perjantai 25. joulukuuta 2009

FINNISH CHRISTMAS FOODS AND DRINKS


Finland

Christmas Chocolate Santa

Christmas smorgasbord from Finland, "Joulupöytä", (translated "Yule table"), a traditional display of Christmas food)[11] served at Christmas in Finland, similar to the Swedish smörgåsbord, including:

Other meat dishes could be:

  • Karelian hot pot, traditional meat stew originating from the region of KareliaKarjalanpaisti) (
  • reindeer (in northern Finland) (poro)
  • cold smoked salmon (kylmäsavulohi)

Desserts:

  • rice pudding or rice porridge topped with cinnamon, sugar and cold milk or with mixed fruit soup (riisipuuro)
  • gingerbread,[11] sometimes in the form of a gingerbread house or gingerbread manpiparkakut) (
  • chocolate (given as presents, eaten in-between meals, called suklaa)
  • prune jam pastries (Joulutortut)[11]
  • mixed fruit soup or prune soup (sekahedelmäkiisseli, luumukiisseli)

Drinks:

  • glogg or mulled wine (glögi)
  • Christmas beer (Jouluolut)
  • home beer (non-alcoholic beer-like drink) (kotikalja)
  • red wine (punaviini)
  • Marski's tipple (akvavit, vermouth and gin) (Marskin ryyppy)
  • milk (maito)
  • sour milk (often drunk by older people)
  • Coca-Cola (often drunk by children)
  • coffee (kahvi)

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