Liver casserole (, ) is a Finnish food that is made of rice, ground

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, butter, syrup, egg, onion, and raisin. It is traditionally served with

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. It is also sold ready-to-eat and eaten as an everyday food, and appears commonly in school lunches. In 2011, a

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of 299 schoolchildren found that liver casserole was the least liked dish in the school menus. Nevertheless, it remains as a popular convenience food. Traditionally maksalaatikko was eaten at

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but these days it is rather seen as a year-round daily dish.

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Liver casserole recipe in English
Casserole dishes Finnish cuisine Liver (food) Christmas food Meat and rice dishes Egg dishes {{Finland-cuisine-stub

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