Bilberries grow wild in Finnish forests, and people forage them for their own use every fall. In Finland, nature is both wild and free. The law allows anyone living in or visiting Finland the freedom to roam the countryside, forage, fish with a line and rod, and enjoy the recreational use of natural areasârespectfully, of…
Category: Finnish food
Lihakeitto – Finnish meat soup
My grandmother was an excellent cook. She didn’t cook fancy foods but those simple and honest home-cooked, traditional Finnish dishes. One of my favorites was her bone soup or meat soup. Pot-au-feu type of soup. Meat boiled in homemade meat stock so long that it starts to fall apart . Then, meat is removed from…
Moscow stew a la Mysi Lahtinen – Moskovan pata
Finnish food has been influenced by Swedish and Russian food heritage because Finland has been closely connected with both historically. Examples of Swedish influence are meatballs,semlor, or sandwich cakes. From Russia, examples include blinis, Karelian pies, or Stroganoff. One of my all-time favorites is Moscow Stew by Mysi Lahtinen. Inspiration for this beautiful stew is…
Finnish Bilberry Pie With Cardamom Cake Crust – Mustikkapiirakka kardemummalla
This is a straightforward and fast recipe from Finland for bilberries. You can also use blueberries. Cardamon in the cake crust makes this recipe unique. Cardamon and Bilberry work well together. for a round 26-28 cm pie dish 100 g of soft butter or margarine 1 dl of fine sugar 1 tsp of cardamom 2…
Finnish Meat Pierogi – Lihapiirakka
So many cultures have their own form of meat pies. Rutzas,pierogi, empanadas etc. This is the Finnish version of meat pierogis. Lihapiirakka is found in all small grills in Finland. Finding your way to the closest grilli after a night out in bars is common in Finland. Lihapiirakka is often the “fast food” chosen to…
Whipped Rhubarb Porridge and Cold Strawberry Kissel – Raparperivispipuuro ja Mansikkakiisseli
Hot summer days in Austria. I am more or less melting while working in the garden. Unfortunately, the heat does not melt off the accumulated winter fat đ Peonies are blooming so beautifully and kiwi is going crazy too. I got rhubarb from my friend again, and I wondered what I could do with it?…
Finnish Split Pea Soup in Crockpot – hernekeitto
As Finland was, until 1809, part of the Swedish realm, Sweden and Finland share many cultural traditions, including split pea soup (Swedis härtsoppa; Finnish hernekeitto ; Norwegian ertesuppe; Danish glue ĂŚrter). The soup is made of green peas in Finland, whereas in Sweden and Denmark, also yellow peas are used. Recipes vary also. In Finland,…
Rhubarb cheese cake – Raparperi juustokakku
Rhubarb season is in full swing, and last week, the first local Austrian strawberries came into the market. I had to do something yummy with both of them together. This is the result. My hubby and neighbor approved it. Summer welcome and all the beautiful flavors that go with it! Crust 300 g spelt flour…
Finnish Rye bread – hapatettu ruisleipä
Finland is well known for its dark sourdough rye bread. Finns are particularly crazy about 100% rye bread: it contains coarse rye flour, salt, and water. I got my mother dough from our Summerhouse neighbor in Finland. Old, wonderful lady, Sirkka gave it to me. As far as she knows, the starter is at least…
Grandmother’s Bilberry Pie – Mummin mustikkapiirakka
Bilberry season is in full swing in Finland, where we are on holiday. Forests are full of blue, big, and healthy berries to be picked. This year, there are so many of them that you just need to walk into the forest and pick! Picking wild berries from the forest is every man’s right in…
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