Blodplättar (in Swedish; blodpannekaker in Norwegian, veriohukainen, verilätty or verilettu in Finnish; verikäkk in Estonian), or blood pancakes in English are a dish served in Finland, Estonia, Sweden and Norway made of whipped blood (typically reindeer blood), water or pilsner, flour and eggs. It is similar to black pudding, but is thinner and crispier.
Blodplättar may be fried in a frying pan. The pancakes are usually served with crushed lingonberries or lingonberry jam, sometimes with pork or reindeer meat.
In Swedish, the word may also be used to refer to blood platelets.
Blodplättar tastes very similar to black pudding and has a bone marrow flavor.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "These Pancakes Are Made With Reindeer Blood". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ Grundhauser, Eric (2017-02-08). "Blood Pancakes Are Exactly What They Sound Like: A Flapjack Made with Blood". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ "Blood pancakes". www.dlc.fi. Archived from the original on 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ Nielsen-Bobbit, Jaughna (2020-09-13). "Everything to Know about Swedish Pancakes". Retrieved 2020-12-16.
