Cultured Palate: Dishes from Finland
| June 14, 2017
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It seems unbelievable, but the Finnish consume more coffee than any other country in the world – an average of 12 kilograms per person per year! From the smallest town to the capital city of Helsinki, every area has their own coffee shop bursting with scrumptious pastry and cakes that compliment their caffeinated offerings. The most popular of these is pulla, a cardamom-spiced coffee cake that can be served in buns, or braided into a larger loaf and sliced.
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