Lanttulaatikko or kålrotslåda (''swede casserole'') is a
swede (rutabaga) casserole that is a traditional
Christmas dish in
Finland
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. It is usually served with other casseroles at the
Christmas table as a side dish to ham, fish or other meats.
Traditional ''lanttulaatikko'' is made of boiled and mashed swede, sweetened and enriched with a mixture of bread crumbs, egg, cream,
treacle
Treacle () is any uncrystallised syrup made during the refining of sugar.Oxford Dictionary The most common forms of treacle are golden syrup, a pale variety, and a darker variety known as black treacle, similar to molasses. Black treacle has ...
, butter, and seasoned with salt and various spices (such as
ginger,
cinnamon and
nutmeg
Nutmeg is the seed or ground spice of several species of the genus ''Myristica''. ''Myristica fragrans'' (fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, an ...
). This mixture is placed in a casserole dish, often with a decorative pattern forked over it (or topped with more bread crumbs). It is then baked in a low oven at for an hour and a half.
See also
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List of casserole dishes
This is a list of notable casserole dishes. A casserole, probably from the archaic French word ''casse'' meaning a small saucepan, is a large, deep dish used both in the oven and as a serving vessel. The word is also used for the food cooked and s ...
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Porkkanalaatikko
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Maksalaatikko
Liver casserole ( fi, maksalaatikko, sv, leverlåda) is a Finnish food that is made of rice, ground liver, butter, syrup, egg, onion, and raisin. It is traditionally served with lingonberry jam.
It is also sold ready-to-eat and eaten as an ever ...
References
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Christmas food
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Vegetarian cuisine
Casserole dishes