Finland
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Karelian Pasty (Karjalanpiirakka)
The Karelian pasty: a thin rye crust crimped by hand around creamy rice porridge, brushed with butter and eaten with egg butter — Finland's most protected treasure. Ingredients: rye flour, water, salt (crust); filling: s…
Lohikeitto (Salmon Soup)
Finland's creamy salmon soup: chunks of salmon, potatoes and leeks in a milky broth with dill — the bowl that defines Finnish comfort. Ingredients: salmon fillet, potatoes, leeks, carrots, butter, water or fish stock, mi…
Kalakukko
The fish loaf of Savo: vendace or perch and pork baked for hours inside a rye-dough coffin until the bones turn to butter — Finland's oldest convenience food. Ingredients: rye flour, water, salt (dough); filling: whole s…
Korvapuusti
Finland's 'slapped ear': a cinnamon-cardamom bun twisted into its signature ear shape, with pearl sugar on top — no coffee break is complete without one. Ingredients: flour, milk, butter, yeast, sugar, cardamom, salt; fi…
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