Korvapuusti is the most genuine pulla in Finland. What is pulla and what is korvapuusti? According to Wikipedia, Pulla (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpulːɑ]) is a mildly-sweet Finnish sweet roll or dessert bread flavored with crushed cardamom seeds and occasionally raisins or sliced almonds. Braid loaves (pitko) are formed from three or more braided strands of dough. The braids may also be formed into a ring. These braided strands or rings are typically coated with melted butter and then sprinkled with white sugar or almonds.[1] Other types of pulla include small round ones that resemble English scones but have a sugar and butter topping, and larger cinnamon rolls called korvapuusti. The outside typically has a shiny brown glaze, formed by a coating of egg white, milk or a mixture of sugar and brewed coffee. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulla)
プッラといえば誰もが最初に思い浮かべるのがKorvapuustiではないかと思う。プッラとはフフィンランドのいわゆる菓子パンでカルダモンのフレーバー。Korvapuustiがその代表的なものでいわゆるシナモンロールなのだ。（でもシナモンロールと言われて私たちがすぐに思い浮かべるものとはだいぶ形も違うし、甘さも違う。そんなに甘くないし。（詳しくはぐぐってみてください。）
Or you can see it in the above picture.
というわけでこれがKorvapuusti。
Last Thursday, in the rainy afternoon, I went for coffee to a charming cafe, Fleuriste, on Uudenmaankatu. It is one of my most favorite cafes in Helsinki and serves lovely pulla, cakes, coffee, tea, lunch, brunch etc. In addition to really good food and drink, they have lovely interior decoration and atmosphere. Also the staffs are super nice and smiley. I always feel happy as soon as I open their door and feel welcoming and peaceful atmosphere.
先週の木曜日に行った近所のカフェFleuriste。このカフェはいつ行ってもとても素敵。ケーキやプッラ、サンドイッチ、ランチやブランチもやってるしお茶やコーヒーもとてもおいしい。その日はKorvapuustiがあったのでフィンランド風に普通のコーヒーとkorvapuustiでお茶。はぁ～、至福。お茶タイムはこうでなくちゃね。このお店、おいしいだけじゃなくてインテリアも素敵。花屋とカフェが一緒になった店内には上品な花がたくさん。お店の人たちもみんなやさしくて穏やかな感じ。そんなカフェが近所にあるなんてほんと素敵。お店のドアを開けたら、すぐに心がほぐれる、そんなカフェ。ちなみにここのkorvapuustiはわたしがフィンランドで食べた中でもトップ３に入る感じ。もちろんコーヒーもとてもおいしかった。
On that Thursday, they had lovely korvapuusti (slap on the ear in English) pulla which made me happy again! Also the good-quality coffee I had with pulla was perfect with the sweet bun.
To read my previous post about the Fleuriste, click here (Fleuristeについては前にも書いてます。リンク)