Finland certainly has one of the most unusual-looking specialties when it comes to Scandinavian desserts. The Finns often like to use their traditional Easter delight known as Mämmi as a joke played on visiting foreigners. This is due to it’s strong resemblance to…well, you can decide for yourself from the photo!
Despite its unique appearance, the Finnish dessert Mämmi, is incredibly delicious, we assure you. It is made from water, rye flour, and powdered rye milk, and then seasoned with dark molasses, salted, and dried. It is usually served with a large helping of vanilla ice cream (yum!) or spread over bread. It was originally preferred during lent for its laxative abilities as this was useful during the process of purging and purification. However, its popularity has ensured that it is now ensured year round.
There are many different ways of making Mämmi, but no worries because there are many different cities in Finland for you to try it in. Travel to Rovaniemi, Porvoo, Tampere, Turku, Savonlinna, and of course, the glittering capital of Helsinki to sample all the unique options. Traditionally, Mämmi is baked in a slow oven in cardboard boxes that are made to look like birch bark baskets. The preparation takes several hours, including a chilling process of approximately 3-4 days, but it is definitely worth the wait!
If you are interested in a recipe for Mämmi, please click here:
Works Cited:
http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=26050#oven
We invite you to learn more about Finland travel as well as Scandinvian travel by visiting our pages dedicated to Iceland tours and Iceland travel; Norway tours, Norway travel and a Norwegian coastal voyage (also known as Hurtigruten); St. Petersburg travel and Sweden travel.
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Despite its unique appearance, the Finnish dessert Mämmi, is incredibly delicious, we assure you. It is made from water, rye flour, and powdered rye milk, and then seasoned with dark molasses, salted, and dried. It is usually served with a large helping of vanilla ice cream (yum!) or spread over bread. It was originally preferred during lent for its laxative abilities as this was useful during the process of purging and purification. However, its popularity has ensured that it is now ensured year round.
There are many different ways of making Mämmi, but no worries because there are many different cities in Finland for you to try it in. Travel to Rovaniemi, Porvoo, Tampere, Turku, Savonlinna, and of course, the glittering capital of Helsinki to sample all the unique options. Traditionally, Mämmi is baked in a slow oven in cardboard boxes that are made to look like birch bark baskets. The preparation takes several hours, including a chilling process of approximately 3-4 days, but it is definitely worth the wait!
If you are interested in a recipe for Mämmi, please click here:
Works Cited:
http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=26050#oven
We invite you to learn more about Finland travel as well as Scandinvian travel by visiting our pages dedicated to Iceland tours and Iceland travel; Norway tours, Norway travel and a Norwegian coastal voyage (also known as Hurtigruten); St. Petersburg travel and Sweden travel.
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