Åland pancake
Baked cardamom semolina pancake with prunes
Think of it as: Like a baked custard pudding crossed with a Dutch baby
A pancake that lives in the oven.
What does it taste like?
Gently sweet and milky with warm cardamom.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureDense, soft and custardy
What is it?
A thick, oven-baked pancake made from semolina or rice porridge, milk and eggs, scented with cardamom. It's topped with stewed prunes and whipped cream.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Served as dessert with coffee, topped with prune cream and whipped cream.
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🇦🇽Åland Islands
CapitalMariehamn
Populationabout 30,000estimate (unverified)
IndustriesShipping, Tourism
An autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of Finland made up of over 6,000 islands.
HelloHej
CurrencyEuro
And JapanNitobe Inazō, then Under-Secretary-General of the League of Nations, was involved in settling the Åland Islands dispute.
Fun factBy treaty, the islands are demilitarized and can't host armed forces.
The flag🇦🇽 Sweden's blue and yellow with a red cross added for Finland.
From Tokyoabout 8,030 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Mariehamn
Getting there14+ hours (with connections)rough guide
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeJune to August, for long white nights and island hopping. Also tryÅland black bread (svartbröd)Herring dishes
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeJune to August, for long white nights and island hopping. Also tryÅland black bread (svartbröd)Herring dishes
🇦🇽 Sounds & life in Åland Islands
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Latin
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Anthem"Ålänningens sång" (Song of the Ålanders)
SportFootball FestivalMidsummer (June, with tall midsummer poles)
SportFootball FestivalMidsummer (June, with tall midsummer poles)
Ingredients
- 1 L milk
- 100 g semolina
- 2 eggs
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
- A pinch of salt
- Prune jam
- Whipped cream
Can't find it? No prune jam? Use any dark fruit jam.
How to make it (one way)
- Heat the milk and cook the semolina until thick
- Cool, then beat in eggs, sugar, cardamom and salt
- Pour into a buttered baking dish
- Bake at 200°C for about 45 minutes until golden
- Slice and top with prune jam and whipped cream