Drop-In Dinner: Finnish Meat Pies by Markus Raty
Mama Raty's Finnish Meat Pies are the evolution of the traditional Finnish meat pies popular on the streets of Helsinki. The handheld pies consist of a savoury beef and rice filled centre wrapped in a light, fluffy dough and fried to perfection. They are often served with mustard and a boiled weiner.
Mama Raty's Meat Pies $10
Two pies served with mustard choice of salad
Rossoli - Finnish beetroot salad
Kaalisalaatti - coleslaw
Add a Nakki boiled weiner $2
Mama Raty's Pancakes or "Lettus" are similar to the ones found at every outdoor weekend market in Finland. The light, thin crepe-like pancakes have delicious crispy edges and are served with whipped cream and berry jams.
Mama Raty's Finnish Pancakes $6
Three pancakes served with whipped cream and choice of strawberry jam or maple syrup
Add Finnish Cloudberry Jam $1
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Mama Raty's Food Co. was founded in 2015 to bring the flavours of Finland to the streets of Toronto. Having recently emigrated from Finland, a young Mama Raty spent the 1960s working in her mother's restaurants in Thunder Bay, Ontario. From serving meat pies and pancakes to the hungry bush workers then to now introducing them to Torontonians some 50 years later, these Finnish staples have stood the test of time.
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Every Thursday The Depanneur is an open mic night for culinary talent in TO, where we invite guest cooks, amateur or professional, to come and make their favourite dishes.
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