Blodplättar

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.^[1] It is similar to black pudding, but is thinner and crispier.^[2]

Finnish blood pancakes

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.^[3]

In Swedish, the word may also be used to refer to blood platelets.^[4]

Blodplättar tastes very similar to black pudding and has a bone marrow flavor.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Blodpalt