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Joulupöytä



 
 
Joulupöytä (translated "Yule
Yule

Yule or Yule-tide is a List of winter festivals that was initially celebrated by the historical Germanic peoples as a Germanic paganism religious festival, though it was later absorbed into, and equated with, the Christianity festival of Christmas....
 table") is the name of the traditional food board served at Christmas
Christmas

Christmas , also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts Twelve Days of Christmas....
 in Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
, similar to the Swedish smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord

Sm?rg?sbord is a Swedish language word which refers to a type of Scandinavian meal served buffet-style with multiple dishes of various foods on a table....
. It contains many different dishes, most of them typical for the season. The main dish is usually a large Christmas ham, which is eaten with mustard or bread along with the other dishes. Fish is also served (often lutefisk
Lutefisk

Lutefisk is a traditional Recipe of the Nordic countries made from stockfish or Salt_cod and sodium hydroxide . Its name literally means "lye fish", because it is made using caustic lye soda derived from potash minerals....
 and gravlax
Gravlax

Gravlax or gravad lax , gravad laks , gravlaks , graavilohi , graflax is a Scandinavian dish consisting of raw salmon Curing in salt, sugar, and dill....
), and with the ham there are also so-called laatikkos, casseroles with liver and raisins or potatoes or rice and carrots.






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Joulupöytä (translated "Yule
Yule

Yule or Yule-tide is a List of winter festivals that was initially celebrated by the historical Germanic peoples as a Germanic paganism religious festival, though it was later absorbed into, and equated with, the Christianity festival of Christmas....
 table") is the name of the traditional food board served at Christmas
Christmas

Christmas , also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts Twelve Days of Christmas....
 in Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
, similar to the Swedish smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord

Sm?rg?sbord is a Swedish language word which refers to a type of Scandinavian meal served buffet-style with multiple dishes of various foods on a table....
. It contains many different dishes, most of them typical for the season. The main dish is usually a large Christmas ham, which is eaten with mustard or bread along with the other dishes. Fish is also served (often lutefisk
Lutefisk

Lutefisk is a traditional Recipe of the Nordic countries made from stockfish or Salt_cod and sodium hydroxide . Its name literally means "lye fish", because it is made using caustic lye soda derived from potash minerals....
 and gravlax
Gravlax

Gravlax or gravad lax , gravad laks , gravlaks , graavilohi , graflax is a Scandinavian dish consisting of raw salmon Curing in salt, sugar, and dill....
), and with the ham there are also so-called laatikkos, casseroles with liver and raisins or potatoes or rice and carrots. The traditional Christmas beverage is either alcoholic or non-alcoholic mulled wine
Mulled wine

Mulled wine, variations of which are popular around the world, is wine, usually red, combined with spices and typically served warm. In the old times, wine often went bad....
 (glögi in Finnish
Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by Finnish people outside of Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden....
).

The traditional dishes of joulupöytä contain:

  • Christmas ham
    Christmas ham

    A Christmas Ham or Yule Ham is a traditional dish associated with modern Christmas, Yule and Scandinavia Jul. The tradition is suggested to have begun amongst the Germanic peoples as a Bl?t to Freyr, a god in Germanic Paganism associated with Boar, harvest and fertility....
     with mustard
  • Turkey
  • Boiled potato
    Potato

    The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial plant Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family. The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well....
    es
  • Lutefisk
    Lutefisk

    Lutefisk is a traditional Recipe of the Nordic countries made from stockfish or Salt_cod and sodium hydroxide . Its name literally means "lye fish", because it is made using caustic lye soda derived from potash minerals....
     and white sauce
  • Freshly salted salmon, (Gravlax
    Gravlax

    Gravlax or gravad lax , gravad laks , gravlaks , graavilohi , graflax is a Scandinavian dish consisting of raw salmon Curing in salt, sugar, and dill....
    ), whitefish
    Whitefish

    Whitefish or white fish may refer to:In fishing terminology* Whitefish , a fisheries term referring to the flesh of many types of fish...
     and pikeperch
  • Potato casserole
    Casserole

    A casserole, from the French language for "saucepan," is a large, deep pot or dish used both in the oven and as a serving dish. The word casserole is also used for the food cooked and served in such a dish....
     (sweetened or not, depending on preference)
  • Carrot casserole
    Casserole

    A casserole, from the French language for "saucepan," is a large, deep pot or dish used both in the oven and as a serving dish. The word casserole is also used for the food cooked and served in such a dish....
  • Liver casserole
    Casserole

    A casserole, from the French language for "saucepan," is a large, deep pot or dish used both in the oven and as a serving dish. The word casserole is also used for the food cooked and served in such a dish....
  • Rutabaga casserole
    Casserole

    A casserole, from the French language for "saucepan," is a large, deep pot or dish used both in the oven and as a serving dish. The word casserole is also used for the food cooked and served in such a dish....
  • Rosolli (salad from boiled beetroots, carrots, potatoes, apples and pickled cucumber. If served with herring, it becomes sillisalaatti)
  • Pickled herring
    Herring

    Herring are small, oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, including the Baltic Sea....
     in various forms (tomato, mustard, matjes or onion sauces)
  • Mustard
  • Various sauce
    Sauce

    In cooking, a sauce is liquid or sometimes semi-solid food served on or used in preparing other foods. Sauces are not normally consumed by themselves; they add flavor, moisture, and visual appeal to another dish....
    s


Beverages most often served are:

  • Vodka
    Vodka

    Vodka is a distilled beverage. It is a clear liquid which consists of mostly water and ethanol purified by distillation ? often multiple distillation ? from a Fermentation substance, such as cereal , potatoes or sugar beet molasses, and an insignificant amount of other substances such as flavorings or unintended impurities....
     as appetizer
  • Glogg or mulled wine
    Mulled wine

    Mulled wine, variations of which are popular around the world, is wine, usually red, combined with spices and typically served warm. In the old times, wine often went bad....
     (after dinner, not during)
  • Beer
    Beer

    Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and Fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal?the most common of which is malted barley, although wheat, maize , and rice are widely used....
    , usually special Christmas brands. Most Finnish breweries have seasonal beers for Christmas.
  • Milk
    Milk

    Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals . It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborn mammals before they are able to digestion other types of food....
  • Wine
    Wine

    Wine is an alcoholic beverage often made of fermentation grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients....
     is untraditional, but it has grown in popularity nowadays


The usual desserts are:

  • Prune jam pastries
  • Gingerbread
    Gingerbread

    Gingerbread is a sweet that can take the form of a cake or a cookie in which the predominant flavors are ginger root and raw sugar....
  • Mixed fruit soup
  • Plum
    Plum

    A plum or gage is a drupe tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera in the shoots having a terminal bud and the side buds solitary , the flowers being grouped 1-5 together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one side, and a smooth stone....
     soup
  • Rice pudding
    Rice pudding

    Rice pudding is a dish made from rice mixed with water or milk and sometimes other ingredients. Different variants are used for either desserts or dinners....
     or rice porridge with cinnamon, sugar and cold milk or with mixed fruit soup
  • Ice cream
    Ice cream

    Ice cream or ice-cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, combined with fruits or other ingredients....
     with jam
  • Confectioneries
    Confectionery

    Confectionery is the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well....
     and other sweets
    SweetS

    is a Japanese idol group. Put together through auditions, the group debuted in 2003 on the avex trax Record label. Although the group met minor success, they disbanded after three years with the release of a final single in June 2006....
    , especially chocolate
    Chocolate

    Chocolate comprises a number of raw and processed foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical cacao tree.Chocolate has become one of the most popular flavors in the world....


Usually the rice porridge is served from a large, common kettle and an almond
Almond

The Almond is a species of tree of the genus Prunus, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae and native to the Middle East....
 has been hidden in it. The one who gets the almond gets his or her Christmas presents first or gets a wish. Sometimes rice porridge is served as breakfast.

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