Local Dishes

1. karjalanpiirakka

   Karelian pasty — rye crust with rice porridge

2. munavoi

   Egg butter — spread for Karelian pasties

3. kalakukko

   Fish baked inside a rye loaf (Savonia)

4. lohikeitto

   Salmon soup

5. hernekeitto

   Pea and pork soup

6. pannukakku

   Thick oven-baked pancake

7. lihapullat

   Meatballs

8. poronkäristys

   Sautéed reindeer

9. mustamakkara

   Blood sausage (Tampere speciality)

10. leipäjuusto

    Squeaky baked fresh cheese

11. graavilohi

    Cured salmon (gravlax)

12. muikku

    Vendace — small lake fish, usually fried

13. kaalikääryleet

    Cabbage rolls

14. karjalanpaisti

    Karelian stew — several kinds of meat

15. maksalaatikko

    Liver and rice bake

16. lanttulaatikko

    Swede (rutabaga) bake — a Christmas dish

17. imelletty perunalaatikko

    Sweetened potato bake — a Christmas dish

18. lihapiirakka

    Deep-fried meat and rice pastry

19. ruisleipä

    Sourdough rye bread

20. saaristolaisleipä

    Archipelago bread — dark, sweet-and-sour loaf

21. rieska

    Unleavened flatbread

22. mämmi

    Mämmi — dark rye Easter dessert

23. korvapuusti

    Cinnamon bun

24. pulla

    Sweet cardamom bun

25. runebergintorttu

    Runeberg torte — a February pastry

26. laskiaispulla

    Shrovetide cream bun

27. mustikkapiirakka

    Blueberry pie

28. vispipuuro

    Whipped berry semolina pudding

29. viili

    Viili — stretchy soured milk

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