Difficulty: It's literally just a sandwich
The Name:
Voi + leipä = butter + bread. Literally, butter bread but this has come to mean sandwich. So you know at least two of the ingredients now (and how Finns feel about butter)...
Ingredients
Voi (butter) Yup, that is a crucial ingredient in Finnish sandwiches, though margarine is much more common these days. I think it is used much in the same way that mayonnaise is in the US.
Leipä (bread), especially Ruisleipä (a dark, semi-hard rye bread that is really common here)
Common Toppings:
- tomaatti (tomato)
- kurkku (cucumber)
- silli (herring - usually cured in one of a bazillion different ways)
- avokado (avocado)
- juusto (cheese - Edam is probably the most common in Finland in general)
- kananmuna (egg - hardboiled)
Preparation (really, you need instructions for making a sandwich?)
- Butter/margarine each slice of bread (if you are feeling healthy you can forego this step, but it won't be authentic or nearly as delicious)
- Slice whatever you are putting on top
- Put it on top
- Leave the sandwich open-face. Good luck eating without making a mess...
Now that is a sandwich! |
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