What is korvapuusti? Korvapuusti means “slap on the ears” in Finnish. Korvapuusti is a Finnish cinnamon roll shaped like slapped ears. They are sweet enriched dough scented with cardamom, filled with buttery cinnamon sugar, rolled up like cinnamon rolls, cut into triangle shapes, and pressed down in the middle to shape like it is. In…
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Mashed Potato and Minced Beef Casserole – Jauhelihaperunasoselaatikko
Jauhelihaperunasoselaatikko – fun Finnish word đ It means minced beef and mashed potato casserole. It’s not fancy, but it’s tasty. This was one of my favorite school lunches when I was still at school. This is an excellent way to use if you have leftover mashed potatoes. If I cook food with what I serve…
Finnish lingonberry mash – Puolukkasurvos
This is a wonderful Finnish recipe for storing lingonberries! We used to do this a lot when I was a kid. First to forest to pick berries up, then cleaning and washing them and last mashing all lingonberries and storing them in the jars. Lingonberries are available in Austria. In the fall, you see them…
Finnish Meatballs in Brown Sauce – Mummin perinteiset lihapullat ruskealla kastikkeella
Finns love meatballs! Every family has their own recipe, so it’s hard to say what is original. Swedes have adopted meatballs as their own traditional dish. Still, almost every culinary culture has its own version of meatballs â it has evolved over the years and in many different hands. The first recorded mention of the…
Finnish Porkbelly sauce – LĂ€skisoosi mummin tapaan
Finns are pork meat eaters. Be it Christmas ham, roast, or various pork sauces. LĂ€skisoosi, or pork belly sauce, was one of my Grandmothers’s best foods. Oh, and how picky she was when choosing the belly bits for her sauce in the market hall of Tampere by the butcher. I still remember those shopping trips…
Paprika Kinkkupiirakka – Finnish savory Paprika and Ham pie
I am going to our neighbor today for a birthday party. I asked what could I bring with me and paprika-ham pie was the wish. Piirakka means pie in Finnish, it does not matter if it is sweet or sour. I think this falls more into the category of quiche, but I will call it…
Finnish Carrot Rolls – Porkkana sĂ€mpylĂ€t
Like many of my recipes, I also learned this from my Grandmother. She baked very good carrot rolls. I went to her place after school very often for lunch. Home-baked carrot rolls were the standard thing on the table with other food. The recipe is straightforward, and you can vary it as much as you…
Finnish macaroni bake without milk and egg – Makaroonilaatikko lihaliemeen
In Finland, we have this comfort food called makaroonilaatikko. It can be made without meat and then served as a side dish, for example, meatball sauce or different meat sauces. The other version is with minced beef. This is the favorite of many kids and adults alike. It’s nothing like American mac and cheese, but…
Finnish Salmon and potato bake – Lohilaatikko
I am emptying my freezer, and I found a piece of salmon that I need to use away. Salmon bake or lohilaatikko, as we call this simple dish, is everyday food in Finland. Easy and fast to make. You can make it bake-ready already the previous day, and when you come home, just shove it…
Lindströms Patties from black beans – Kasvis Lindströmin pihvit
I love Lindström Steaks. I am trying to go more towards vegetarian foods, so I wanted to try this classic recipe to see how it would work as a vegetarian dish. Originally, Biff Ă la Lindström is a Swedish dish made from onion, potato, red beet, capers, and ground beef, which are made into patties…
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