Makkaraperunat Explained

(Finnish for "sausage potatoes") is a street food dish popular in Finland and elsewhere. The dish consists of french fries and slices of sausage, which can be deep-fried in fat[1] or fried in the oven[2] [3] and is served with condiments.

The amount of condiments in the dish and the quality of the dish depends on the particular street food kiosk. Condiments traditionally used in the dish include mustard, ketchup, onion, garlic, pickle relish and mayonnaise.[4]

In Jyväskylä, the dish is known as, short for ("taxi driver's special"),[5] in Rovaniemi as ("sausage delight") and in Kuopio as ("this and that").[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.kotikokki.net/reseptit/nayta/346354/Makkaraperunat/ Kotikokki: Makkaraperunat
  2. https://www.kotikokki.net/reseptit/nayta/36813/Makkaraperunat/ Kotikokki: Makkaraperunat
  3. https://www.k-ruoka.fi/reseptit/makkaraperunat K-Ruoka: Makkaraperunat
  4. https://hamppariblogi.wordpress.com/tag/nakkikioski/ Hamppariblogi
  5. Seppänen, Mika: Jyväskylä-ilmiö 1/6: Mikä ihmeen taksari?, Keskisuomalainen 5 October 2006. Accessed on 28 November 2017.
  6. https://www.bierstube.fi/ruoka/ Bierstube menu