikkusoppa = Vendace soup, traditional soup, which is
made of potatoes, spices, dill, butter or cream and vendaces, of course.
Lapskoussi is a
“jumble” and made of cooked beef and potatoes.
Klimppisoppa = dumpling soup
Leipäjuusto = cheese bread
Lohilaatikko = salmon casserole
Finnish traditional food in eastern Finland :
Blinit = Blinis come from Russia. They are thin,
salty, pancakes. Usually with these we eat caviar and sour cream and chopped
onion.
Karjalanpaisti = Karelian stew is chopped meat, onion
blocks, water and spices. Spices are salt, pepper and bey leafs. Sometimes we
also use root vegetables like carrot and potatoes.
Karjalanpiirakka = Karelian pastries are pies, which
have a thin rye crust. Inside of that crust is rice porridge.
Mustikkakukko is like blueberry pie
.
Kalakukko = Fish pie. This “pie” has a crusty, rye
crust and inside of that crust there is fish, of course.
Muurinpohjaletut = Pan cakes. We use with these
usually cream, sugar and jelly.
Perunalaatikko = Potato casserole. In the east you can eat
this every time of the year. Elsewhere in Finland we usually eat this at Christmas.
Marjapuuro = Berry pudding
Fourth and the last part of this demonstration is
northern Finland. You probably know this part of Finland as Santa Claus's home and of Lapland.
Poronkäristys = Sautéed reindeer. Eat this with
lingonberry jam and mashed potatoes.
Lakkahillo = Cloudberry jam
Made by: Sanni and Ina
