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I have a question about sweet bread.
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I have a question about sweet bread.
Whether Finnish Americans say nisu or pulla most probably depends on when their ancestors left Finland. In the 19th century nisu used to mean wheat. This meaning is now obsolete. Sweet wheat bread was also called nisu, and still is in western and northern dialects of Finnish. Pulla is a loan word from Finland Swedish bulla (in Sweden they say bulle). Both Swedish words mean a small, round bun style pulla. In Finnish pulla is the general term for braided loaves, small bun-like pullas and...4.7.2009 02:59Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
Hello,There are so many milk products in Finland.
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Hello,There are so many milk products in Finland.
Hi! You are right - there are many different translations of Finnish dairy products, for example: piimä - sour(ed) milk, curdled milk kirnupiimä - buttermilk, cultured buttermilk viili - sour(ed) whole milk, curd milk, cultured whole milk kermaviili - sour(ed) cream, curd cream, cultured half cream This glosssary is useful: http://www.dlc.fi/~marianna/gourmet/gl_milk.htm In this site you can find more information of the ingredients of milk products: http://www.dlc.fi/~marianna/gourmet/...8.3.2006 11:09Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto
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