Blueberry Soup - Mustikkakiisselli / Mustikkasoppa

Finns tend to eat their lunch between 11-12, so they get hungry at 17.00 and have then their dinner. For that reason, they eat a small “snack” called iltapala (evening piece) before they go to bed.

Blueberry soup is a typical snack, eaten before going to bed or as an in-between snack. Sometimes it is eaten as a desert. If you can find forest blueberries go for those. The cultivated blueberries are ok, but just no the same taste. In Finland blueberry picking is quite common in July and August and people go with buckets into the forest. They are sold per liter on markets or at berry sales stands in front of supermarkets. Blueberry soup can also be bought ready made in supermarkets, but I suggest to make it yourself its easy and tastes much better.

The soup is commonly eaten cold, but I prefer it to be a bit warm and to drop some vanilla ice cream in the middle....A large glass of milk typically is the drink to go with blueberry soup.

Ingredients:

400 g Frozen or fresh blueberries

1/2 l Water

1 dl Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla sugar

2 1/2 Tbsp Potato starch

2 dl cold water

Instructions:

Boil the blueberries, water, sugar and vanilla sugar. Mix the potato starch and the cold water. Add slowly while stirring constantly to the blueberry soup. The soup will thicken, add water if you find it too thick.

Traditionally served cold with a dose of cream on top.