Calakeitto

Kalakeitto ( Fin. Kalakeitto , lit. fish soup) - Karelian and Finnish national dish, traditional Finnish and Karelian soup , the name milk ear can be found.

Calakeitto
Included in national cuisines
Finnish cuisine Karelian cuisine
Place of origin
Components
The main	fish , milk , flour
Possible	spices

Soup is a typical example of the widespread use of dairy products as a component of hot dishes, which is quite characteristic of Finno-Ugric peoples (especially Estonians and Finns ). The usual kalakeytto is prepared from fish with white, boneless fillets , such as flounder , whitefish , cod ^[1] . However, there is a festive version of kalakeytto called lohikeitto ( Fin. Lohikeitto , lit. salmon soup), involving the use of salmon in the soup, and in this case, cream is used instead of milk.

Cooking the soup is quite simple: potatoes , fish fillets are added to the broth, cooked from skin, head, fins, ridges of fish, and milk or cream is poured when ready. ^[2] A characteristic feature that distinguishes kalakeytto from other similar soups is that milk or cream poured into the soup is always thickened with flour . A set of spices, as again typical of Finnish cuisine, is very modest and includes pepper (black and allspice), onions , sometimes parsley and dill .

Calakeitto is traditionally made in cast iron dishes and in an oven , and consumed only a day after preparation, after infusion.