Lörtsy () is a thin, half-moon shaped pastry originally invented in

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, eastern Finland. It can be made with a variety of fillings; the most common ones are either a savoury meat filling or a sweet apple filling. A meat lörtsy contains a meat and rice filling similar to the Finnish meat pie. Street vendors may offer it with the same condiments as the meat pie, such as a pickled cucumber and chopped raw onion, and with an optional

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sausage. When served with condiments on the street, it is folded around them like a

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. The apple lörtsy contains a sweet apple jam, and resembles a jam doughnut. The lörtsy is associated with eastern Finland, particularly the region of

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, but nowadays can be found all over Finland from street vendors and in some supermarkets.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lortsy Finnish cuisine Savoury pies Sweet pies Meat dishes Deep fried foods Fruit dishes

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