{"id":152,"date":"2021-02-16T18:44:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T18:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/?p=152"},"modified":"2021-02-16T18:44:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T18:44:05","slug":"exploring-finnish-pastries-laskiaispulla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/2021\/02\/16\/exploring-finnish-pastries-laskiaispulla\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Finnish Pastries: laskiaispulla"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is the third (of a continuing) installment on exploring Finnish pastries.&nbsp; Today\u2019s pastry is laskiaispulla &#8211; is only available on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/finland.fi\/life-society\/shrovetide-starts-a-slippery-slide-towards-spring-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shrovetide<\/a>&nbsp;(the days before the start of Lent).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/IMG_20210216_194714-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"The laskiaispulla (almond, raspberry, and chocolate raspberry).\" class=\"wp-image-153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/IMG_20210216_194714-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/IMG_20210216_194714-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption>The laskiaispulla (almond, raspberry, and chocolate raspberry).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The verdict: delicious.&nbsp; Basically it is a (not too sweet) roll with the top cut off, and then stuffed on the inside with whipped cream and either raspberry filling or almond.&nbsp; (There were other flavors, but these seem to be the most common).&nbsp; The raspberry one was like eating a raspberry cake, and the almond smooth and nutty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/IMG_20210216_194728-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"154\" data-link=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/?attachment_id=154\" class=\"wp-image-154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/IMG_20210216_194728-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/IMG_20210216_194728-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>The raspberry &#8211; yum!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/IMG_20210216_194722-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"155\" data-link=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/?attachment_id=155\" class=\"wp-image-155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/IMG_20210216_194722-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/zobitz\/files\/2021\/02\/IMG_20210216_194722-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Almond.  Smooth and nutty<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to eating greasy food leading up to Lent, shrovetide here has the tradition of sliding on the Sunday before Lent begins.\u00a0 Yep, we headed out to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puijopeak.fi\/en\/frontpage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Puijo Tower<\/a>\u00a0to go sliding, where LOTS of kids were sliding.\u00a0Some pics of that are <a href=\"https:\/\/shannonofthezteam.tumblr.com\/post\/643107543593467904\/21421-sledding-sunday\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the proverb in the article says, if the \u201cIf the sun is shining on Shrovetide, it will be a good year. If it snows on Shrovetide, it will snow every day until Easter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was definitely sunny on Sunday.&nbsp; Looking forward to it being a good year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the third (of a continuing) installment on exploring Finnish pastries.&nbsp; Today\u2019s pastry is laskiaispulla &#8211; is only available on&nbsp;shrovetide&nbsp;(the days before the start of Lent). 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